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Printed color photograph of a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk on Intrepid's flight deck with flight deck pe…
Skyhawk on the Flight Deck
Printed color photograph of a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk on Intrepid's flight deck with flight deck pe…
Printed color photograph of a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk on Intrepid's flight deck with flight deck personnel guiding and working on it

Skyhawk on the Flight Deck

Object NamePhotograph
Historic Owner
DateJuly 1971
PeriodCold War
Mediumphotographic paper, ink
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of Philip Randazzo, Sr. P2022.31.01
Object numberP2022.31.01
DescriptionPhotograph, Color; Personal horizontal image of a Douglas A-4C Skyhawk of VA-45 (Det.11) on the flight deck with two flight deck personnel, one wearing yellow and one wearing green, leading and directing the aircraft. There is also one flight deck crew member working underneath it. The aircraft has the identification numbers "662" on the nose, "AU // 9498 // USS Intrepid // Navy" on the tail and back of the body of the plane. The sea is calm and blue and the sky is hazy. There is a white border around the image that has "Jul 71" printed on it.

Back reads "July 1971 Aboard USS Intrepid VA-45 // Donated by: Phil Randazzo // 856-798-1968" handwritten in black ink.
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