PICTURES -> 1950's - Pg. 2
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[Image Source - Ken Christiansen]
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1952 - Photo Collection from 1952.
[Image Source - Ken Christiansen]
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1952 - Photo Collection from 1952.
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1952 - Photo Collection from 1952.
[Image Source - Ken Christiansen]
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1952 - Photo Collection from 1952.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1952 - VF-62 F2H-2-Banchee's parked along the deck edge onboard USS Coral Sea CVB-43.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1952 - F2 Banchee's launching from USS Coral Sea CVB-43.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1952 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 underway followed by USS Worcester CL-144 and USS Baltimore CA-68.
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1952 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 - Captain's inspection while in Naples.
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1952 - Looking out over a packed flight deck on USS Coral Sea CVB-43 with My. Vesuvius in the background.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1952 - An F4U-4 Corsair of the VF-44 Hornets taxis past the island aboard USS Coral Sea CVB-43.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1952 - A rare picture of a SNJ-5C Texan approaching USS Coral Sea CVA-43 for a trap. Most of the deployments in the 50's had two SNJ's attached to the ship, not the Carrier Air Group.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1952 - Everyone's favorite plane no matter what year you were aboard. A TBM-3R Avenger COD Plane aboard USS Coral Sea CVB-43
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1952 - Two AD-4B's of the VC-33 Night Hawks on the bow during launch operations.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1952 - USS Coral Sea (CVA-43)underway in the Atlantic Ocean with an F4U-4 landing aboard.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1952 - AD-4 Skyraiders and TBM Avengers in line on the deck for launch aboard USS Coral Sea CVA-43.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1952 - An F2 Banshee lands aboard USS Coral Sea CVA-43. Note the fuel leak under the wing.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1952 - An experimental F-2H Banshee onboard USS Coral Sea CVA-43 for CarQuals.
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1952 - An experimental F-2H Banshee onboard USS Coral Sea CVA-43 for CarQuals.
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1952 - An experimental F-2H Banshee traps aboard USS Coral Sea CVA-43 for CarQuals.
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1952 - An experimental F-2H Banshee from PAX is parked on the port deck edge eleator aboard USS Coral Sea CVA-43.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1952 - An F4U Corsair and an HO3S-1 Helicopter shown aboard USS Coral Sea CVA-43.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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1952 - Flight deck aboard USS Coral Sea CVA-43 packed with F4U Corsairs.
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1952 - An experimental F-2H Banshee launches off the bow aboard USS Coral Sea CVA-43 for CarQuals.
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1952 - F2h Banshees and AD4 Skyraiders packed on the deck of USS Coral Sea CVB-43.
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1952 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 docked in Oran, Algiers during her Mediterranean deployment.
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1952 - Nice shot off the port quarter of USS Coral Sea CVB-43 as the deck is spotted for the next recovery.
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Feb 19, 1952 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 leaving Portsmouth after a five-month scheduled period of repairs and alterations, including modernization of the bridge and island.
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Mar 1952 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 turning out of the wind after recovering aircraft.
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Mar 1952 - Port side view of launch cycle aboard USS Coral Sea CVB-43.
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Mar 1952 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 turning out of the wind after recovering aircraft.
[Image Source - NMNA - Robert L. Lawson]
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Mar 21, 1952 - The carrier Coral Sea (CVB 43) lays at anchor at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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Jun 1952 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 replenishing a Destroyer in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Jun 1952 - Skyraiders and Corsairs wait to launch from the deck of the USS Coral Sea CVB-43.
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Jun 1952 - Skyraiders and Corsairs wait to launch from the deck of the USS Coral Sea CVB-43.
[Image Source - Fortune Magazine]
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Jul 1952 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 - From Fortune Magazin - A shot of Coral Sea conducting an UNREP.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Sep 1952 - USS Coral Sea CVB-43 Underway in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Sep 1952 - An F4U-4 Corsair of the VF-43 Challengers traps while three others circle overhead of USS Coral Sea CVB-43.
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Nov 1952 - The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) pictured underway in the Atlantic Ocean, in November 1952 with a North American FJ-2 Fury and a Vought F7U-3 Cutlass undergoing trials.
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Nov 1952 - A Vought F7U-3 Cutlass launches off the bow during carrier trials aboard USS Coral Sea CVB-43.
[Image Source - National Archives]
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Nov 1952 - An F7U-3 Cutlass pictured with its wings folded on the flight deck of USS Coral Sea (CVA 43).
[Image Source - NMNA - Robert L. Lawson]
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Nov 5, 1952 - FJ-2 North American Fury of NATC is on the deck of the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43). Its nose wheel past the edge of the deck, a North American Aviation FJ-2 Fury is about to become airborne as it is catapulted from the deck of the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43). The swept wing Navy fighter is in the 650 miles an hour class and carries four 20 mm cannon as armament. The Fury was produced at the company's Columbus, OH division. The pilot was LT H. G. Sickle who made 15 landings from 4-6 Nov 1952.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Nov 5, 1952 - The first XFJ-2 Fury, BuNo 133754, conducted carrier qualification tests aboard USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) in late 1952.
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Nov 5, 1952 - The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) pictured underway in the Atlantic Ocean, in November 1952 with North American FJ-2 Fury's and a Vought F7U-3 Cutlass undergoing trials.
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Nov 5, 1952 - Carrier Qualification tests of the FJ-2 Fury aboard USS Coral Sea. The initial carrier qualification tests did not go very well. The new landing gear and arresting hook bumper were too weak for carrier landings under realistic conditions, and the aircraft handled poorly during carrier approaches and landings.
[Image Source - NMNA - Robert L. Lawson]
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Nov 5, 1952 - Two XFJ-2 Fury's conduct carrier qualification tests aboard USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) in late 1952.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Nov 5, 1952 - The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) pictured underway in the Atlantic Ocean, in November 1952 with North American FJ-2 Fury's and a Vought F7U-3 Cutlass undergoing trials.
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Nov 5, 1952 - The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) pictured underway in the Atlantic Ocean, in November 1952 with a Vought F7U-3 Cutlass undergoing trials.
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Nov 5, 1952 - The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) pictured underway in the Atlantic Ocean, in November 1952 with a Vought F7U-3 Cutlass undergoing trials. An AJ Bomber waits to be launched next.
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Nov 5, 1952 - The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) pictured underway in the Atlantic Ocean, in November 1952 with a Vought F7U-3 Cutlass undergoing trials. An AJ Bomber waits to be launched next.
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Nov 5, 1952 - The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) pictured underway in the Atlantic Ocean, in November 1952 with a Vought F7U-3 Cutlass undergoing trials. An AJ Bomber waits to be launched next.
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