Air Pictorial 1977-07
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H.Hirst - U.S. Navy Attack Carriers and their Aircraft
LTV F-8A Crusader 145322 of VF-103 "Sluggers", Air Wing 10
U.S.S. "John F. Kennedy" (CV-67). 87,000 tons, "Kitty Hawk" class, moored in the Solent. Types visible on her packed flight deck include F-14A Tomcats, A-6 Intruders, A-7 Corsair IIs, S-3A Vikings, SH-3 Sea Kings, E-2C Hawkeyes and three F-8 Crusaders
Grumman F-14A Tomcat of VF-143 about to be catapulted from the U.S.S. "America", August 1976. Behind is a Grumman A-6E Intruder of VA-176
Rockwell (North American) RA-5C Vigilante 149307 of RVAH-35 "Savage Sons", Air Wing 6, U.S.S. "America", in the Mediterranean, March 1966
Aboard the U.S.S. "America”, August 1976. Aircraft types visible include: LTV A-7E Corsair II, Lockheed S-3A Viking, Grumman A-6E Intruder and EA-6B Prowler
Grumman A-6A Intruder 152916 of VA-35 "Black Panthers”, Air Wing 15, while serving aboard the U.S.S. "Coral Sea" in the Pacific in August 1969
Operating from the U.S.S. "America" in August 1976 - LTV A-7E Corsair II 159852 of VA-87 "Golden Warriors", descending to hangar on deck-edge lift
Lockheed S-3A Viking 159405 of VS-21 "Fighting Redtails", Air Wing 1, U.S.S. "John F. Kennedy", over the Mediterranian in August 1975
Grumman E-1B Tracer 148126 of VAW-111, Airborne Early Warning Wing 11, when serving aboard the U.S.S. "Hornet"
Eyes of the Fleet - Grumman E-2C Hawkeye AEW aircraft, 159496 of Squadron VAW-124, performing a touch-and-go on the U.S.S. "America", August 1976
Operating from the U.S.S. "America" in August 1976 - Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King 149899 of HS-15.
Operating from the U.S.S. "America" in August 1976 - Grumman EA-6B Prowler 158809 of VAQ-137.
Grumman S-2G Tracker 153580 of VS-31, Anti-Submarine Wing 56, over Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, with MAD boom extended
Grumman C-1A Trader COD aircraft, 146053, about to land on the U.S.S. "Constellation"in the South China Sea, July 1974
Grumman C-2A Greyhound COD aircraft of VR-24 landing on the U.S.S. "John F. Kennedy"in the Mediterranean
На базе TA-4F создали лишь четыре EA-4F - самолеты несли подвесное оборудование, имитировавшее сигналы ГСН атакующих советских/российских ракет или самолетов. EA-4F принадлежали 33-й тактической эскадрилье РЭБ из состава FEWSG (флотской группы обеспечения РЭБ).
McDonnell Douglas EA-4F Skyhawk 154655 of VAQ-33 "Night Hawks", Fleet Electronic Warfare Support Group, over the coast of Virginia, April 1973