The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS <i>Coral Sea</i> (CVA-43) at sea in 1955 during a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea between March and September 1955. Visible are the aircraft of Carrier Air Group 17 (CVG-17): McDonnell F2H-2 <i>Banshee</i> fighters of fighter squadron VF-172 <i>Blue Bolts</i> (painted dark blue), F2H-3 <i>Banshees</i> of VF-171 <i>Aces</i> on the catapults (painted light grey/white), and two North American AJ-1 <i>Savage</i> bombers parked on the port aft flight deck. On the ramp some four Douglas AD <i>Skyraiders</i> are parked. CVG-17's tailcode "R" is clearly visible. The destroyer in the background appears to be USS <i>Borie</i> (DD-704).
U.S. Navy
1955-06-30
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