Category:Steam catapults on aircraft carriers

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Media in category "Steam catapults on aircraft carriers"

The following 100 files are in this category, out of 100 total.

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  001012-N-9383R-001 Steam Catapult Maintenance.jpg 1,394 × 2,100; 547 KB
  
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  020117-N-3692H-505 - An Aviation Boatswain's Mate “Handler” checks the shuttle on one of four steam catapult systems after a full day of flight operations.jpg 2,100 × 1,494; 272 KB
  
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  A-4E of VA-164 on cat of USS Hancock (CVA-19) c1968.jpg 736 × 657; 306 KB
  
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  Catapult bridle shuttle on USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) c1965.jpg 1,004 × 507; 381 KB
  
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  Catapult hookup.jpg 2,100 × 1,605; 725 KB
  
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  Catapult modernisation on USS FD Roosevelt (CVA-42) 1958.jpg 536 × 596; 248 KB
  
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  Catapult on USS Nimitz.jpg 5,616 × 3,744; 7.59 MB
  
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  Catapult operator on USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) c1965.jpg 1,237 × 1,688; 1,010 KB
  
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  Defense.gov News Photo 060425-N-6410T-001.jpg 2,100 × 1,500; 1.12 MB
  
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  F-14 Tomcat receives fuel behind catapult steam on USS Carl Vinson flight deck.jpg 330 × 222; 13 KB
  
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  F-4B of VF-161 on catapult of USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) in December 1969.jpg 4,567 × 5,558; 8.3 MB
  
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  F-4B VF-111 CVA-43.jpg 1,024 × 692; 160 KB
  
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  Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - A Sailor cleans and lubricates a nose gear launch on the flight deck of USS Nimitz..jpg 2,832 × 4,256; 869 KB
  
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  French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle - catapult maintenance 2008.jpg 749 × 499; 129 KB
  
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  FS Charles de Gaulle catapult maintenance 020820-N-4956W-001.jpg 2,100 × 1,768; 1.68 MB
  
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  Sailors with catapult bridle on USS Hancock (CV-19) 1975.jpg 734 × 446; 232 KB
  
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  U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Jessica Davis, left, and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Jordan Cutting-Jones perform maintenance on an aircraft catapult on the flight 131103-N-GR168-007.jpg 7,360 × 4,912; 742 KB
  
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  U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Apprentice Marcus Roberts takes measurements of a trough cover channel on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) 130204-N-TR165-026.jpg 1,000 × 1,399; 261 KB
  
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  U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Lamain Boone performs maintenance on a catapult shuttle on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Mediterranean Sea Oct. 24 131024-N-MX772-016.jpg 2,832 × 4,256; 1.01 MB
  
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  US Navy 020318-N-9421C-001 Flight Deck Crew clean catapult.jpg 2,100 × 1,500; 1.66 MB
  
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  US Navy 021125-N-6278J-002 Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Dustin Jensen from Sacramento Calif.jpg 1,500 × 2,100; 1.81 MB
  
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  US Navy 021209-N-6895M-503 plane director guides an F-A-18 into position on the ship's flight deck.jpg 2,100 × 1,500; 944 KB
  
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  US Navy 021211-N-1761L-503 final checks on an F-14D.jpg 2,100 × 1,368; 1.35 MB
  
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  US Navy 030115-N-4655M-002 Tomcat prepares to launch from one of four steam catapults.jpg 1,312 × 917; 555 KB
  
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  US Navy 030317-N-7265D-503 Aviation Boatswain's Mates place a rubber gasket in catapult ^2 aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) after flight operations to keep debris from falling insides.jpg 2,100 × 1,396; 436 KB
  
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  US Navy 030323-N-4308O-110 An F-A-18 Hornet assigned to the Ragin Bulls of Strike Fighter Squadron Three Seven (VFA-37) is moved into position for launch.jpg 2,287 × 1,500; 391 KB
  
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  US Navy 030402-N-1810F-007 Aircraft Directors use hand-signals while engulfed with steam from one of the four steam-powered catapults on the flight deck aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63).jpg 1,960 × 3,008; 752 KB
  
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  US Navy 030625-N-9319H-005 A Nimitz crewmember prepares an F-A-18 Hornet for launch on one of four steam driven catapults on the flight deck aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68).jpg 2,000 × 1,312; 271 KB
  
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  US Navy 030814-N-7732W-218 An Aviation Boatswain's Mate installs slot seals into the shuttle track of a steam catapult between flight operations aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).jpg 2,000 × 1,136; 1.51 MB
  
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  US Navy 040421-N-9742R-002 An Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handler directs an F-A-18 Hornet.jpg 1,500 × 2,100; 2.27 MB
  
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  US Navy 040519-N-4911D-004 Aviation Boatswain Mate 3rd Class Neal Dunleavy completes maintenance on catapult equipment.jpg 1,500 × 2,100; 1.93 MB
  
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  US Navy 040603-N-9769P-055 An Aviation Boatswain's Mate caught in the middle of a cloud of steam, stands on one of four aircraft catapults aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), waiting for aircraft to prepare for launch.jpg 2,464 × 1,632; 363 KB
  
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  US Navy 040719-N-5781F-002 Air department personnel help clean off one of four steam-powered catapult systems aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63).jpg 1,488 × 2,240; 375 KB
  
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  US Navy 040724-N-0535P-056 The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Commanding Officer, Capt. Michael R. Groothousen, shoots a pair of boots off one of four steam-powered catapults on the ship's flight deck.jpg 1,500 × 2,100; 852 KB
  
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  US Navy 040724-N-4308O-010 Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Commanding Officer, Capt. Michael R. Groothousen places a pair of boots on one of four steam powered catapults on the ship's flight deck.jpg 2,287 × 1,500; 644 KB
  
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  US Navy 040724-N-4308O-019 Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Commanding Officer, Capt. Michael R. Groothousen shoots a pair of boots off one of four steam powered catapults on the ship's flight deck.jpg 2,287 × 1,500; 773 KB
  
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  US Navy 040924-N-6213R-017 An Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handler taxies an S-3B Viking.jpg 2,406 × 1,594; 398 KB
  
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  US Navy 041005-N-4565G-003 Two Sailors assigned to V-2 Division, signal to the flight deck officer that an S-3B Viking is ready for the catapult to apply tension prior to launch aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67).jpg 2,100 × 1,500; 667 KB
  
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  US Navy 041201-N-4308O-030 An F-A-18 Hornet assigned to the Silver Eagles of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron One One Five (VMFA-115), prepares to launch from one of four steam powered catapults.jpg 2,100 × 1,500; 303 KB
  
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  US Navy 051203-N-5387K-040 A cloud of steam engulfs the flight deck of the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) after a steam-powered catapult is tested prior to flight operations.jpg 2,000 × 3,008; 636 KB
  
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  US Navy 051213-N-7241L-005 Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate Wilson Theodore directs an F-14D Tomcat into position for launch.jpg 2,000 × 1,312; 1.82 MB
  
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  US Navy 060106-N-5248R-005 Aviation Boatswain Mate Handler 2nd Class Andrew Thomas of Houston, Texas spots the catapult during flight operations.jpg 1,500 × 2,100; 377 KB
  
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  US Navy 060604-N-0119G-046 Aviation Boatswain's Mate Equipment Airman Wesley Maynard wraps one of four steam-powered catapults on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65).jpg 2,100 × 1,500; 452 KB
  
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  US Navy 060623-N-6106R-018 An aircraft director guides an F-A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron Two Seven (VFA-27) to the No. 2 catapult for launch off the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk (CV.jpg 2,000 × 3,008; 520 KB
  
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  US Navy 060821-N-3438B-081 An aircraft director guides an F-A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102) into position for launch off the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63).jpg 3,008 × 2,000; 565 KB
  
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  US Navy 061023-N-4776G-205 An aviation boatswain's mate (handler) directs an F-A-18 Hornet into its launch position during flight operations on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).jpg 2,046 × 2,914; 623 KB
  
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  US Navy 061101-N-1205S-065 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Josh Stonestreet removes the hold back bar from the catapult during flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN.jpg 2,896 × 1,944; 838 KB
  
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  US Navy 061116-N-2959L-313 An Aviation Boatswain's Mate (handling) prepares an E2-C Hawkeye for launch off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).jpg 3,872 × 2,443; 1.55 MB
  
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  US Navy 070113-N-5345W-080 Air department Sailors wrap, or seal, bow catapult number two at the conclusion of daytime flight operations, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).jpg 1,907 × 2,100; 599 KB
  
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  US Navy 070222-N-4166B-033 Sailors aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) use teamwork and to lower catapult number two back into the flight deck. Lincoln is wrapping up the last phase of its Dry-dock Planned Incremental Availabil.jpg 2,100 × 1,500; 872 KB
  
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  US Navy 070524-N-9865S-116 Aviation Boatswain's Mate Equipment 1st Class Juan Salcido signals "thumbs up" while an F-A-18F Super Hornet prepares for take off.jpg 3,872 × 2,592; 706 KB
  
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  US Navy 070525-N-5484G-004 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Ryan Martin removes a protective cover that prevents foreign object debris from falling into the catapult while preparing for flight operations aboard nucl.jpg 3,872 × 2,592; 904 KB
  
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  US Navy 070620-N-8119R-174 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Ricky Criswell signals an F-A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the Tophatters of Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 14, to hook up to the catapult.jpg 3,008 × 2,000; 928 KB
  
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  US Navy 070731-N-8923M-022 Lt. Timothy Castro shoots his boots from catapult 3 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) into the Atlantic Ocean.jpg 2,100 × 1,295; 630 KB
  
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  US Navy 070910-N-7883G-009 Airman Luis Estrada, topside petty officer for the waist catapult aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), verifies that the holdback bar is in place prior to launch.jpg 3,872 × 2,592; 903 KB
  
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  US Navy 070918-N-7282P-024 An F-A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the.jpg 1,500 × 2,100; 484 KB
  
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  US Navy 071210-N-7241L-004 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Scott Anderson performs a final check on the connection of an F-A-18 Hornet to the steam catapult.jpg 2,100 × 1,500; 416 KB
  
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  US Navy 080103-N-9639L-006 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (equipment) Airman Darrin R. Hale cleans a catapult shuttle on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).jpg 2,289 × 3,204; 944 KB
  
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  US Navy 080125-N-2510R-002 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 ceremony.jpg 2,100 × 1,500; 490 KB
  
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  US Navy 080125-N-2510R-003 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 ceremony.jpg 2,100 × 1,500; 507 KB
  
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  US Navy 080129-N-7571S-007 An Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) directs an EA-6B Prowler, assigned to the.jpg 1,500 × 2,100; 601 KB
  
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  US Navy 080614-N-0684R-078 Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Christopher Gantz scans the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).jpg 2,100 × 1,406; 296 KB
  
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  US Navy 080710-N-1281H-238 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 1st Class Michael Hollick and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Kevin Poblete.jpg 1,500 × 2,100; 914 KB
  
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  US Navy 080711-N-3659B-038 An Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) directs an F-A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the.jpg 2,848 × 4,288; 1.54 MB
  
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  US Navy 081030-N-7981E-081 A Puget Sound Naval Shipyard worker cleans a section of a steam-powered catapult track aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during maintenance at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.jpg 2,100 × 1,500; 658 KB
  
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  US Navy 081109-N-6538W-049 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Kyle Cowell, from Sylvania, Ohio, braces against wind and jet exhaust as an F-A-18E Super Hornet launches from the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis.jpg 2,100 × 717; 179 KB
  
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  US Navy 081124-N-3610L-187 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Diego Salvador directs an F-A-18C Hornet.jpg 3,872 × 2,592; 1.04 MB
  
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  US Navy 081201-N-7571S-003 Sailors gather to support former air boss, Capt. Carl Conti as he launches his boots off the ship's flight deck.jpg 2,100 × 1,500; 319 KB
  
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  US Navy 090219-N-9760Z-017 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Aaron Patterson pressure washes catapult number four aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68).jpg 1,944 × 2,896; 743 KB
  
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  US Navy 090324-N-9760Z-012 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Nicoles Schulmeister, lubricates the nose gear launch assembly of catapult number three.jpg 1,500 × 2,100; 901 KB
  
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  US Navy 090407-N-4408B-018 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Victor M. Ayala, assigned to the air department of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), steps over catapult 3 after a successful no-load.jpg 1,500 × 2,100; 2.26 MB
  
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  US Navy 090504-N-7780S-277 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 4, 2009) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 1st Class Brandon Benedict, from Tulsa, Okla., performs final checks on an aircraft catapult prior to flight operations aboard the Nim.jpg 2,057 × 2,806; 650 KB
  
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  US Navy 090514-N-7491B-034 Aviation Boatswain's Mates (Equipment) grease foot pads in a catapult track after a flight deck wash down aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).jpg 2,136 × 3,216; 914 KB
  
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  US Navy 090623-N-7780S-096 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Matthew Mancebo, from Verona, N.Y., guides an aircraft onto Catapult 1 for launch aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).jpg 2,316 × 3,604; 919 KB
  
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  US Navy 090712-N-2791J-126 F-A-18 Hornet pilot Lt. Adam Klein from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 is taxied to Catapult One by Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handler) 1st Class Jorge Agostini Jr.jpg 4,288 × 2,848; 5.33 MB
  
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  US Navy 090808-N-2918M-001 An F-A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Black Aces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VRC) 41 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).jpg 1,296 × 1,936; 573 KB
  
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  US Navy 090901-N-5082P-006 ailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) and Northrop Grumman, Newport News shipyard workers lower the power cylinder of catapult four in place on the ship's flight deck.jpg 750 × 1,050; 330 KB
  
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  US Navy 091203-N-3038W-048 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Latia Davis and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Kevin Rooker perform maintenance on a catapult.jpg 2,700 × 4,200; 828 KB
  
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  US Navy 091206-N-4954I-038 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Susan Luong, from Renton, Wash., replaces a protective rubber strip on catapult two on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C.jpg 1,357 × 2,100; 786 KB
  
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  US Navy 100122-N-8907D-197 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Timothy Miller signals conditions ready during testing of the catapult system aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).jpg 4,288 × 2,848; 3.55 MB
  
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  US Navy 100127-N-2844S-032 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Milton Holt secures a catapult shuttle aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).jpg 1,906 × 2,520; 757 KB
  
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  US Navy 100128-N-3038W-076 USS Nimitz Sailor prepares catapults for use.jpg 2,848 × 4,288; 794 KB
  
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  US Navy 100306-N-3595W-001 An F-A-18F Super Hornet launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during night flight operations.jpg 2,100 × 1,338; 1.38 MB
  
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  US Navy 100320-N-4236E-148 Lt. Cmdr. Kim Dacosta catapults her boots off the flight deck of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) to commemorate her last launch aboard the ship.jpg 2,100 × 1,500; 1.12 MB
  
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  US Navy 100426-N-5749W-344 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Jesus Garcia, from Uvalde, Texas, guides an aircraft into the catapult shuttle aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).jpg 4,288 × 2,848; 3.73 MB
  
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  US Navy 100702-N-3327M-012 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Milton Arevalo and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Aaron Patterson emoves a catapult deck-plate prior to maintenance.jpg 1,500 × 2,100; 631 KB
  
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  US Navy 100714-N-5082P-019 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Anthony E. Blanchfield performs pre-operation maintenance on the shuttle and spread component of catapult one aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (C.jpg 1,800 × 2,520; 2.31 MB
  
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  US Navy 100714-N-6003P-074 A Sailor, assigned to V-2 division of the air department, checks the catapult line for any discrepancies prior to flight operations on the flight deck.jpg 3,531 × 1,851; 2.67 MB
  
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  US Navy 100830-N-1276B-057 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Robert M. Horvath torques the catapult deck plates after an in-deck shuttle inspection aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68).jpg 3,600 × 3,000; 958 KB
  
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  US Navy 100830-N-6720T-047 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Martin Vories, from Lakewood, Wash., removes a rubber seal while preparing for aircraft launches during flight operations.jpg 5,400 × 3,600; 1.13 MB
  
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  US Navy 100922-N-1922G-008 Sailors conduct a catapult inspection on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).jpg 2,100 × 1,500; 1.06 MB
  
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  US Navy 101201-N-7103C-157 An F-A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 is positioned onto a catapult aboard.jpg 2,100 × 2,321; 665 KB
  
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  US Navy 111123-N-QL471-507 Sailors clear the catapult after a launch aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77).jpg 4,256 × 2,832; 1.99 MB
  
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  US Navy 111212-N-BT887-150 Sailors signal to advance a steam-powered catapult shuttle aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis.jpg 2,100 × 1,500; 790 KB
  
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  US Navy 120105-N-DR144-075 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Tiffany Romero, assigned to the air department aboard the Nimitz-class airc.jpg 2,700 × 2,041; 1.85 MB
  
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  US Navy 120114-N-FI736-163 A jet takes off from the flight deck.jpg 2,520 × 1,800; 1.58 MB
  
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  US Navy 120117-N-SF704-100 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Matthew Ubinger and Airman Eric McFarland lift a flight deck catapult fr.jpg 3,405 × 2,592; 2.62 MB
  
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  USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts flight operations. (9133737699).jpg 4,928 × 3,280; 959 KB
  
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  USS NIMITZ (CVN 68) 130713-N-TW634-281 (9280744357).jpg 2,882 × 2,059; 1.43 MB