An aviation ordnanceman inspects Mark 82 500-pound bombs in the forward bomb buildup area of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43). The bombs are being prepared for an air strike on targets in Libya
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Base: USS Coral Sea (CV 43)
Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)
Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Kevin S. Farmer
Release Status: Released to Public
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Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft. In the United States Navy, these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion) and CVAN (attack aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion). The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the United States Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922.
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