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Color photograph of Douglas F4D-1 Skyray from VF-162 catching on an arresting cable on Intrepid…
Douglas F4D-1 Skyray from VF-162
Color photograph of Douglas F4D-1 Skyray from VF-162 catching on an arresting cable on Intrepid…
Color photograph of Douglas F4D-1 Skyray from VF-162 catching on an arresting cable on Intrepid's flight deck

Douglas F4D-1 Skyray from VF-162

Object NameTransparency, Slide
Historic Owner
Association
DateDecember 1961
PeriodCold War
Mediumcardboard, film
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Morris B. Mellion. P2014.126.39
Object numberP2014.126.39
DescriptionSlide, Color; Personal horizontal image of a Douglas F4D-1 Skyray from VF-162 catching on an arresting cable. The plane is numbered, “4814 // 112”. The optical landing system (OLS, also referred to as the meatball) is visible on the port side catwalk. The USS Newport News (CA–148), a Des Moines-class heavy cruiser, is sailing off of Intrepid’s port side. The water is calm and the sky is cloudy. Captioned by photographer/donor, “Flight deck operations: Recovery”.

Slide mount has “Dec 61” imprinted and “9” and “Made in U.S.A.” printed in red and black on one side. “Kodachrome // transparency // processed by Technicolor” and stars printed in red on the other side.
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