PICTURES - 1950's

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1950 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 in Dry Dock for the first time.

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1950 - USS Coral Sea CVA-43 off the coast of Toulon, France

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Apr 21, 1950 - An AJ-1 Savage of Composite Squadron (VC) 5 pictured on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Coral Sea (CVB 43). On April 21, 1950, Captain John T. Hayward demonstrated the shipboard capabilities of the AJ-1, the first naval aircaft designed specifically to deliver atomic weapons, by successfully launching from Coral Sea.

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Apr 21, 1950 - On April 21, 1950, Captain John T. Hayward made the first carrier launch of an AJ-1 Savage heavy attack aircraft from the carrier Coral Sea (CVB 43).

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Apr 21, 1950 - An AJ-1 Savage begins a deck run for takeoff aboard USS Coral Sea CVB-43.

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Apr 21, 1950 - An AJ-1 Savage on a deck run for takeoff aboard USS Coral Sea CVB -43

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May 6, 1950 - Sailors gathered on the flight deck of the carrier Coral Sea (CVB 43) as she lays at anchor.

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May 22, 1950 - USS Coral Sea (CVB-43) - 20 ton anchor hits water on its rapid trip to the bottom of the harbor in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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Aug 31, 1950 - The first ever carrier landings of an AJ Savage. The U.S. Navy's latest and heaviest carrier aircraft, AJ-1 Savage, attack bomber, comes in for a landing on the flight deck of USS Coral Sea (CVB-43), on which the plane has successfully completed trial landings. An unloaded, AJ-1, weighing in excess of 17 tons became the heaviest aircraft ever to land onboard a U.S. Navy carrier when it was set down on Coral Sea's flight deck in exercises off the Virginia Capes.

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Aug 31, 1950 - AJ-1 Savages of Composite Squadron (VC) 5 spotted on the flight deck of the carrier Coral Sea (CVB 43) in August 1950.

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Aug 31, 1950 - Several AJ-1 Savage aircraft from NATC spotted on the deck of USS Coral Sea CVB-43.

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Aug 31, 1950 - The U.S. Navyâ€™s latest and heaviest carrier aircraft, AJ-1, attack bomber, comes in for a landing on the flight deck of USS Coral Sea (CVB-43), on which the plane has successfully completed trial landings. An unloaded, AJ-1, weighing in excess of 17 tons became the heaviest aircraft ever to land onboard a U.S. Navy carrier when it was set down on Coral Seaâ€™s flight deck in exercises off the Virginia Capes.

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Aug 31, 1950 - Captain John T. "Chick" Hayward with Vice Admiral Felix B. Stump, Commander, Air Force, Atlantic Fleet, on board makes a landing on the flight deck of the carrier Coral Sea (CVB 43) in an AJ-1 Savage. This aircraft was one of the Composite Squadron (VC) 5 long-range bombers that completed carrier qualifications on that day.

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Nov 1950 - Corsair fighter Takes off from from USS Coral Sea (CVB-43), while she was operating in the Mediterranean Sea, November 1950. This is a U.S. Marine Corps aircraft. Note radar antennas atop the island, and flag signal reading 085 turn.

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Nov 1950 - Several AD-4's of VA-175 are warmed and ready for launch aboard USS Coral Sea CVB-43.

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Nov 13, 1950 - Flight deck crew aboard USS Coral Sea CVB-43 reposition an F4U-5 of the VF-174 Hell Razors.

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Dec 1950 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 Underway in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Dec 1950 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 Underway in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Dec 25, 1950 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 - Ships crew spells out Merry Christmas in Italian.

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Dec 25, 1950 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 - Ships crew spells out Merry Christmas in Spanish.

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Dec 25, 1950 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 - Ships crew spells out Merry Christmas in French.

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Dec 25, 1950 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 - Ships crew spells out Merry Christmas in English.

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1951 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 UNREP's the destroyer USS Dyess DD-880.

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1951 - The battleship USS Missouri BB-62 underway with the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea CVB-43 in the background. Circa early 1950's.

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Feb 3, 1951 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 -Port view of the ship underway.

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Feb 3, 1951 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 - Underway about ready to launch. One of the plane guard helo's is off the port quarter.

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Jun 1951 - Four F2H-2 Banshees of the VF-12 Flying Ubangis overfly the USS Coral Sea CVB-43.

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Jun 1951 - Four F2H-2 Banshees of the VF-12 Flying Ubangis overfly the USS Coral Sea CVB-43.

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Aug 14, 1951 - The nose section of an F2H Banshee frames flight deck personnel in action on board the carrier Coral Sea (CVB 43) during Operation Beehive in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Aug 14, 1951 - An AD Skyraider assigned to Attack Squadron (VA) 15 pictured ready for launch on the deck of the carrier Coral Sea (CVB 43) during Operation Beehive in the Mediterranean on August 14, 1951.

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1952 - An F4U-4 Corsair of VF-13 takes a waveoff on an attempted landing aboard USS Coral Sea.

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1952 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 moored in the bay of Taranto, Italy.

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1952 - Rare picture of forward center line elevator in use as several F2H-2 Banshee's of VF-62 get ready for launch.

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1952 - F2H-2 Banshee's of VF-62 ready for launch aboard USS Coral Sea CVB-43.

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1952 - A picture of USS Coral Sea CVB-43 that appeared in an issue of Fortune Magazine.

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1952 - Port side view of USS Coral Sea CVB-43 at anchor somewhere in the Mediterranean.

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1952 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 replenishing USS Dyess DDR-880 in the Mediterranean Sea.

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1952 - Looking at the bow of USS Coral Sea CVB-43 as she is underway.

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1952 - USS Coral sea CVB-43 celebrates 40 Years of Naval Aviation.

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1952 - A US Navy McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee of Fighter Squadron 62 (VF-62) "Gladiators" from the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVB 43) after it had landed aboard USS Wasp (CV 18) in 1952. VF-62 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 4 (CVG-4) aboard the Coral Sea for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 19 April to 12 October 1952.