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Navy Pictures - circa 1961

My 2 years in a Navy fighter squadron in 1962 aboard the USS Constellation
Pictures taken with 35mm slide film and scanned into the computer.
This is a Skyraider, the fighter plane in our squadron - circa 1960 vintage.
This is a Skyraider, the fighter plane in our squadron - circa 1960 vintage.		 Skyraider, getting refueled
Skyraider, getting refueled		 F8U Crusader Recovery
F8U Crusader Recovery		 F8U Crusader - arresting cable free
F8U Crusader - arresting cable free
OOPS, my bad!
OOPS, my bad!		 A3D Light Bomber landed. Largest carrier based plane in the 1960s.
A3D Light Bomber landed. Largest carrier based plane in the 1960s.		 A3D Aboard
A3D Aboard 		Sorry, parking lot full
Sorry, parking lot full
Steam Catapult Launch
Steam Catapult Launch		 Diamond Head - with our rented jeep
Diamond Head - with our rented jeep		 Entering Kobe, Japan
Entering Kobe, Japan		 F4 Phantom, front line fighter and tallest guy in the Navy 7'1
F4 Phantom, front line fighter and tallest guy in the Navy 7'1"
F86 Saber on the Elevator being lowered to the hanger deck
F86 Saber on the Elevator being lowered to the hanger deck		 Flight deck, USS Constellation
Flight deck, USS Constellation		 3 Heat Seekers
3 Heat Seekers		 Helo AirSea Rescue
Helo AirSea Rescue
Marine's Gunnery practice with 5 inch 38s aboard USS Lexington
Marine's Gunnery practice with 5 inch 38s aboard USS Lexington		 Me at age 21
Me at age 21		 Me at Waikiki and friend
Me at Waikiki and friend		 A3D and Me
A3D and Me
Skyraider and its pilot, with muzzle of 20mm wing canon
Skyraider and its pilot, with muzzle of 20mm wing canon		 Skyraider Recovery
Skyraider Recovery		 Napalm Bomb Practice with AD Skyraider
Napalm Bomb Practice with AD Skyraider		 20mm canon fire from an AD Skyraider at a practice tow-target
20mm canon fire from an AD Skyraider at a practice tow-target
Sub Chaser with Radome
Sub Chaser with Radome		 Starboard Fantail Watch
Starboard Fantail Watch		 Sunset with Destroyer Escort in our wake
Sunset with Destroyer Escort in our wake		 USS Stennis, Commissioned in 1995, Nuclear Powered, more than 3 football fields long, can operate 25 years without refueling.
USS Stennis, Commissioned in 1995, Nuclear Powered, more than 3 football fields long, can operate 25 years without refueling.

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Kim02-May-2015 20:13
Very nice and interesting series! V
joseantonio17-Sep-2014 16:58
Wonderful gallery.V.
Guest 23-Aug-2014 18:30
Great shots; I was US Navy '64 - '70, RA5C squadrons out of Sanford FL and Albany Georgia. Did a Nam cruse on the Connie in '66, the Kitty in '68 and Med cruse on the Forestal in '69. I have several 100's of slides similar to these, where did you have them scanned or did you do it yourself? These bring back a lot of memories, mostly good, but a few I would like to forget. Thanks for posting these and thanks for serving.
Sherwood
Barry Liimakka23-Aug-2014 17:23
Today we see these planes in museums. Your gallery puts them into personal context of that time. Thanks for sharing & thanks for your service.
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