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 (CVA-42) underway in the Atlantic Ocean. A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4D Skyhawk aircraft taxis towards catapult number one. The aircraft on the catapult. A U.S. Navy F3H Demon aircraft in position for moving onto the catapult. A Douglas A-4D Skyhawk aircraft is catapulted from catapult number two. The aircraft is catapulted from catapult number one. A catapult crew moves in to prepare for the next launching. An F3H Demon aircraft is catapulted and another Demon aircraft is moved into position. The Demon is catapulted from catapult number two.
Midway class aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) underway in the Atlantic Ocean. Class destroyer USS Allen M Sumner alongside USS Franklin D. Roosevelt during a refueling. Crew members of the destroyer are handling lines. The Sumner bow and to the bridge. The crew handles lines. USS Allen M. Sumner alongside USS Franklin D. Roosevelt during the refueling. An officer waves from from the bridge of a ship.
Midway class aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) CVA-42 in the Atlantic Ocean. A catapult officer on the flight deck gives a windup as a jet is catapulted. A U.S. Navy HUP-2 Retriever helicopter in flight in the far background. A U.S. Navy F3H Demon aircraft is positioned and catapulted. An airplane director signals another aircraft. The catapult officer gives a go signal as a jet swishes past at a high speed.
Midway class aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) underway in the Atlantic Ocean. Commanding and executive officers on the bridge of the ship. A catapult officer gives a go signal to a U.S. Navy Douglas AD Skyraider and the aircraft is launched. Rear Admiral W. A. Sotherland, Commander Division Two, leaves the flag bridge.
Midway class aircraft carrier USS Franklin D Roosevelt (CVA-42) underway in the Atlantic Ocean. Belgian Minister of Defense Arthur Gilson on the bridge of USS FDR speaks into a microphone. U.S. Navy AD-6 Skyraider aircraft parked next to island structure. U.S. Navy A3D Skywarriors and jet escorts in a fly-by. A3D Skywarriors, F3H Demons and other jets as escorts in a fly-by.