USN air wings are about 20 aircraft lighter than in 1976.. That's a lot of aircraft.. a whole bunch..lets count 'em! 24 Phantoms 24 Corsairs II 15 Intruders 3 Vigilantes 4 Prowlers 4 Hawkeyes 6 Sea Kings 2 C-1 Traders CODs --------------------- 82 aircraft.... WOW!!! ..but on the next deployment 10 S-3A Vikings of VS-24 were addedso that makes for 92 aircraft...
How about some Old school Videos? Please pardon the critical past water mark. How they get away with that I don't know.. Looks like USS Shangri-La (CVA 38) was in port in Naples Italy ..I checked this was filmed in 1965.
My tribute to the Doolittle raid in 1/350 scale> Please take a look and share if you are so inclined:
