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8. USS Ranger (CVA-61) 1969

Posted by Captain John L. Nicholson | Jul 15, 1969 | Deployments | 0

8.  USS Ranger (CVA-61)  1969
Admiral J.C. Donaldson, Commander Carrier Division Three.
Captain J.P. Moorer, Commanding Officer
Commander A.E. Hill, Commander Air Wing Two.
Headed to WestPac.
Departing Alameda for WestPac deployment.

VA-56 ‘Champs.’
‘Champ 411.’
Signs of corrosion control and combat tempo.
Vigilante, RA5, airborne.
The ‘whale’ landing.

F4 launch on #2 catapult.
Five hundred pound bombs headed to Vietnam.
Bob Hope USO show
Our losses.
Lcdr. Nicholas Brooks, USN

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