<p>A U.S. Navy Grumman C-1A <i>Trader</i> aboard the  aircraft carrier USS <i>Constellation</i> (CV-64). The C-1A was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9) aboard the <i>Constellation</i> for a deployment to the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean from 26 September 1978 to 17 May 1979.<br></p>
Note the inscription below the cockpit: Captain Paul F. McCarthy was the commanding officer of  USS <i>Constellation</i> at that time, not necessarily the pilot of the aircraft (although MaCarthy was a naval aviator).
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U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv64-78/215.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv64-78/index_002.htm">USS <i>Constellation</i> (CV-64) 1978-1979 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>