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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
Association
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.
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