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Page 1 Photos

Photographs on page 1 were taken by myself, Al Rankin, during various flights while on Yankee Station or during trips to the 'beach' from the USS Ranger, CVA 61 during 67-68 westpac cruise.


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2 A-3s

A pair of EKA3-Bs over the Pacific

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No. 723 with refuel hose extended

speed brakes

Speed brakes open.

quarter view

EKA-3B BuNo 147665
VAW-13 Det 61 westpac cruise aboard
USS Ranger, 67-68.

Rear quarter view with refueling hose
extended.

parked

EKA-3B BuNo 147659

No. 721 parked on the flightdeck

afternoon sun

Late afternoon over the deck

over ship

Look close in lower left corner below

the clouds for an aircraft carrier

runway landing

Runway landing with chute at

NAS Alameda

A-3 side

Broadside view of No. 723

A-4s refueling

A couple of A-4s refueling

pacific atoll

I love this shot high above an

obscure atoll in the south pacific

belly view

This is how it looked from the cockpit

coming up to the filling station

cockpit

Cockpit view from the jump seat

deck

Looking toward the bow, standing

on no. 4 arresting wire

A-3s fueling

EKA3-Bs refueling at 18,000 ft.

ship landing

Hook down and final approach

to Ranger's deck

tail pipes

Looking up the tailpipes approaching

the refueling hose basket

ships

Look hard and find USS Ranger

followed by two destroyer escorts

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