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Re: Aircraft Carriers: Forrestal Class
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2023 6:16 am
by Brian James
USS Independence departs New York on sea trials...1959..
https://www.britishpathe.com/video/bigg ... /query/uss
Re: Aircraft Carriers: Forrestal Class
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2023 6:05 am
by Brian James
Forrestal Class Carrier USS Saratoga pictured in 1956.
Re: Aircraft Carriers: Forrestal Class
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2023 5:39 am
by Brian James
USS Forrestal pictured on sea trials on September 29th 1955.
Re: Aircraft Carriers: Forrestal Class
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2023 1:21 am
by Brian James
An original colour image of an McDonnell F3H-2M Demon assigned to VF-61 'Jolly Rogers Sqdn' aboard USS Saratoga in 1957.
Re: Aircraft Carriers: Forrestal Class
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2024 1:24 pm
by Pelican
Sir Humphrey
A brilliant Pathe News clip from the 1960s visiting the USS SARATOGA.
A fascinating take on US carrier operations of the time, although I'm not sure the CO's 'baseball cap and Nos1 jacket' rig has stood the test of time well!
See -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl-aUcOWFME&t=175s
Re: Aircraft Carriers: Forrestal Class
Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2024 12:59 am
by Brian James
USS Forrestal pictured at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
Re: Aircraft Carriers: Forrestal Class
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 1:23 am
by Brian James
USS Saratoga pictured at Brooklyn Navy Yard in May 1956.