Elevators, Elevators and more Elevators ...

[Mark Allen M]

For those of you into 'Elevators' sorry for the airplanes being in the way
Thought of this thread when looking at the USS Hornet's elevators the other day. I don't know, I find some interest in them a bit.
Photo source: All from the National Museum of Naval Aviation archives. Not a one from anywhere else so if there's a photo that belongs to someone else. My bad!!!

Part 1


One of the USS Hornet's elevators (my photo)


Another of the USS Hornet's elevators (my photo)


F4U Corsair of Marine Fighting Squadron (VMF) 235 pictured on the aircraft elevator on board the escort carrier Cape Esperance (CVE 88) on March 14, 1952


SB2C-5 Helldiver of Bombing Squadron (VB) 95 from an elevator onto the hangar deck on board the carrier Bunker Hill (CV 17) during October 1945


NAA XFJ-2 Fury of NATC is on the deck elevator of USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) 1952

[Mark Allen M]

Part 2


F4U-4 Corsair aircraft of VF-791 on the hangar-bay deck of USS Boxer (CV-21) off Korea.


F4U-4 Corsair aircraft of VBF-150 on #2 elevator of USS Lake Champlain (CV-39)


AJ Savage


AJ Savage

[Mark Allen M]

Part 3


SBD-4 of Composite Squadron 22 USS Independance


SBD-3 assigned to Escort-Scout Squadron 29 VGS-29 pictured on the aircraft elevator on board USS Santee ACV-29


F6F-3 Grumman Hellcat aircraft of VF-10 tailhook broke and the aircraft hit the barrie on the deck of USS Enterprise (CV-6).


F2H-3 Banshee of VF-31 on the elevator at the hangar deck of the USS Midway CVA-41 in the Mediterranean Sea c 1954

[Mark Allen M]

Part 4


SB2C-1 of Bombing Squadron Five (VB-5) pictured on the flight deck elevator aboard USS Yorktown (CV-10).


USS Hornet CV12 c 1944


F6F Hellcat on a Carriers elevator


F6F-5 Hellcat aircraft of VF-8 with wings folded being positioned on the deck of USS Bunker Hill (CV-17).

[Mark Allen M]

Part 5


F8U-1 Crusader of Fighter Squadron (VF) 32 pictured being towed from the waist elevator into the hangar bay on board the carrier Saratoga (CVA 60), 1958


Overhead view showing an F7U-3M Cutlass of Attack Squadron (VA) 83 on one of the elevators on board the carrier Forrestal (CVA 59)


Overhead view of an F3H-2 Demon of Fighter Squadron (VF) 14 on the deck edge elevator of an unidentified carrier.


An A3D Skywarrior of Heavy Attack Squadron (VAH) 9 positioned on the lowered deck edge elevator of the aircraft carrier Saratoga (CVA 60), 1959-1960.

[Mark Allen M]

Part 6


TBF Avenger, with Torpedo Squadron Nineteen (VT-19) on CV-16 (USS Lexington), being loaded on elevator to be raised to flight deck of carrier.


Personnel on board the carrier Bennington (CV 20) push an F6F-5 Hellcat of Fighting Squadron (VF) 82 from an aircraft elevator onto the hangar deck


Avenger being hoisted below deck


Helldiver below deck


318th FG 19th FS Transfer June 1944

[Mark Allen M]

Part 7


F4F being brought up to the flight deck



F4F Wildcats pictured on one of the aircraft elevators on board the carrier Enterprise (CV 6).


USS Hornet c 1944


F6F-3 Hellcat aircraft from VF-19 number 26 crashed into the elevator well on the deck of USS Lexington (CV-16) 1944


No fatality, just a big scare.


Just a big mess

[Courier Sportster]

I like the one where you can see how to line up a TBM. although it's a dauntless pic. you'd think there'd be more such markings for tire placement.

[DH82EH]

Elevator, going up?

Cool thread Mark,

Thanks man!

That He!!diver sure looks a sorry mess. I wonder if they are taking it below to part it out before hucking it over board.

Andy

[Mark Allen M]

For the skeptics who swear the USS Hornet's elevators don't work. They work .... just a bit of work to work, but they work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFzoLGDFPt0

[Baldeagle]

a little mix of other eras, but including some interesting elevator action...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHnCy-YyIt8



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[Michel Lemieux]

Tks Mark!

This one is pretty scary....the prop is still turning!!!!

[Cutlass]

[quote="Mark Allen M"]Part 5




Overhead view showing an F7U-3M Cutlass of Attack Squadron (VA) 83 on one of the elevators on board the carrier Forrestal (CVA 59)

That would be VA-86