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U.S.S. Constellation Cruise
This collection of original aviation photography is Copyright � 1995,1996 by Michael Brunk unless otherwise noted on individual photographs. License is granted for non-commercial, private viewing only.
This collection of photographs was taken during a trip onboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Constellation (CV64) as it visited Seattle for SeaFair '96. I and several thousand other aviation and naval enthusiasts spent a day with the ship as it cruised from Everett, Washington to Seattle's Elliot Bay. The day was capped off by a flying display that included launching and recovering EA-6B and S-3A aircraft and the ship's SH-60 helos.
The Spruance-class destroyer U.S.S. David R. Ray (DD971) escorts Constellation into Puget Sound's Elliot Bay.
CH-46 Sea Knight basks in the afternoon sun.
Constellation's deck crew manuevers an F/A-18 Hornet into it's parking position.
Constellation crewman climbs into the cockpit of an F/A-18 Hornet.
EA-6B Prowler approaches the flight deck for a touch-and-go.
Deck crew tests the cat while an SH-60 Sea Hawk readies for launch.
S-3A Viking traps aboard the U.S.S. Constellation.