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127 mm guns aboard USS Ranger (CVA-61) firing c1961.jpg

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Description Photo of the practice firing of the starboard forward 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 guns aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CVA-61). A Douglas A3D-2 Skywarrior (BuNo 147662) from Heavy Attack Squadron VAH-6 Fleurs is visible in the foreground. VAH-6 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 9 (CVG-9) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CVA-61) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 11 August 1961 to 8 March 1962. The A3D-2 147662 was lost during a flight from USS Ranger in November 1962.
Date between 1961 and 1962
date QS:P,+1961-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1961-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1962-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source Official U.S. Navy photograph [1] from the USS Ranger (CVA-61) 1961-62 Cruise Book.
Author USN

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