The Snapshots in Time Collection
Gallery: Part 3
Shot from the flight deck of the Essex-class carrier USS Ticonderoga, these Vietnam-era color slides follow A-4 Skyhawks, A-1 Skyraiders and F-8 Crusaders through the daily cycle of catapult launches and arrested landings on Yankee Station. Sailors silhouetted at the rail and 5-inch guns firing toward the coast round out a first-hand record of carrier war at sea.
Jet Aircraft in Steep Climb with Twin Afterburner Trails, USS Ticonderoga, Vietnam War Era
Underway Replenishment Operation Alongside USS Ticonderoga, Vietnam War Era
Formation of Four A-7 Corsair II Attack Aircraft, Carrier Air Wing, USS Ticonderoga, Vietnam War Era
Vought F-8 Crusader on Final Approach, USS Ticonderoga, Vietnam War Era
Harbor View at Foreign Port of Call, Vietnam War-Era WestPac Deployment
Sailors Silhouetted Against the Sun on the Flight Deck of USS Ticonderoga, Vietnam War Era
Silhouetted Carrier Jet on the Flight Deck of USS Ticonderoga, Vietnam War Era
F-8 Crusader Fighter (BuNo 147908, Side Number 106) Taxiing on USS Ticonderoga Flight Deck
A-4 Skyhawk Attack Aircraft (Side Number 313) on the Flight Deck of USS Ticonderoga
Flight Deck Maintenance Crew and Equipment Aboard USS Ticonderoga, Vietnam War Era
Flight Deck Crane and Parked Aircraft Aboard USS Ticonderoga, Vietnam War Era
Mast-Mounted Horn/Loudhailer Assembly Aboard USS Ticonderoga
Close-Up Detail of Ship's Horn/Loudhailer Unit, USS Ticonderoga
5-Inch Gun Mount Firing from USS Ticonderoga's Flight Deck Sponson
5-Inch Gun Firing Toward Coastline from USS Ticonderoga, Vietnam War
5-Inch Gun Mount Firing Aboard USS Ticonderoga
F-8 Crusader with Shark Mouth Nose Art Aboard USS Ticonderoga
Signal Searchlight Operator on USS Ticonderoga's Signal Bridge
U.S. Navy F-8 Crusader Fighters on Flight Deck, USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14), Vietnam War Era
Carrier Island View with Radar Antenna and Jet Aircraft Over Water, USS Ticonderoga, Vietnam Era
F-8 Crusader of VF-194 'Red Lightnings' Launching from USS Ticonderoga, Vietnam War
F-8 Crusader Catapult Launch from USS Ticonderoga Bow, Vietnam War Era
F-8 Crusader (Side Number 415) Airborne After Catapult Launch, USS Ticonderoga
Aircraft Carrier in Dry Dock at Naval Shipyard, Silhouette View
Flight Deck of USS Ticonderoga, Looking Aft to Sea -- Vietnam War Era
A-4 Skyhawk Attack Jet on Flight Deck, USS Ticonderoga, Vietnam War Era
Flight Deck Operations Aboard USS Ticonderoga with E-1 Tracer and A-4 Skyhawk, Vietnam Era
Flight Deck Operations Aboard USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14), Vietnam War Era
A-4 Skyhawk of VA-195 'Dambusters' Positioned for Catapult Launch, USS Ticonderoga
A-4 Skyhawk Taxiing on Flight Deck Near E-1 Tracer, USS Ticonderoga
F-8 Crusader of VF-194 Touching Down Aboard USS Ticonderoga, Vietnam War Era
SH-3 Sea King Helicopter of HS-6 in Plane Guard Role, Vietnam War Era
Island Superstructure Detail, USS Ticonderoga, with F-8 Crusader Tail in Foreground
Japanese Port Town Street Scene, Vietnam War-Era Liberty Call
A-1 Skyraider Attack Aircraft Taxiing Aboard USS Ticonderoga, Vietnam War Era
F-8 Crusader Nose Detail with VF-194 Markings, USS Ticonderoga
Street Scene in Yokosuka, Japan, Near U.S. Navy Base, Vietnam War Era
Jet Aircraft Launch from USS Ticonderoga Flight Deck, Vietnam War Era
U.S. Navy Escort Destroyer Underway, Screening USS Ticonderoga Task Force
