Photos Aircraft Carriers

U.S. Navy Grumman A-6A Intruder (BuNo 151817) from Attack Squadron VA-65 Tigers on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64). 12 May to 3 December 1966

Midship view of HMS Victorious operating off Norfolk, Virginia, 15-20 July 1959. Aft of the island are several planes of Victorious´ air group. Parked in front of the island are three U.S. Navy aircraft. Photo: U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 2008.122.085

TBD Devastator torpedo bombers of VT-6 on USS Enterprise (CV-6) spotted for launch during the Battle of Midway in June 1942. During the battle 41 Devastators recorded zero torpedo hits with only six surviving to return to their carriers. The aircraft would soon be replaced by the Grumman TBF Avenger

Kamikaze attack on HMS Indomitable, May 4 1945. The aircraft belly-flopped on the steel flight deck, skidded across the ship and bounced over the port side.

Australia & France:
A Collins class submarine sails with aircraft carrier, FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91) during exercises La Perouse. May 2019

USS Constellation (CVA-64) in the early 1970's

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-79) underway on its own power for the first time, April 8, 2017

France:
FS Charles de Gaulle

Thanks to @BravoZulu

USS Enterprise in the Pacific turning into the wind to recover aircraft, late June 1941 before her natural wood flight deck was stained blue in July 1941


USS Bennington (CV 20), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, January 1946

Imperial Japan:
Aircraft carrier Amagi lies sunk off Kure, 1945

USS Midway CV-41 & USS Iowa, BB-61 Battle Group Arabian Gulf ~ December 1987

Chakri Naruebet, the flag ship of the Royal Thai Navy and smallest active aircraft carrier in the world, though due to a lack of funds spends most of her time docked, the Matador AV-8's were retired and she now only carries helicopters

Carrier Kaga pictured near completion at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal on April 22nd 1929...She was commissioned on November 30th 1929.

F6F-5N Hellcat of VF(N)-90 USS Enterprise CV-6 after kamikaze attacks against the carrier May 14, 1945.

USS Kitty Hawk (CVA 63), named after the site of the first powered flight by the Wright Brothers in 1903, was placed in commission #OTD in 1961.

The first AIM-54 Phoenix missile launch from an F-14 Tomcat occurred on 29 April 1972. In this image, an F-14 assigned to the VF-111 Sundowners launches one of the missiles during a flight in 1991.

USS Enterprise (CV-6) makes her way up the lower Hudson River on the early morning of Oct 17, 1945, on her way to an anchorage for the October 27 Navy Day Victory celebration. This is an AP Wire photo.

An SBD Dauntless scout-bomber and five TBD-1 Devastator torpedo planes prepare to take-off from the carrier Enterprise during operations in the south Pacific area, 4 May 1942. Note launching officer making arm signals in the lower left-center. Take-offs averaged one every thirty seconds. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Thirty-two years ago today April 19, 1989 as USS FORRESTAL CV-59 steamed in company with USS TICONDEROGA CG-47, USS HAYLER DD-997, USS MacDONOUGH DDG-39, USS PHARRIS DE-1094, USS W. S. SIMS DE-1059, and USS McCLOY DE-1038, from Naval Station Mayport, FL, en route to New York, NY on course 022 at 15 knots. Operating along the East coast from Maryland to New York. SOPA is COMCRUDESGRU-12 Rear Admiral Roland G. Guilbault, USN embarked in USS FORRESTAL CV-59. OTC is COMCRUDESGRU-12 Rear Admiral R. G. Guilbault, USN embarked in USS FORRESTAL CV-59. Commanding Officer Captain Louis (Tim) E. Thomassy Jr., USN. Boilers 1B, 2B, 3A, 3B, 4A, 4B, generators 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, and evaporators 1, 2, 3, and 5 are on the line. Material condition Yoke, General condition 4, and Engineering condition 4 are set.
Anchorage at New York, NY. Fleet Week New York, NY. April 29 to May 3, 1989.
FORRESTAL arrives at New York, NY for Fleet Week. FORRESTAL’s outstanding professionalism and team spirit was particularly evident as she represented the U. S. Navy during Fleet Week 89. FORRESTAL led the parade of ships up the Hudson River and into New York Harbor. A representative selection of carrier-based aircraft from Carrier Air Wing SEVENTEEN was aboard for the visit.
This also was the 200th anniversary of the U. S. Presidential Office. Flight deck personnel formed on the flight deck to spell out “WE LOVE N.Y,” plus personnel formed a large red heart shape on the flight deck.
FORRESTAL’s participation in New York’s Fleet Week ’89 was a grand success for both the city and the sail and the sailors.
The second annual event began April 29th as FORRESTAL cruised up the Hudson River to Pier 88. Sailors from the FORRESTAL and other U.S. Navy ships began making the most of their time in the “Big Apple.”
As sailors strolled through the city streets in the service dress blues, taking in all the sights and sounds, they were welcomed with open arms by New Yorkers from all walks of life. The preconceived notion of the hard-nosed, cold New Yorker was quickly lost in an ocean of friendly faces, pats on the back, and hardy welcomes.
Many crew members spent their afternoons sightseeing, thanks to the many tours and special rates provided by the folks in Special Services, and the City of New York.
The Fleet Week celebrations is intended to provide the city-dwellers of New York an opportunity to see their U.S. Navy up close and personal, which is exactly what FORRESTAL provided throughout their stay by playing hose to thousands of visitors. Daily visitors could be seen walking about the ship, mouths agape in awe of our size and power.
The trip to New York provided us an unique opportunity to see a part of the U.S. we normally don’t operate near, to develop new friendships, enjoy some great liberty, and above all to show the American public what “First in Defense” is all about.