PICTURES -> 1980's - Pg. 6
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Jan 29, 1986 - An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - An A-6E Intruder aircraft lands during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft moves into position for launch during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - Flight deck crewmen stand by as F/A-18A Hornet aircraft are prepared for flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - An A-6E Intruder aircraft shortly after landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft is catapulted from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43)
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Jan 29, 1986 - A Marine Corps F/A-18A Hornet aircraft lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the wing pylon of an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43) is inspected by crewmen before takeoff.
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Jan 29, 1986 - Crewmen perform a preflight check on an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft prior to flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - A plane director guides an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Strike-Fighter Squadron 132 onto a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - An aircraft handling officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43) signals for an A-6 E Intruder to be launched.
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Jan 29, 1986 - A catapult and arresting gear officer crouches on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43) as an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft is launched.
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Jan 29, 1986 - A catapult crewman inspects the catapult connections on an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Strike-Fighter Squadron 132 before launch from the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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#181
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Jan 29, 1986 - An E-2C Hawkeye aircraft prepares to be catapulted from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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#188
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Jan 29, 1986 - Flight deck crewmen maneuver an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft across the flight deck during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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#189
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Jan 29, 1986 - A jet blast deflector is raised behind an F/A-18A Hornet from Marine Fighter-Attack Squadron 323 during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - A pilot sits in the cockpit of an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft as a flight deck crewman provides assistance during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - An MD-3A tow tractor is attached to an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - Two aviation ordnancemen transport Mark 20 Rodkeye II cluster bombs across the flight deck during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - A plane director guides an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft into position on a catapult during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - A jet blast deflector is raised behind an F/A-18A Hornet from Marine Fighter-Attack Squadron 323 during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - A plane director guides an A-6E Intruder aircraft into position on a catapult during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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#196
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Jan 29, 1986 - An E-2C Hawkeye aircraft taxis on the flight deck during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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#197
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Jan 29, 1986 - A catapult crewman checks the catapult connections on an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft prior to launching during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43). An A-6E Intruder is in the background.
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Jan 29, 1986 - An SH-3 Sea King helicopter takes off from the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43). An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft is in the left foreground.
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Jan 29, 1986 - A catapult crewman checks the catapult connections on an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft prior to launching during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - A plane director guides an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Marine Fighter-Attack Squadron 314 onto a catapult during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - An A-6E Intruder aircraft parked along the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43) is readied for flight operations.
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Jan 29, 1986 - A KA-6D Intruder tanker aircraft from Attack Squadron 55 is towed along the flight deck during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - A catapult crewman checks the catapult connections on an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Marine Fighter-Attack Squadron 323 prior to launch from the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft is catapulted from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - A Marine Corps F/A-18A Hornet aircraft shortly after landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43). The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles.
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Jan 29, 1986 - An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Marine Fighter-Attack Squadron 314 are serviced on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43). The aircraft in the foreground is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the wing tip and a Mark 20 Rockeye II cluster bomb on the wing pylon.
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Jan 29, 1986 - The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CV-43) underway. Coral Sea, with assigned Carrier Air Wing 13 (CVW-13), was deployed to the Mediterranean Sea from 1 October 1985 to 19 May 1986.
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Jan 29, 1986 - U.S. Navy ordnancemen transport AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles across the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CV-43) on 29 January 1986. In the background is a Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King (BuNo 149735) of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron HS-17 Neptune's Riders. HS-17 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 13 (CVW-13) aboard the Coral Sea for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 1 October 1985 to 19 May 1986.
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Jan 29, 1986 - A U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from strike fighter squadron VFA-131 Wild Cats and an F/A-18A (BuNo 162431) from Marine strike fighter Squadron VMFA-323 Death Rattlers are parked on the edge of the flight deck during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CV-43). The aircraft are armed with AIM-9L Sidewinder air-to-air missiles on the wing tips. Both aircraft were assigned to Carrier Air Wing 13 (CVW-13) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 1 October 1985 to 19 May 1986.
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Jan 29, 1986 - A Marine Corps F/A-18A Hornet aircraft shortly after landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43). The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the right wing tip
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Jan 29, 1986 - An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft shortly after landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43). The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Jan 29, 1986 - An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft taxiing along the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43) is readied for flight operations. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles on the wing tips.
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#389
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Jan 29, 1986 - An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43) is readied for flight operations. The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Side winder and AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missiles.
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Jan 29, 1986 - An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft is prepared for launching during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43). The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile on the right wing tip.
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Jan 29, 1986 - A Strike-Fighter Squadron 131 F/A-18A Hornet aircraft takes off from the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43). The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missiles
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Jan 29, 1986 - An F/A Hornet aircraft is launched during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft is launched from the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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Jan 29, 1986 - An A-6E Intruder aircraft taxis on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) shortly after landing.