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Description A U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet aircraft from strike fighter squadron VFA-131 Wild Cats and an F/A-18A (BuNo 162431) from Marine strike fighter Squadron VMFA-323 Death Rattlers are parked on the edge of the flight deck during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CV-43). The aircraft are armed with AIM-9L Sidewinder air-to-air missiles on the wing tips. Both aircraft were assigned to Carrier Air Wing 13 (CVW-13) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 1 October 1985 to 19 May 1986.
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Source U.S. DefenseImagery [1] photo VIRIN: DN-SC-86-03953 [2]
Author PH2 Knepp, USN

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