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VF-21 was on its last phantom cruise during 1983 before they switched to the tomcat. They flew from the carrier USS Coral Sea (CV-43). Which is the carrier in the picture. Three years later this carrier and its air wing would take part in operation El Dorado Canyon.

VF21 VF 21 USS Coral Sea 1983 Aircraft Carrier F4 Phantom II

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United States Navy aircraft carriers USS Intrepid (CVA-11), USS Saratoga (CV-60), and USS Independence (CVA-62) commemorate the 50th Anniversary of American Naval Aviation.

1960s cold war usn uss intrepid uss saratoga aircraft carrier

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F-14 Tomcat launch off the deck of the U.S.S. Enterprise in “The Hunt for Red October” (1990)

F14 Tomcat USS Enterprise Aircraft Carrier Carrier Ops CVN 65 The Hunt For Red October cold war USN Enterprise (aircraft carrier)

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F-14 Tomcat launch off the deck of the U.S.S. Enterprise in “The Hunt for Red October” (1990)

F14 Tomcat USS Enterprise Aircraft Carrier Carrier Ops CVN 65 The Hunt For Red October cold war USN thehuntforedoctoberedit GIF my gifs The Hunt For Red October Rewatch

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Carrier - E wo kaku Peter

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the-writers-wrench asked:

I was on the road today and I saw the old Enterprise. Recognized her by her superstructure. She was in a drydock, looks like they're finally going to start the scrapping. For some reason, she looked sad, sitting there.

enriquemzn262 answered:

She really does, but alas, preserving a ship of her size while dealing with recycling the nuclear reactor proved too expensive and difficult.

USN USS Enterprise Aircraft Carrier she does indeed look a bit sad

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Big E aircraft carrier

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USS Saratoga (CV-3) undergoing a shakedown in Puget Sound after a refit.

Photographed on May 15, 1945.

NHHC: 19-N-84309, 19-N-84310, 19-N-84311, 19-N-84313, 19-N-84314, 19-N-84315, 19-N-84316

WW2 USS Saratoga aircraft Carrier

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aircraft of CVW-8 aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) after an aircraft crash on May 26th - May 28, 1981

USS Nimitz 1980s cold war aircraft carrier 1981

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Crowd gathers for the launch of US Navy's largest Aircraft Carrier, USS Midway (CVB-41), on March 20, 1945 at the Newport News Shipbuilding Co.

Note: the "B" in CVB stands is for Large. This designation was later dropped.

NARA: 179036496

USN aircraft carrier WW2 USS Midway