Bill's Naval Perspective

At a bar in Thieves Alley - Yokosuka, Japan. 1966

I used to launch airplanes off of the USS Constellation. Catapult deck-edge operator and console operator during the Vietnam war, 64-67'.

Underweigh

The original Constellation

Deckedge Control for the Aft Cats where the Launch Sequence Takes Place.

The Main Control Console where Steam Pressure was set for each Plane.

I went on board the Connie before her last Cruise and got to see the New Control Console. Everything Computerized and Up to Date.

A couple photo's taken during our last cruise in 1967.

Liberty time on North Island/Coronado Island, San Diego, Ca.

Decommissioning Ceremony in 2003 at North Island.

41 Years of Heroic Service from a Great Fighting Ship!

Goodby Old Friend, May we Sail again one day in the Great Hereafter.

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