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USS Saratoga (CV/CVA/CVB-60) was the second of four Forrestal-class supercarriers built for the United States Navy in the 1950s. Saratoga was the sixth U.S. Navy ship, and the second aircraft carrier, to be named for the Battles of Saratoga in the American Revolutionary War .
English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CVA-60) with her crew manning the rail on the flight deck, as she arrives in Barcelona, Spain, 12 February 1965. Saratoga, with assigned Attack Carrier Air Wing 3 (CVW-3), was deployed to the Mediterranean Sea from 28 November 1964 to 12 July 1965.
(no images available) Essex: These hulls were all cancelled before construction began. [49] CVB-56, CVB-57 Midway: CVA-58 United States: United States (lead ship) — — — Cancelled during construction. Scrapped on slip in 1949 [51] CV-59 Forrestal: Forrestal (lead ship) 1 October 1955 11 September 1993 37 years, 345 days Scrapped in 2015 ...
A plane director guides an F-14 Tomcat aircraft into position over a catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV 60). Camera manufacturer: NIKON: Camera model: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 8000 ED: Author: PH1 WILLIAM SHAYKA: Orientation: Normal: Horizontal resolution: 300 dpi: Vertical resolution: 300 dpi: Software used: Adobe ...
Gerald Ford is the jumper on the left of this 1944 photograph on board USS Monterey by Victor Jorgensen A portrait of RAdm John S. McCain, Sr. , by Steichen, from 1943 "Aircraft of Carrier Air Group 16 return to the USS Lexington (CV-16) during the Gilberts operation, November 1943."
In late 1963 a detachment of VA-83 also operated from USS Lake Champlain providing fighter cover for Anti-Submarine Carrier Air Group 52 (CVSG-52). On 15 June 1966 they re-located to NAS Cecil Field in Florida. In 1966-67 and 1967-68 CVW-8 and VA-83 were deployed on USS Shangri-La, and in 1969 on USS John F. Kennedy. During the last two ...
October 1966: The squadron transferred a detachment of aircraft and personnel to VAP-61 to augment that squadron’s operations in Vietnam. 25 August 1967: A squadron RA-3B #144835 disappeared on a nighttime photo-reconnaissance mission, the 3 man crew were killed in action, body not recovered.
Redesignated VT-3 as Saratoga ' s (CV 3) VT squadron (became Saratoga Air Group's VT squadron upon the group's establishment on 1 July 1938). Saratoga Air Group redesignated CVG-3 in Sep 1943, remained as CVG-3's VT squadron. Redesignated after the war with CVG-3's redesignation VT-4: TBD TBF, TBM: VT-4: 10 Jan 1942 – 15 Nov 1946