Operations of U.S. Navy A-7A Corsair 2 aircraft aboard USS Ranger underway in the South China Sea during the Vietnam War. An A-7A aircraft parked on the flight deck. Aircraft and personnel on the deck of USS Ranger. A plane captain giving a rev up signal. A CAG (Carrier Air Group) Commander in the cockpit of his A-7A. The plane captain gives a rev up signal to the pilot. Commander Kinnard in the cockpit. He closes the canopy of the aircraft. The plane captain takes a tie-down from a strut, shaking panels alongside the A-7A. The airplane taxis on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier. An officer gives a launch signal. The aircraft being launched and airborne.
Operations of U.S. Navy A-7A Corsair 2 aircraft aboard USS Ranger underway in the South China Sea during the Vietnam War. Scattered clouds in the sky. The ship underway. A destroyer escort trails behind. Aircraft in flight overhead. Two A-7As in formation high above the clouds. Formation flight of the aircraft. The aircraft in flight over the clouds. Formation flight of the two aircraft and they break off. Aerial view of USS Ranger underway at sea. Aircraft in flight over water.
Operations of U.S. Navy A-7A Corsair 2 aboard USS Ranger underway in the South China Sea during the Vietnam War. A man in a yellow shirt gives hand signals. An A-7A aircraft is moved onto a catapult in the mid background. A nose wheel and a bar fitting into place on a catwalk. A cat crewman underneath the A- 7A gives hand signals. A man in a green shirt sitting in the open deck hatch on flight deck in front of several gauges. A man holds up a sign which reads: '490'. A tail hook man waits for an aircraft to land. The aircraft lands. The tail hook man runs back to his normal position. U.S. Navy A-4E Skyhawk aircraft taxi off. An A- 4E lands. A tail hook man in the foreground runs towards the aircraft. The tail hook man up alongside the aircraft gives a signal to the pilot that the wire has been released from the tail hook. He watches for another aircraft to land. The man runs across the deck alongside a U.S. Navy A-6A Intruder. The man gives a winding signal. The A-6A taxis forward after making an arrested landing and folds its wings.
U.S. Navy aircraft in flight over South China Sea during the Vietnam War. U.S. Navy A-6A in flight as another A-6A aircraft in the background. A-6A in the foreground gains altitude. Two A-6A aircraft in a formation flight. U.S. RA-5C aircraft in flight with clouds in the background. RA-5C loses some altitude.
Republic of China Navy Gunboat underway in the Taiwan Strait. Chinese fishermen from Mainland China hosted aboard Chinese Navy Gunboat. A small Chinese Junk boat in the Taiwan Strait. They eat a hearty meal and are treated with kindness and affection. A Chinese fisherman eating banana. ROC Navy personnel give them gifts.
USS Providence (CLG-6) underway in the South China Sea off South Vietnam. A plotting room aboard USS Providence with various stations manned. A crewman works over a map in the plotting room. He uses various instruments to draw grids on charts. A man writes information on a clipboard and an officer uses sound-powered phones. A man operates Mark 8 Able computer in the plotting room. The man turns a small handle at the side of the computer during adjustment. The computer shows two dials in motion. A plotting officer with a salvo computer in right background. A salvo operator wearing phones looks toward left to the plotting room officer. A man's both hands on the triggers for firing of the guns. The salvo operator talks over a phone. A starboard beam view of the USS Providence at a sea off the coast of South Vietnam. An officer and two crewmen work over an MK I Able computer on CIC aboard the USS Providence.