Midway-class aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt USS Roosevelt in the Mediterranean Sea. Two U.S. Navy F8U-1Crusaders fly low over water while dropping flares. The flares burst above the water making a stream behind the aircraft. Small clouds of smoke. U.S. Navy F3H Demon in flight refueling. Four Douglas A-3D Skywarriors in flight making a ripple drop. Splashes in the water due to the drop. Air burst in the clouds. An A-3D aircraft makes a rocket run on a towed sled behind USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR). Rockets stream toward the water and create a splash. The aircraft make a low run over the tow target dropping a Napalm bomb. Smoke rising from the water at the stern of USS FDR. Two jets (A4Ds) being refueled from tankers. Four A-3D aircraft flanked by four fighter aircraft on each side in a fly-by.
U.S. Navy Admiral and Chief of Naval Operations Arleigh Albert Burke visits Midway-class aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Mediterranean Sea. Arleigh Albert Burke being hi-lined from Forrest Sherman class destroyer USS Bigelow DD-942 to USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR). The Admiral is lowered over sponson deck. Burke climbs from a bos'n's chair and walks into the hangar bay. Burke and Rear Admiral Sotherland walk from an island across the flight deck. Vice Admiral Estrom walks across the flight deck toward Burke. Commander Carrier Division Two (ComCarDiv 2), Estrom, Sotherland and Burke watch an air show from the flight deck. USS FDR crew on the light deck. Men taking official and candid shots.
Midway-class aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Mediterranean Sea. Neosho-class fleet oiler USS Mississinewa AO-144 refueling USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) from its port. Gearing-class destroyer USS Meredith DD-890 from its starboard side. Views of bows of the three ships. Ships of U.S. Sixth Fleet maneuvering. View of aircraft on the flight deck.
Midway-class aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Mediterranean Sea. The bow of USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) cutting through water. View of the flight deck. U.S. Navy Douglas A-4 Skyhawk A4D on port catapult.
Midway-class aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Atlantic Ocean during Operation Long Step. U.S. Navy F2H-2 (Banshee) aircraft on a deck-edge elevator being prepared for flight. Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Leyte CVA- 32 underway at sea as seen from USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) CVA-42. F2H-2 and F2H-2P aircraft land aboard the flight deck of USS FDR.
Midway-class aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Atlantic Ocean during Operation Long Step. Flight deck crew re-spots the aircraft aft in readiness for next launch. A lineup of U.S. Navy F2H Banshees wait to be spotted aft. Three-inch gun crew stand during condition watch. Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Leyte in the background. A U.S. Navy HUP helicopter lands aboard USS FDR. A pilot sits in a Banshee aircraft awaiting his turn to be moved in position over a catapult. F2H-2s warm up. F2H Banshees in position on catapults ready for launching. Handling and catapult crew stand in assigned positions between airplanes during jet launchings. The jets being catapulted. A helicopter aboard USS FDR during the launching of the aircraft.
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