US Navy Destroyer USS Turner Joy (DD-951) in the Gulf of Tonkin during Vietnam War. The bow of the ship while it is in a port turn. A carrier in the background. The stern of USS Turner Joy underway at a high speed, and the ship moving into a starboard turn. US Navy aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64). (Vietnam War period.)
US Navy aircraft carrier ship USS Constellation (CVA-64) in the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam War. Two signalmen sending up flags to hoist. A flag reads 'Commence Flight Operations'. The halyard is secured by flag bag. The second signalman attaches flags from the flag bag as the second hoist goes up.
USS aircraft carrier ship Constellation (CVA-64) in the Gulf of Tonkin. A U.S. Navy UH-2B helicopter takes off from the flight deck of the ship. U.S. Boeing F-4B aircraft takes off from the angled deck of USS Constellation. Aircraft parked on the flight deck. U.S. Navy E-1B Tracer aircraft being catapulted from the angled deck. An F-4B aircraft takes off from angled deck of the ship. F-4Bs parked on the deck. (Vietnam War period.)
US Navy aircraft carrier ship USS Constellation (CVA-64) in the Gulf of Tonkin during Vietnam War period. Cockpit area of U.S. F-4B aircraft. The pilot climbs down from a ladder onto the deck. The craft's captain climbs up the ladder to the cockpit. F-4 aircraft taxis on the deck. Three F-4Bs parked in the background. An F-4B moves onto a catapult. A U.S. Navy RF-8A Crusader taxis on the deck. Four aircraft in the background. The F-4B on the catapult, ready for launch. The aircraft carries a sidewinder. F-4Bs being catapulted using after burner. The RF-8A catapults to right. Men leave the area underneath the aircraft. A U.S. Navy A-4B Skyhawk aircraft takes off. A-4E Skyhawk being catapulted from the angled deck. An F-4B aircraft catapulted and a A-1H being catapulted. (Vietnam War period.)
Aircraft carrier ship USS Constellation (CVA-64) in the Gulf of Tonkin. A U.S. Navy A-4C Skyhawk aircraft lands at the flight deck. Another A-4C lands. A wire is released from a tail hook and the craft turns and taxis forward. A U.S. aircraft C-1A parked in the foreground. A pilot sits in the cockpit of an A-4C. A ladder alongside the cockpit. The A-4C turns up. Auxiliary Power Unit is connected to the right side. The A-4C taxis towards a blast fence. An A-4C is catapulted. Another A-4C is on the catapult. (Vietnam War period.)
U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64) in the Gulf of Tonkin. Raised canopy of a U.S. Navy RF-8A Crusader aircraft. A pilot sits in the cockpit. A U.S. Navy A-4C Skyhawk aircraft taxis over the deck. A man holds a nose wheel tow car and guides the aircraft. The canopy of the aircraft is open. The A-4C aircraft taxis towards an elevator. Two A-4C s on the deck edge elevator. (Vietnam War period.)