Aircraft Flight Deck

VA-163 "Saints" Onboard USS Oriskany CVA-34

Aircraft Flight Deck

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VA-163 A4-E Skyhawk tied down to deck on Port Side

Note tie down chains are fastened to aircraft and pad eyes in flight deck!!

View from Aircraft Elevator No. Two torward Stern!

Forward Deck is clear and ready for a flight launch . . .

Dennis is working under A4 nose on pilot's radio!

Plane is parked aft on starboard side of flight deck . . .

F8-E Crusader just launched off Oriskany's Starboard Catapult!!

Kaman rescue helicopters are in air every launch

and especially during all aircraft recoveries!!

A4-E Skyhawks tied down on and aft of Elevator #2

This picture indicates a period between flight ops

All aircraft are simply parked up and down flight deck aft!!

F8-E Crusader prepares for Port Launch

Meantime, elevator No. One descends with flight deck personnel

Starboard Side Aft Catwalk looking up Flight Deck!

As seen just before a jet aircraft operations launch . . .

Men on 05 Flag Deck look down upon an A4-E Skyhawk

It has just returned from a combat mission over Viet Nam!!

2 Skyhawks on flight deck undergoing maintenance!