A Strike-Fighter Squadron 131 (VFA-131) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile is prepared for launch from the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43)
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: USS Coral Sea (CV 43)
Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)
Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Troy D. Summers
Release Status: Released to Public
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Date
22/03/1986
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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