Work-ups over the western United States yield results flying from flattops on the world's oceans today and twenty-three years ago- May 15, 1987- when this photograph was taken of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 airplanes in flight over California.
May 26, 1957- sailors appear as small as ants as they assemble for inspection on the flight deck of the carrier Saratoga (CVA 60), her deck home to F3H Demons, A3D Skywarriors, AD Skyraiders, A4D Skyhawks, an AJ Savage, and an S2F Tracker.
In 1952, these drivers on Jefferson Boulevard, which ran along the perimeter of Naval Air Station (NAS) Dallas, Texas, got an up close look at an F7U Cutlass on final approach.
A scene from the flight deck of the carrier Oriskany (CVA 34) taken on July 15, 1960, showing flight deck personnel preparing FJ-4B Fury aircraft of Attack Squadron (VA) 146 for launch.
F-8J Crusader of Fighter Squadron (VF) 191 escorts a Soviet Tu-95 Bear as it flies near the carrier Oriskany (CVA 34) steaming in the Western Pacific during 1974.
A-7E Corsair II of Attack Squadron (VA) 146 is pictured a moment before slamming into the deck of the carrier America (CVA 66) steaming in the Tonkin Gulf on July 13, 1970
Astronaut Neil Armstrong's path to becoming the first man to walk on the moon, which occurred forty-one years ago today, began with his service as a naval aviator. This included combat in Korea, where he flew F9F Panthers with Fighter Squadron (VF) 51. In this photograph, young Midshipman Armstrong is flying plane number 116.
Un Lockheed F-104A-5-LO ''Starfighter'' de la US Navy (sn 56-740) portando un misil ''Sidewinder 1-C'' en la Naval Air Weapons Center China Lake, California. La foto fue tomada el 29 de julio de 1960.
An F-8 Crusader of Fighter Squadron (VF) 191 pictured on approach for a field arrested landing at Naval Air Station (NAS) Atsugi, Japan, on November 1, 1966. The reason for this type recovery is apparent in the missing wheel on the starboard main gear.