[Americas Finest - USS Coral Sea]
USS Coral Sea
Site Email:
cv43@usscoralsea.net
PAGE IS LOADING.....
USS CORAL SEA
USS Coral Sea Tribute Site
Flight Deck - 1970's
 USS CORAL SEA


Total Pictures on this page = 135
1971-72 - Richard Tobin Photo Collection from 1971-72 WestPac.
[Image Source - Richard Tobin]
[Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops]
1971-72 - Photo's from Cat crew.
[Image Source - John Baxter]
[CAT] [CAT] [CAT] [CAT] [CAT] [CAT] [CAT] [CAT]
1971 - Santa launching a sleigh from the Coral Sea.
1971 - Flight deck scene.
[Image Source - Michael Fox]
[Image Source - Unknown]
[Launch] [Flight Deck]
1972 - VERTREP underway on the deck of the Coral Sea. Supplies being lowered from a helo flying from the supply ship USS Camden.
1972 - Rigging the barricade for an emergency landing.
[Image Source - US Navy]
[Image Source - US Navy]
[VERTREP] [Barricade]
1972 - F-4 Phantom launching at sundown.
1972 - F-4 Phantom at full power. Cat shooter looking up the deck before punching the launch button.
[Image Source - US Navy]
[Image Source - US Navy]
[Launch] [Launch]
1972 - Aircraft firefighting practice on the flight deck.
[Image Source - US Navy]
[Firefighting]
1971-72 - Excellent collection from Dale Smith.
[Image Source - Dale Smith]
[1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72]
1971-72 - Great photo collection of Flight Ops. VA-22 A-7 just after trap. VA-22 A-7 ready for launch. A-7's "loaded" for the next launch. "Tilly". VF-111 F-4 trapping. VA-94 A-7 trapping. VF-111 F-4 at full power on the cat. VF-51 F-4 cat shot. H-3 of HC-1 hovering. VMA-224 A-6 launching. CVW-15 fly-over. Cool pic from the fantail. Some goodies waiting for delivery. VAQ-135 A-3 Whale trapping. COD with collapsed main gear. VertRep helow on the bow. Nice pic of the island. VAW-111 E-1 Tracer. Nice shot of the port bow. Unrep.
[Image Source - Bob Davis]
[Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops] [Flight Ops]
1971-72 - Some memories from the 71-72 Westpac.
[Image Source - Dan Sauceda]
[1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72] [1971-72]
1973 - Flight deck scenes from 1973 WestPac.
1973 - Nice shot of a VF-111 F-4B Sundowner trapping.
[Image Source - Richard Pletcher]
[Image Source - Doug Smith]
[Flight Deck] [Flight Deck] [Flight Deck]
1973 - Cool sunset launch of a F-4B Phantom of VF-51.
1973 - E2 "landing".
[Image Source - Bob Dress]
[Image Source - US Navy]
[Recovery] [Recovery]
1973 - Collection of flight deck action shots.
[Image Source - Ed Kenny]
[Flight Deck] [Flight Deck] [Flight Deck] [Flight Deck] [Flight Deck] [Flight Deck] [Flight Deck] [Flight Deck] [Flight Deck] [Flight Deck] [Flight Deck] [Flight Deck] [Flight Deck] [Flight Deck] [Flight Deck]
1974 - 22 July - Very rare appearance of an RA-5C Vigilanti. Coral Sea never operated detatchments of this plane. These two are from RVAH-3 getting some CARQUAL time.
[Image Source - US Navy]
[Vigilanti]


!!!!!!!!!! Help !!!!!!!!!!
I need YOUR help to make this site great. I need any stories, photo's or ships information that you have on the Coral Sea. I can scan photo's for you if you don't have a scanner, email me for details. Please donate your memories so all Coral Sea crew members and their family's can enjoy this site to its fullest. Also let me know if anything you see here is in error. Thanks!!!

Contact me, Bob Dorais, at: cv43@usscoralsea.net