Refueling
Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Francis H. Castles
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
DateAugust 1959
PeriodCold War
Mediumphotographic paper
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Sean Castles. P2021.25.03
Object numberP2021.25.03
DescriptionPhotograph, Black and White; Official horizontal image of a Douglas F4D-1 Skyray being refueled midflight by a Douglas AD-6 Skyraider. There are many clouds in the sky and the hose between the aircraft is seen just about to reach the Skyray. The identification numbers on the Skyray include "108 // 13820" on the nose, "VF-74" on the body, and "8 // AF // 9206 // Navy" on the tail. Identification numbers on the Skyraider include "411" on the nose, "Navy // VA 65" on the body, and "AF // 9678" on the tail. Pilots can be seen in both aircraft. There is a white border around the image.Back reads "CVA11-744 (L) Aug.1959" handwritten in blue ink.
On View
Not on viewCollections
Robert Wayne Osburn
1957–1959
Object number: P2013.149.145