U.S. Navy 7th fleet activities in South China Sea during the Vietnam War. Flight deck of USS Coral Sea as a U.S. Navy A-1H aircraft makes arrested landing on the deck. It touches down and catches fire. Aircraft taxis forward and folds its wings. U.S. Navy A-3B being catapulted from the deck. A-3 being launched and airborne. Aircraft on after part of flight deck as one of the aircraft unfolds its wings. A-3B aircraft takes off. Blast fence being lowered in the background as steam rolls down the deck. A-3B aircraft takes off and in flight. U.S. Navy E-1B aircraft takes off from aboard USS Coral Sea. RF-8A parked on the deck of the aircraft. Tow bar attached to the aircraft as sun sets in the background.
U.S. Navy 7th fleet activities in South China Sea during the Vietnam War. Two men push a large rack of trays in mess area aboard USS Coral Sea. Sailors move through the mess line. Men move along a salad bar as they help themselves to various salads and desert. Cooks hand out meat to sailors as they move through the chow line. Pork chops being taken off grill by a cook and being placed in a pan for steam table. Cook places fresh pork chops on the grill. Pork chops being cooked on the grill.
United States Navy 7th Fleet operations in South China Sea during the Vietnam War. A United States Navy aircraft A-3B Skyhawk rolls to a stop. The wire is released and wings are folded. Aircraft taxis off to the left. A-4E catapulted from starboard. Others wait in the foreground. United States Navy aircraft A-4E Skyhawk taxis up to deck. United States Navy aircraft A-3B Skywarrior parked in the background. A United States Navy aircraft F-8D Crusader being catted from catapult. A-4E Skyhawk on a catapult. A-4E Skyhawk catted from catapult. Blast fence being lowered in the foreground. F-8D Crusader catted. A-4E Skyhawk on fly by past the ship during air demonstration. Napalm bomb hits the water in far background making a fireball. Several crew members on flight deck watch. Smoke rises from water as Napalm bombs explode.
United States Navy 7th Fleet operations in South China Sea during the Vietnam War. Crewmen in a fire room. Man secures the boiler. Man looks at gauges in fire room. A man enters and talks to another man in a fire room. Man looks at main control in the engine room. Log on a desk in the main control room. A man checks the log.
United States Navy 7th Fleet operations in South China Sea during the Vietnam War. United States Navy aircraft A-4E Skyhawk makes an arrest landing on flight deck of USS Coral Sea. Aircraft taxis on deck of the ship. A United States Navy aircraft A-1B makes an arrest landing and rolls to a stop. Men work around a United States Navy aircraft A-4C Skyhawk on flight deck during refueling. Other aircraft parked in the background. A United States Navy aircraft A-3B Skyhawk makes an arrested landing on angle deck.
United States Navy 7th Fleet operations in South China Sea during the Vietnam War. Interiors of a mail room. Bags of postal mail on the deck. Man assort mail in the background. Mails are stacked in the foreground. Chief takes bundles of mail and toss them off. Men sort mails and puts them in various pigeon holes. Mails being tossed into mail bags. Men sort mails into various pigeon holes in mail room. Mail bags in a mail room. R. E. Madusky and J. R. McCarthy sort mails. Grill window of the mail room. Men work in a mail room.