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| The ShipThese are photos of the USS Ranger, both CVA/CV-61 and CV-4 |
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| AviationThese are photos of anything having to do with the Rangers' air groups and squadrons |
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| MiscellaneousThis is a catchall folder. It is also for any photo that we are not sure of. It is used as an intermediate folder for those. |
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Rustlers74 viewsSomeone give us the Squadron:? Was on the 1993 "last ride"
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At sea June 1981418 viewsUSS Ranger (CV-61) underway in the Pacific 15 June 1981.
US Navy photo.
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RVAH-5 RA-5C Vigilante #2368 viewsRVAH-5 RA-5C Vigilante waiting for a Phantom to launch. BuNo 149307. Year unknown, possibly 1964.
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1937 Artist Rendition140 views
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At Guantanamo Bay170 viewsAnchored in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 10 November 1939.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Minute Man patch #3113 viewsOne of the three Minute Man patches used by Ranger after conversion to an all purpose carrier (CV).
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CVW2 1968-'69 WestPac patch77 viewsCarrier Air Wing 2's patch for the 1968-'69 WestPac cruise. This cruise was the one when Ranger became part of Task Force 71 spending a month off of Korea in a show of force after the North Koreans shot down a US EC-121 with the loss of 33 American lives.
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Persian Gulf 1987 - In formation with Mighty Mo177 viewsRanger steaming in formation in the Persian Gulf "Operation Nimble Archer" (1987). BB 63 USS Missouri in lead, CGN 9 USS Long Beach astern.
Navy Photo
Sent to us by:
RPCM(SW) Mark Kilgore, USN(Ret.)
USS Ranger (1985-1988)
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F14 deploying flares #110 viewsF14 during air show at sea.Jul 11, 2010
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19 viewsF14 deploying flares over our steel beach picinic West Pac 1989. Awsome show by the way.Jul 11, 2010
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16 viewsWest-Pac patch from 1989Jul 11, 2010
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Four Retired Carriers242 viewsFrom left to right - ex-USS Indepence (CVA/CV-62), ex-USS Kitty Hawk (CVA/CV-63), ex-USS Constellation (CVA/CV-64) & ex-USS Ranger (CVA/CV-61).
Indy and Connie look in bad shape. They are in the process of being prepped for disposal. Ranger is still on donation hold and, hopefully, will be going to Portland as a museum. Kitty Hawk is listed at the Naval Vessels Register as "out of commission, in reserve." Current date is 6/20/10.Jun 20, 2010
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VAH-6 A-3D landing79 viewsAn A3D-2 Skywarrior assigned to VAH-6 "Fleurs" approaches for a landing April 23, 1958.
This particular aircraft, BuNo 142401, was converted to the KA-3B tanker version in 1967Jun 07, 2010
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VAH-6 A-3D launch57 views"Ranger Launch"
A3D-2 (A-3B) BuNo 142401 of VAH-6 launching off the waist cat on 9/24/58.Jun 07, 2010
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VAH-6 A-3Ds parked aft of #4 elevator60 viewsThree A3D-2s (A-3B) belonging to the VAH-6 "Fleurs" are parked aft of the #4 elevator on 9/24/58. Foreground is BuNo 142640, next is BuNo 142401 and third unknown.Jun 07, 2010
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Underway some time prior to 1972191 viewsUnknown when this was taken. It has to be prior to 1972 because of the Phantoms on the flight deck. The plane spotted on the #4 cat is an A-3 Skywarrior (Whale).Jun 02, 2010
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