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A Strike-Fighter Squadron 131 F/A-18A Hornet aircraft takes off from the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43). The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-7 Sparrow air-to-air missiles

AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles on the wing pylon of an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43)

An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132) prepares to launch from catapult two while an F/A-18A assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 131 (VFA-131) flies past from its launch off catapult three aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43)

An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft is prepared for launching during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43). The aircraft is armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile on the right wing tip

Flight deck crewmen prepare to launch an F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Strike-Fighter Squadron 132 during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43)

A Strike Fighter Squadron 137 (VFA-137) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft is launched from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43)

An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from Marine Fighter-Attack Squadron 323 shortly after landing on flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43). The aircraft is armed with AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-7 Sparrow missiles

Flight deck crewmen stand by as F/A-18A Hornet aircraft are prepared for flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43)

An F/A-18A Hornet aircraft lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43)

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)

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Base: USS Coral Sea (CV 43)

Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Troy D. Summers

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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22/03/1986
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