The Don Englebreston Collection
Island Superstructure and Flight Deck Aircraft Aboard USS Coral Sea (CVA-43)
The island of USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) towers over a busy flight deck crowded with Navy aircraft, including an E-1B Tracer airborne early warning plane and an RF-8 Crusader reconnaissance jet of VFP-63. Scenes like this were an everyday part of life aboard a Vietnam War-era attack carrier, where deck crews worked around the clock to keep the air wing flying. Project: 219011