NAVY CO WINTER FLIGHT JACKET FROM USS INDEPENDENCE1966-67

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this is an estate found jacket from Clarence (Mark) A Hill who was CO of the uss independence from 1966-67 it has some minor moth holes or pulls in the jersey material on the collar and sleeves. I have shown in photos. THERE ARE NO RETURNS ON MY VINTAGE ANTIQUE MILITARY ITEMS YOU ARE BUYING EXACTLY WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO YOU WANT AUTHENTIC YOU TAKE IT THE WAY IT IS TIRED OF PEOPLE BUYING A 50 YEAR OLD ITME AND SAYING NOT AS DESCRIBED. YOU WANT NEW GO TO WALLMART AND BUY IT FROM CHINA!!!!!!The fifth USS Independence (CV/CVA-62) is a Forrestal-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. It was the fourth and final member of the Forrestal-class of conventional-powered Supercarriers. It entered service in 1959, with much of its early years spent in the Mediterranean Fleet. Independence made a single tour off the coast of Vietnam in 1965 during the Vietnam War, and also carried out airstrikes against Syrian forces during the Lebanese Civil War and operations over Iraq during Operation Southern Watch, the enforcement of the no-fly zone over southern Iraq. Independence was decommissioned in 1998 after 39 years of active service. Contents 1 Design2 Construction3 Operational history 3.1 Testing and workup3.2 1960–19643.3 1965–19703.4 1970–19793.5 1980–19893.6 1990–19953.7 1996–1998 4 Decommissioning and fate5 In popular culture6 See also7 References8 External links Design Main article: Forrestal class aircraft carrier The Forrestal-class aircraft carriers were designed in the early 1950s as a smaller version of the cancelled United States class "Supercarriers". Unlike the United States class, they were to operate in both the nuclear strike and conventional roles, and were therefore intended to carry a mixed fleet of fighters, light attack and heavy attack aircraft, all of which were to be jets. The carriers were designed around the large new Douglas A3D Skywarrior bomber, with four deck-edge aircraft elevators large enough to handle the new bomber. As jet aircraft needed much more fuel than piston-engined aircraft, the Forrestal-class had a much greater aviation fuel capacity than existing carriers, with 750,000 US gallons (2,800,000 l) of Avgas and 789,000 US gallons (2,990,000 l) of jetfuel, more than double that carried in the Midway class aircraft carriers.[4][5] Independence was built with an angled flight deck with four C-7 steam catapults, two on the bow and two on the angled deck. It was fitted with AN/SPS-37 long-range search radar and AN/SPS-8B height finding radar. Defensive armament consisted of eight 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 guns mounted on sponsons jutting out from the sides of the ship so they did not interfere with the flight deck.[5][6] The initial air wing of the Forrestal-class carriers was about 90 aircraft, although this varied with the composition of the airwing.[7] Construction The contract to build Independence, the fourth Forrestal-class carrier was awarded to the New York Navy Yard on 2 July 1954,[8] with the ship being laid down on 1 July 1955.[3] She was launched on 6 June 1958 by the wife of Thomas S. Gates, the Secretary of the Navy,[1][9] and commissioned on 10 January 1959.[3] Operational history Testing and workup Independence conducted shakedown training under her first captain, Captain R. Y. McElroy, with the first landing-on being carried out by a Grumman Trader carrier onboard delivery aircraft on 2 March 1959. She arrived at her new homeport of NS Norfolk, Virginia on 30 June 1959, and then carried out a ten-week training cruise in the Caribbean.[1][10] During these trails, while carrying out compatibility tests aboard the new carrier, a Douglas A3D Skywarrior was catapulted off Independence at a gross weight of 84,000 pounds (38,000 kg), the heaviest aircraft to take off from a carrier at the time.[11] 1960–1964 Independence operated off the Virginia Capes for the next year on training maneuvers, and departed 4 August 1960 for her first cruise to the Mediterranean. There, she added her great strength to the peace-keeping power of the 6th Fleet in that troubled region, remaining in t... read more

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