Lexington (CVA 16) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1962

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Page 64 text:

a rracfor pulls a long-range radar packed Willie Fudd' fo launch position. 569 L view from fl1e admiral's chair. an AD ready for launch. FJ-4B ready for launch-blasi dellecior up, cafapulis primed. Qall photos this page by ens mcdonaldj

Page 63 text:

,ff f TlighT operaTions is a job for all hands-more Than iusT piloTs and plane pushers. radars are lit off, lookouTs are manned, phoTographers Take sTa- Tions, The OOD compuTes wind direcTion and conns The ship-and engineer- ing reacTs accordingly. iT is The mosT complex, rouTine, dangerous evolu- Tion of any armed force anywhere. looking forward, The Tl:ghT deck looks big buT Try The view from a ieT approachmg aT 750 mph Trying To caTch one of The wires you see in The foreground



Page 65 text:

flaherty 4 A '51, Q V A s ..' lil I 1 1 qmvx' 1 danger in naval aviafion is parf of fhe business and pari of fhe price for freedom. in fhis accidenf, an FJ-4B came in foo low for a landing and hit the flaherty flight deck ramp. ihe fuselage slid forward and caught fire. quick acfion by fire-fighfers, hol suit men, and medics on the scene limifed damage fo rhe with the lasf recovery on board, The planes plane-nothing else caughfr fire. no one-not are parked aff, fied down, and fhe infegrify even The pilot-was killed. wafch ser. mcdonald 1

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