Getting Ready to Launch
Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
Marshall N. Morton
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Date1966
PeriodVietnam War; Cold War
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.
On View
Not on viewCollections
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
February 2, 1944
Object number: P00.2012.01.21