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NavSource Online: Aircraft Carrier Photo Archive

Patch at left courtesy of CAPT Gene Oleson, CHC, USN (Ret)
Crest at right courtesy of USS Saratoga Association

USS SARATOGA (CVA-60)
(later CV-60)

Collection of Harold Hanna Contributed by his son, Paul Hanna Harold Hanna was Captain's Secretary
NS-cv60-ph01 Personnel inspection, 17 November 1956. Taken during *Sara's shakedown cruise. CVG-4 was aboard. [CVA-60 912(L)] 743Kb*	NS-cv60-ph02 AD-6 Skyraider, VA-75 "Sunday Punchers," CVG-7, launching from the "canted" deck, 1957. CVG-7's tail code was changed from "L" to "AG" in November 1956, but the change had not been applied when this photo was taken. [CVA-60 2480(L)] 428Kb	NS-cv60-ph03 AD-5N Skyraider, VA(AW)-33 Det. 43 "Night Hawks," recovering aboard, probably in 1957. A3D-2 Skywarriors and F3H-2M Demons are parked on the flight deck. 450Kb	NS-cv60-ph04 Flight quarters, 1957. AJ-2 Savage, VAH-5 "Savage Sons," launching. A4D-1 Skyhawks on the flight deck. [CVA-60 1850(L)] 526Kb
NS-cv60-ph05 Flight operations, 1957. An FJ-4B Fury (appears to be BuNo 139532) about to launch from USS *Saratoga* (CVA-60). [CVA-60 1664(L)] 381Kb	NS-cv60-ph06 HUP-2 Retriever recovering aboard *Sara* (1957?). A3D-2 Skywarriors and an F3H-2M Demon are parked on the flight deck. 470Kb	NS-cv60-ph07 Flight Quarters, 1957. F2H-2 Banshee, possibly from VA-172 "Blue Bolts," getting catapulted off of USS *Saratoga* (CVA-60) [CVA-60 1903(L)] 351Kb	NS-cv60-ph08 Flight quarters, 1957. Launching F4D-1 Skyrays. Probably taken in April 1957, when VF-74 "Be-Devilers" conducted carrier qualifications aboard *Sara. [CVA-60 1849(L)] 605Kb*
NS-cv60-ph09 A3D-1 Skywarrior recovering aboard *Saratoga, 1957. This aircraft (BuNo 135441) was assigned to VAH-3 "Sea Dragons," CVG-17, aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt* (CVA-42) and was lost in an accident in July 1957. [CVA-60 2477(L)] 558Kb	NS-cv60-ph10 F3H-2M Demons from VF-61 "Jolly Rogers," CVG-7, launching from *Sara, 1957. CVG-7's tail code was changed from "L" to "AG" in November 1956, but the change had not been applied when this photo was taken. [CVA-60 1651(L)] 514Kb*	NS-cv60-ph11 USS *Saratoga* (CVA-60) with Carrier Air Group (CVG) 7, 1957. 596Kb	NS-cv60-ph12 A4D-1 Skyhawk, possibly from VA-72 "Hawks," caught in landing mirror aboard *Sara. [CVA-60 1524(L)] 322Kb*
NS-cv60-ph13 A3D-1 Skywarrior, VAH-3 "Sea Dragons," recovering aboard *Saratoga, 17 July 1957. [CVA-60 2775(L)] 423Kb*	NS-cv60-ph14 F3H-2M Demon, VF-61 "Jolly Rogers," and AD-6 Skyraider, VA-75 "Sunday Punchers," being spotted on the flight deck of *Saratoga, 17 July 1957. [CVA-60 2576(L)] 600Kb*	NS-cv60-ph15 F11F Tiger leaving the canted deck of USS *Saratoga* (CVA-60), 17 July 1957. [CVA-60 2578(L)] 576Kb	NS-cv60-ph16 F9F-8T Cougar (BuNo 142463) as it taxis on *Sara's flight deck, 17 July 1957. (BuNo 142463 was transferred to Argentine Navy and, during a test flight prior to its acceptance, at Norfolk NAS, and piloted by Capitán de Corbeta [Lieutenant Commander] Rafael Serra, became the first Argentine naval aircraft to break the sound barrier.) [CVA-60 2577(L)] 545Kb*
The following photos are not related to *Saratoga, but are in the collection of Harold Hanna. In February 1959 a number of Grumman S2F Trackers from Antisubmarine Squadron (VS) 30 "Sea Tigers" conducted suitability tests aboard the Dutch aircraft carrier Hr. Ms. Karel Doorman* (R81), prior to the acquisition of Trackers by the Royal Netherlands Navy. These pictures may have been taken in Mayport, Florida.
NS-cv60-ph17 51Kb	NS-cv60-ph18 50Kb	NS-cv60-ph19 82Kb	NS-cv60-ph20 50Kb
For more information about this ship, see: USS Saratoga (CVA-60 / CV-60) Main Page Commanding Officers of USS Saratoga (CVA-60 / CV-60) Deployments & Air Wings: 1964–1965, Carrier Air Wing 3