Machinist's Mate Fireman Recruit Tawnye Blaser applies lagging to a st...
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![[Start of the first flight of 1905, Orville Wright at controls of the machine, near the hangar at Huffman Prairie. The two figures in the center are probably Wilbur Wright and Charles E. Taylor. The catapult launching device appears for the first time in a photograph]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjAvc3RhcnQtb2YtdGhlLWZpcnN0LWZsaWdodC1vZi0xOTA1LW9ydmlsbGUtd3JpZ2h0LWF0LWNvbnRyb2xzLW9mLXRoZS1tYWNoaW5lLWQwNDNiOS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[Start of the first flight of 1905, Orville Wright at controls of the machine, near the hangar at Huffman Prairie. The two figures in the center are probably Wilbur Wright and Charles E. Taylor. The catapult launching device appears for the first time in a photograph]")
[Start of the first flight of 1905, Orville Wright at controls of the ...
Title based on: Wilbur & Orville Wright, pictorial materials: a documentary guide / Arthur G. Renstrom. Washington: Library of Congress, 1982, p. 59. Attributed to Wilbur and/or Orville Wright. Reference copy i... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Dennis O'Connell signals as an EA...
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Sailors monitor catapult operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ni...
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An EA-6B Prowler assigned to the Outlaws of Electronic Attack Squadron...
Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt Sept. 12, 2003 -- An EA-6B Prowler assigned to the Outlaws of Electronic Attack Squadron One Forty One (VAQ-141) launches from one of four catapults on the flight deck aboard USS T... More
A Sailor directs aircraft aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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Sailors assigned to V-2 Division of the air department of the aircraft...
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Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Jerell Hurdle directs a...
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An X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator aircraft moves...
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A U.S. Navy Hold Back Operator hooks up a U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet str...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69) Scene Camera Operator: MCSN David Danals, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Michael Costales, from Ne...
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The Catapult Safety Petty Officer gives the thumbs up as an F/A-18F Su...
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Aviation Boatswain's Mates communicate via hand signals as an E-2C Ha...
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Lt. Theodore Kleinberg walks the catapults as part of his pre-launch c...
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Flight operations at night aboard CVN 74
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A pilot assigned to the Gunslingers of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zer...
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Last launch of the F-14 Tomcat.
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An Aviation Boatswain's Mate stands the Deck Edge Safety watch, ensur...
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A T-45A Goshawk Trainer Jet is taxied to the catapult in preparation f...
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Aviation Boatswain�s Mate Airman Jorge Font from San Sebastian, Puerto...
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An F/A-18E Super Hornet prepares to launch during a test of the Electr...
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A shooter under instruction mirrors his trainer as they launch an F/A-...
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An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Blue Blasters of Strike Fighter Squa...
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Catapult Safety Observer Aviation Boatswains Mate Jesse O'Malley signa...
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Sailor prepars and aircraft for catapult launch aboard CVN 73.
At sea aboard USS George Washington Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Heath Oelman from Ackley, IA, helps guide the launch bar into the shuttle on catapult three, as it prepares to launch aircraft assigned to... More
Cmdr. Joel Becker, air boss of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan ...
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An aviation boatswain's mate directs an F/A-18C Hornet, attached to th...
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Flight deck personnel guide an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Black Kni...
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E-2C, US Navy Photogrpah, USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
At sea aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt An Air department crewmember makes final checks on the catapult and launch bar assembly before the launch of an E-2C Hawkeye, assigned to the "Screwtops of Carrier Airborne ... More
An F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to
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An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One One Three (V...
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Lt. Kevin Tomasko inspects a catapult before flight operations aboard ...
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Aircraft Carrier F-18 taxis into position
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Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Meagan Rowland, left, ...
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An F-14D Tomcat assigned to the Tomcatters of Fighter Squadron Three ...
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C-2 Greyhound launches from CV 71
At sea aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt A C-2 Greyhound aircraft assigned to the "Rawhide" of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron Four Zero (VRC-40) launches from one of four steam-powered catapults on the ships fli... More
An F/A-18 Hornet launches from one of four steam-powered catapults.
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Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Godfrey T. Adeniran, l...
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An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Valions of Strike Fighter Squadron O...
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Steam from a catapult surrounds a flight deck director as he signals a...
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A shooter launches an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Thunderbolts of M...
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Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Dwayne Williams secures a C-2A Gre...
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An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Knights of Strike Fighte...
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Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Iantha P. Dube arms an AIM-9 Sidewinder...
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A Sailor measures the diameter of a catapult shaft aboard USS Ronald R...
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USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
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Aviation Boatswain�s Mate Equipment 1st Class Juan Salcido raises a fi...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 20, 2007) Aviation Boatswains Mate Equipment 1st Class Juan Salcido raises a finger to signal the catapult is ready to be fired aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68... More
Airman Nathaniel Holmes Jr. from Chicago, Ill., conducts maintenance o...
The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 06, 2002) Airman Nathaniel Holmes Jr. from Chicago, Ill., conducts maintenance on a catapult hydraulic valve aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Fourtee... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeffrey Leconte speaks into a sound-powered te...
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Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Leatrice Koenig guides ...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 10, 2008) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Leatrice Koenig guides a T-45 Goshawk assigned to Carrier Training Wing (CTW) 1 onto the No. 1 steam-powered catapult to be launched ... More
Former President George H. W. Bush signals the launch of a dead load o...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Jan. 25, 2008) Former President George H. W. Bush signals the launch of a "dead load" off the flight deck of Precommissioning Unit (PCU) George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), during a catapult test cere... More
An F/A-18 Hornet launches from one of four steam driven catapults on t...
Arabian Gulf (Mar. 21, 2003) An F/A-18 Hornet launches from one of four steam driven catapults on the flight deck of USS Constellation (CV 64) during night operations. Constellation and her embarked Carrier Ai... More
An EA-6B Prowler launches from one of four steam powered catapults on ...
Indian Ocean (Apr. 21, 2003) An EA-6B Prowler assigned to the Lancers of Electronic Attack Squadron One Thirty One (VAQ-131) launches from one of four steam powered catapults on the flight deck aboard USS Const... More
Flight deck personnel kneel between the foul lines as an F/A-18C Horne...
Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 25, 2004) Flight deck personnel kneel between the foul lines as an F/A-18C Hornet launches from a steam powered catapult aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The nuclear powered aircraft ca... More
An F-14B Tomcat lines up on a steam-powered catapult prior to launchin...
Persian Gulf (Feb. 02, 2005) An F-14B Tomcat, assigned to the "Swordsmen" of Fighter Squadron Three Two (VF-32), lines up on a steam-powered catapult prior to launching from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-cl... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Ashley Crescimanno, fro...
INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 24, 2019) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Ashley Crescimanno, from Albany, New York, directs aircraft toward a steam-powered catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier... More
The flight deck director from the air department's aircraft handling d...
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Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) Cadet Ensigns, fr...
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Jul. 16, 2009) Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) Cadet Ensigns, from left, Britany DeFrance, Brooke Zimmerman, Brianca Hollins and James Arnott assemble a wooden catapult f... More
F-14 launches, US Navy Photogrpah
At sea aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt An F-14 Tomcat assigned to the "Black Lions" Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213) is launched from one of four steam powered catapults on the ships flight deck. VF-213 i... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Tiffany Romero performs m...
ARABIAN SEA (Feb. 03, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Tiffany Romero and other Sailors assigned to the air department aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) perform mai... More
Lt. Beau Massenburg signals the catapult operator to launch an F/A-18F...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jul. 04, 2007) Plane shooter Lt. Beau Massenburg signals the catapult operator to launch an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the "Red Rippers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105, off the bow ... More
An F/A-18A+ Hornet clears the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft...
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moving out of position after launching an F/A-18C
At sea aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt Catapult Safety Observer, Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Joseph Noriega from Concord, Calif., moves out of position after launching an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "V... More
An S-3B Viking assigned to the Blue Wolves of Sea Control Squadron Thr...
Pacific Ocean (Jun. 27, 2004) An S-3B Viking assigned to the "Blue Wolves" of Sea Control Squadron Three Five (VS-35) launches from one of four steam-powered catapults aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier U... More
An F/A-18 Hornet launches from one of four steam powered catapults on ...
Arabian Gulf (Mar. 21, 2003) An F/A-18 Hornet launches from one of four steam powered catapults on the flight deck of USS Constellation (CV 64) during night operations. Constellation and her embarked Carrier A... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Matthew Arriaga, from Hou...
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F/A-18 prepares to launch, operation Enduring Freedom
At sea aboard USS John C. Stennis , Apr. 15, 2002 -- An F/A-18 "Hornet" from the "Black Knights" of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron Three One Four (VMFA-314) launches from one of four of the steam catapult syste... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mates (Equipment) run to the foul line after secu...
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Sailors assigned to the Air Department, V-2 Division, maintain a safet...
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Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Manata Marlon cleans a...
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An F/A-18C Hornet launches from one of four steam driven catapults on ...
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Aircraft directors guide aircraft onto the bow catapults for launch af...
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Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Eric Welsh directs an F...
ARABIAN GULF (Mar. 05, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Eric Welsh directs an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25 onto the bow catapults for launch on the flight deck... More
An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) lifts off from a catapult mechanism d...
CAMP ROBERTS, Calif. (May. 08, 2013) An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) lifts off from a catapult mechanism during a launch initiating sequence as part of the Research & Experimentation for Local & International ... More
A catapult �Shooter� signals the launch of an F/A-18C Hornet off the f...
Pacific Ocean (Sep. 04, 2004) A catapult Shooter signals the launch of an F/A-18C Hornet off the flight deck of the conventional aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) during Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) fly ... More
Chief Aviation Boatswains Mate David Adams directs an F-14B Tomcat ass...
Arabian Gulf (May. 22, 2004) Chief Aviation Boatswains Mate David Adams directs an F-14B Tomcat assigned to the "Red Rippers" of Fighter Squadron One One (VF-11) onto one of four steam powered catapults during ... More
Lt. Cmdr. Alan D'Jock ducks into his shoot stance as an F/A-18F Super...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Apr. 02, 2007) Lt. Cmdr. Alan D'Jock ducks into his shoot stance as an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Swordsmen" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 launches from catapult number one duri... More
A flight deck safety observer gives the thumbs up to launch
The Mediterranean Sea (Mar. 17, 2003) A flight deck safety observer gives the "thumbs up" to launch an F/A-18C Hornet from catapult #2 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). The Roosevelt which is deployed in... More
A crewmember inspects the launch bar before giving the thumbs up
The Arabian Gulf (Apr. 25, 2003) A crewmember inspects the launch bar before giving the thumbs up to launch an F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the Mighty Shrikes of Strike Fighter Squadron Ninety Four (VFA-94) from o... More
Sailors remove catapult buttons on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class...
WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (May. 23, 2015) Sailors remove catapult buttons on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier... More
Sailors conduct a post-flight safety check of the catapults on the fli...
PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 14, 2013) Sailors conduct a post-flight safety check of the catapults on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). The George Wash... More
plane director positions an F-14
At sea aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt A plane director positions an F-14 Tomcat assigned to the "Black Lions" of Fighter Squadron Two One Three (VF-213) into launch position on one of four steam driven catapults... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Justin Henry signals a...
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 02, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Justin Henry signals an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Gladiators" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 to take tension on a... More
Catapult Controller, Aviation Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Nicholas Meye...
Persian Gulf (Feb. 23, 2005) Catapult Controller, Aviation Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Nicholas Meyer, signals to the catapult shooter that his hands are clear from the panel during the launching of an F/A-18A+ ... More
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Bulls of Strike Fighter Squadron Thr...
Arabian Gulf (Nov. 19, 2004) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Bulls of Strike Fighter Squadron Three Seven (VFA-37) launches from one of the four steam powered catapults on the flight deck aboard USS Harry S. ... More
Aircraft directors, wearing yellow flight deck uniforms, signal two F/...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 08, 2007) Aircraft directors, wearing yellow flight deck uniforms, signal two F/A-18C Hornets, attached to the "Blue Diamonds" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146, into position on the bow ... More
Sailors prepare the bow catapult for aircraft as an E-2C Hawkeye from ...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jul. 03, 2009) Sailors prepare the bow catapult for aircraft as an E-2C Hawkeye from the "Golden Hawks" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 112 launches from the flight deck of the N... More
An F/A-18C �Hornet� is launched from the ship�s flight deck while anot...
At sea aboard USS Abraham Lincoln An F/A-18C Hornet is launched from one of four steam catapults on the ships flight deck. Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are conducting operations in support of... More
An F/A-18C Hornet from the Mighty Shrikes of Strike Fighter Squadron (...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Sep. 16, 2014) An F/A-18C Hornet from the Mighty Shrikes of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 94 taxis to a catapult during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson ... More
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the
PERSIAN GULF (Jun. 07, 2008) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Blue Blasters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34 soars into the night's sky after being catapulted from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ab... More
USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), operation Enduring Freedom
At sea aboard USS Carl Vinson A media crew interviews a member of Air Department in describing his job as a "Shooter" on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson. Shooters ensure the aircraft and the deck are r... More
An Aviation Boatswain's Mate caught in the middle of a cloud of steam,...
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A plane captain observes flight operations
PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr. 14, 2008) A plane captain observes flight operations as an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the "Sunkings" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116, taxies to a catapult aboard the Nimit... More
Two F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighters conduct t...
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 04, 2014) Two F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighters conduct the first catapult launches aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The F-35 Lightning II Pax River In... More
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Eric Augustine directs ...
ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 03, 2012) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Eric Augustine directs a fixed wing aircraft onto catapult three during night flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrie... More
An Aviation Boatswain's Mate directs an F/A-18C Hornet onto waist cata...
Sea of Japan (Mar. 20, 2003) An Aviation Boatswain's Mate directs an F/A-18C Hornet onto waist catapult three in preparation for launch during flight operations aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson is ... More