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Color photograph of two A-4 Skyhawks on Intrepid's flight deck
Getting Ready to Launch
Color photograph of two A-4 Skyhawks on Intrepid's flight deck
Color photograph of two A-4 Skyhawks on Intrepid's flight deck

Getting Ready to Launch

Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Date1966
MediumTIFF
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Marshall N. Morton. P2021.40.13
Object numberP2021.40.13
DescriptionPhotograph, Color; Personal square image of two Douglas A-4B Skyhawks on the flight deck. The A-4B on the left is loaded with air-to-ground unguided (Zuni) rocket pods. The aircraft on the right is loaded with three, 300 gallon fuel tanks and is likely configured as a "buddy tanker" for inflight refueling of other aircraft. The sea beyond the ship is calm and the sky is cloudy. There is a white border around the image.

Donor note reads "Medical Department // U.S.S. Intrepid CVS-11 // Getting ready to launch" in black and blue ink.
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