Aircraft being cleared for
takeoff on board the Lexington during WW II.
The USS Lexington CV-16 in
Tokyo Bay in September 1945. Photo courtesy of Tom Friday.
Another view of the USS
Lexington in Tokyo Bay in September 1945. Photo courtesy of Tom Friday.
Tokyo Bay - September
1945. The USS New Jersey is on the left and the Japanese battleship Nagato is on the
right. Taken from the flight deck of the Lexington.
The cover of the final
issue of the Sunrise Press - December 14, 1945. Drawn by I. J. Levine, AerM3/c.
THE CVA AND CVS YEARS!
Building 50 at Bremerton Naval
Shipyard. Workplace of USS Lexington crew during conversion. Photo courtesy of
William Ward.
Hurricane bow being completed at
Bremerton Naval Shipyard in 1955. Photo courtesy of William Ward.
USS Lexington island being
refitted in 1955. Photo courtesy of William Ward.
The first launch and arrested landing on the USS Lexington CVA 16
by CDR George M. Douglass, Air Officer, on January 9, 1956.
The USS Lexington CVA 16 underway in 1956.
F3H-2
Demon on deck in 1956. Photo courtesy of William Ward.
FJ-3
Fury on catapult in 1956. Photo courtesy of William Ward.
Squadron
VF-124 Demons on the flight deck in 1956. Photo courtesy of William Ward.
T2
be readied on the starboard catapult. Photo courtesy of Gerald Perna.
T2
being launched from the USS Lexington CVS 16. Photo courtesy of Gerald Perna.
Arresting
Gear crew, Ship's crew and C1A plane that made the 200,000 landing in 1967. Photo
courtesy of Gerald Perna.
Captain
Heishman congratulating Cat Captain and crew for the 60,000th catapult shot from the
starboard catapult in 1967. Photo courtesy of Gerald Perna.
Launch
sequence in 1967. Photo courtesy of Gerald Perna.
A3
Carrier Qualifications on the west coast aboard the USS Lexington CVS 16 in January
1967. Photo courtesy of Gerald Perna.
The USS Lexington CVS 16 in drydock in 1967. Photo courtesy of
Robert Tice.
Navy Day 1967 on board the USS Lexington. Photo courtesy of Robert
Tice.
THE CVT AND AVT YEARS!
Commemorating the 250,000
landing on the USS Lexington, made June 17, 1969.
The 250,000th arrested
landing made on the USS Lexington CVS 16 on June 17,1969 by Captain Wayne E. Hammett in a
T-2B aircraft. In the second seat was Commander Donald Jensen, commanding officer of
VT-4 training squadron.
Refueling the SAR helicopter on the USS
Lexington in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 1980's. Photo courtesy of Charles
Goodenow.
The USS Lexington was the first United States
naval ship to have women as a part of the ships crew (1980). Photo courtesy of
Charles Goodenow.
Flight Operations on the USS Lexington in the
Gulf of Mexico in the early 1980's. Photo courtesy of Charles Goodenow.
The COD leaves the USS Lexington after
delivering mail in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 1980's. Photo courtesy of Charles
Goodenow.
