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Cranston Fine Arts  Naval Art and Artists Modern Era Ships Sir Walter Scott to Waverley  USS Coral Sea |
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| USS Coral Sea Naval Art Prints, Paintings and Drawings |
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Screaming Eagle by Philip West. Having put an AIM-9 missile up the tailpipe of a MiG-17 over North Vietnam, pilot Jerry Devil Houston with Kevin Moore riding shotgun, swings his F-4B Phantom onto the center-line of the USS Coral Sea following a strike mission gainst the airfield at Bai Thuong on May 6, 1972. The brightly painted stylistic eagle denotes they are flying the CAG bird. |
USS Coral Sea by Ivan Berryman. USS Coral Sea (CV-43 being replenished by fast combat support ship USS Seattle (DE-3) as two of the carriers compliment of F.4s of VF-111 The Sundowners makes a low pass. |
Launch at Sundown by Philip West. Under full after-burner, an F-4B Phantom of VF-111 (Sundowners) launches from the carrier USS Coral Sea, positioned in the Gulf of Tonkin, March 6, 1972. The crew will engage and destroy a MiG-17 over North Vietnam during the mission. |
Honor the Brave by Philip West. One of the last aircraft to come aboard following the days combat actions was the (photo-bird) RF-8G Crusader. Unarmed apart from cameras and film, the eyes of the fleet pilots roamed far and wide throughout Vietnam to bring back vital post-strike photographs and reconnaissance information. The USS Coral Sea represented one of 21 attack and anti-submarine carriers deployed to the Gulf of Tonkin. Their crews displayed courage, duty, sacrifice and service. |
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