PICTURES -> 1980's - Pg. 8
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Mar 21, 1986 - Central Mediterranean Sea. A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Mar 22, 1986 - An A-6E Intruder aircraft approaches for a landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Mar 22, 1986 - A C-2A Greyhound aircraft approaches for a landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43)
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Mar 22, 1986 - An air to air left side view of a Strike-Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft assigned to the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Mar 22, 1986 - A catapult officer on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43) signals launching instructions to an F/A-18A Hornet pilot.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Mar 22, 1986 - A catapult officer on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43) signals launching instructions to an F/A-18A Hornet pilot.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Mar 22, 1986 - A catapult officer on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43) signals launching instructions to an F/A-18A Hornet pilot.
[Image Source - US Navy]
#167
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Mar 22, 1986 - An air to air underside view of a Strike-Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft assigned to the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Mar 22, 1986 - Central Mediterranean Sea. A Marine Strike Fighter Squadron 323 (VMFA-323) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft is launched during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
[Image Source - US Navy]
#172
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Mar 22, 1986 - A Strike-Fighter Squadron 131 (VFA-131) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile is prepared for launch from the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
[Image Source - US Navy]
#174
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Mar 22, 1986 - A Fighter Attack Squadron 131 (VFA-131) F/A-18 Hornet aircraft parked on deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43). In the background is Mount Etna
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
#561
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Mar 22, 1986 - An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft is launched from the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
[Image Source - NMNA]
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Mar 22, 1986 - A Helicopter Support Squadron 4 (HC-4) CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter is loaded with supplies and equipment while parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
#552
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Mar 23, 1986 - Central Mediterranean Sea. Attack Squadron 55 (VA-55) ordnancemen lift an AIM-9L Sidewinder missile onto an underwing launch rack aboard an A6E Intruder aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
#572
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Mar 23, 1986 - Central Mediterranean Sea. An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft shortly after being launched from the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
#591
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Mar 23, 1986 - Central Mediterranean Sea. A Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 24 (VR-24) C-2A Greyhound aircraft approaches for a landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
#692
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Mar 23, 1986 - A Marine Stirke Fighter Squadron 314 (VMFA-314) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft is restrained by an arresting cable shortly after landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43)
[Image Source - Mark Swisher - A-3 Skywarrior Association]
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Mar 24, 1986 - Last deployment of an A-3 Skywarrior on the Coral Maru. This is EA-3B 146455, VQ-2 Ranger 17 launching the morning of the raid on Libya. ESM equipment led to the destruction of at least one patrol boat as well as to timely communication/RF intercepts of enemy intentions. Troubleshooter checking bleed ports at both engines as they are brought up to full power.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Mar 25, 1986 - An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Mar 25, 1986 - A plane director guides an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter as it takes off from the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Mar 25, 1986 - Members of the mail crew and the air transfer office load mail and supplies into a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43).
[Image Source - Johnnie Eubanks]
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Apr 1986 - A VAQ-135 Prowler Launch from USS Coral Sea CV-43 two weeks prior of "Operation Eldorado Canyon" in April of 1986. Photo Credit goes to AD2 Jon Russell who was attached to VQ-2.
[Image Source - Johnnie Eubanks]
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Apr 1986 - An EA-6B Prowler of VAQ-135 parked on the fantail of USS Coral Sea CV-43.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Apr 1, 1986 - F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 (VFMA-323) are parked along the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43). Mt. Vesuvius, Italy, is in the background.
[Image Source - US Navy]
#225
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Apr 1, 1986 - A crewman aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43) takes a break on the wing of an aircraft parked on the flight deck of the ship. An A-6E Intruder aircraft is in the foreground.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
#382
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Apr 1, 1986 - F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 (VFMA-323) are parked along the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43). Mt. Vesuvius is in the background.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Apr 13, 1986 - Aviation ordnancemen stencil messages on Mark 82 500-pound bombs in the forward bomb buildup area of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43). The bombs are being prepared for an air strike on targets in Libya.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Apr 13, 1986 - An aviation ordnancemen stencils a message on a Mark 82 500-pound bomb in the forward bomb buildup area of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43). The bombs are being prepared for an air strike on targets in Libya.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Apr 13, 1986 - An aviation ordnanceman inspects Mark 82 500-pound bombs in the forward bomb buildup area of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43). The bombs are being prepared for an air strike on targets in Libya.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Apr 14, 1986 - Aviation ordnancemen from Attack Squadron 55 (VA-55) prepare to unload an AGM-84A Harpoon missile from an A-6E Intruder aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43). The aircraft is being prepared for an air strike against targets in Libya.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Apr 14, 1986 - Aviation ordnancemen prepare to load AGM-88A high-speed anti-radiation (HARM) missiles on a Strike-Fighter Squadron 131 (VFA-131) F/A-18 Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43). The aircraft is being prepared for an air strike on targets in Libya.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
#405
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Apr 14, 1986 - A Strike-Fighter Squadron 131 (VFA-131) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft, armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder and AGM-88A high-speed anti-radiation missiles (HARM) is parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43) prior to an air strike against targets in Libya.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Apr 14, 1986 - Crewman stand by on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) as a Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 8 (HC-8) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter lifts a pallet of ammunition from the fast combat support ship USS DETROIT (AOE-4) during a vertical replenishment. The replenishment is taking place prior to an air strike against targets in Libya.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Apr 14, 1986 - A Strike-Fighter Squadron 131 (VFA-131) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft, armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder and AGM-88A high-speed anti-radiation missiles (HARM), is parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) prior to an air strike against targets in Libya.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Apr 15, 1986 - Aircraft are staged around the island of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) prior to an air strike on targets in Libya.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Apr 15, 1986 -
Aviation ordnancemen aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) load Mark 82 500-pound bombs on an A-6E Intruder aircraft prior to an air strike on targets in Libya.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Apr 15, 1986 - Aviation ordnancemen stage Mark 82 500-lb. bombs and CBU-59 cluster bombs on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) prior to an air strike on targets in Libya.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
#596
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Apr 15, 1986 - Aviation ordnancemen aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) load Mark 82 500-pound bombs on an Attack Squadron 55 (VA-55) A-6E Intruder aircraft prior to an air strike on targets in Libya.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
#605
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Apr 15, 1986 - An MD-3A tow tractor is used to position an EA-6B Prowler aircraft from Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 135 (VAQ-135) on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) prior to air strike on targets in Libya.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
#606
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Apr 15, 1986 - Aviation ordnancemen aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) load CBU-59 cluster bombs onto the wing of an A-6E Intruder aircraft prior to an air strike on targets in Libya.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Apr 15, 1986 - Bomb skids loaded with CBU-59 cluster bombs are staged on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) prior to being loaded aboard A-6E Intruder aircraft for an air strike on targets in Libya.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Apr 15, 1986 - An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132) is taxied into position for launch from the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) in support of an air strike against targets in Libya. The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on the wing tip, an AGM-88A high-speed anti-radiation missile on the outside wing pylon and an AIM-7 Sparrow missile on the fuselage station.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
#893
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Apr 15, 1986 - Aviation ordnancemen stage Mark 82 500-lb. bombs and CBU-59 cluster bombs on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) prior to an air strike on targets in Libya.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Apr 29, 1986 - An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Apr 29, 1986 - Flight deck crewmen refuel an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Apr 29, 1986 - A KA-6D Intruder aircraft lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43). Parked at the deck edge are several A-6E Intruders and an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Apr 29, 1986 - An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft lands on the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43). The aircraft is armed with an AGM-45 Shrike missile on the left wing pylon.
[Image Source - US Navy]
#184
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Apr 29, 1986 - Catapult crewmen attach an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft to a catapult during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
#564
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Apr 29, 1986 - A port bow view of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) underway.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
#570
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Apr 29, 1986 - An E-2C Hawkeye aircraft is launched from the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
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