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USN 1113739 USS CORAL SEA (CVA-43)

USS CORAL SEA (CVA-43)
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Title: USS CORAL SEA (CVA-43)
Caption: Crewmembers of the attack aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CVA-43) line the flight deck behind a "331 days" sign, representing the 11 months the carrier spent in deployment to the Western Pacific. Aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 15 embarked, flew over 160 strikes, delivering over 6,000 tons of ordnance against military targets in North Vietnam and Viet Cong strongholds in South Vietnam. CORAL SEA steamed 105,000 miles in waters of the Western Pacific - enough to circumnavigate the globe four times. Photo released 17 December 1965.
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Catalog #: USN 1113739
Copyright Owner: National Archives
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After this Year: 1960
Before this Year: 1969
Original Medium: BW Photo
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