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Post Your A-4 pictures
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:19 pm
by RickH
OK, I had to get in on this, post your A-4 shots. Squadron, static, Blue Angels, what have you. Let's see 'em !
At AMARC Oct 2000
Just out of the fence !! Oct 2001
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:22 pm
by Ztex
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:44 pm
by sdennison
What a sweet ride! Does anybody know how many are still flying (in private hands or otherwise)?
RNZAF TA-4K
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:45 pm
by cap photography
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:03 pm
by CWBuff
The Blues at Hamilton, 1984...
Photo by Bruno
Zane, what year and location was that Blues diamond from?
EDIT: I guess I shoulda checked the archives... you'd posted that before... Denton, TX '85?
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Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:11 pm
by CWBuff
Beale AFB, 1982...
Gary Chambers photo
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Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:27 pm
by CWBuff
Here's one I'd like to see more photos of...
Photog unknown
I believe that this was around 1984 or so at Pensacola.
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Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:28 pm
by Tim Adams
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 10:58 pm
by RickH
For those who don't know, the first two pictures posted and Tim Adam's pictures are before and after shots of the same plane. Collings foundation TA-4F BuNo 153524. Well done, Tim. Nice shots !
The white Blue Angels TA-4 was a temporary stand in while BuNo 158722 was undergoing a SDLM inspection. The white jet came from Taining Command and was called Caspar. In some shots, at certain angles, you can just make out the orange nose and tail under the white paint.
The Blue Angel 7 jet BuNo 158722 in Peter-Four-Ohs post is displayed in pseudo Marine markings on the USS Lexington. She retains her cranked refueling probe.
Compare to Tim's shot, this one taken by Takafumi Hiroe, 1969, NAS Atsugi, Japan.
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 11:28 pm
by CWBuff
NFWS jets circa 1973...
US Navy photo
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Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 11:51 pm
by CWBuff
US Navy caption for this photo of a Ghost Riders A-4E, taken on November 21st, 1967...
An air-to-air left side view of an Attack Squadron 164 (VA-164) A-4 Skyhawk aircraft en route to a target
in North Vietnam. The aircraft is piloted by Cmdr. William F. Span, executive officer of VA-164.
US Navy photo (LtJG Nelson, photographer)
This jet is now on display at the
Pacific Coast Air Museum...
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Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:44 am
by Boneyard
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 10:42 pm
by RickH
Boneyard, when did you take the pics of the tree TA-4s ? I've never seen the wings cut for shipping. Wonder where they were going with those 3 ?
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 10:54 pm
by sdennison
Ok, ok, geez I'm a pest. How many are still flying?
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 11:57 pm
by wls3
Rick,
Got a few that might be of interest for you.
Bill
Millville Army Air Field Museum, Millville, NJ
Delaware Valley Historic Aircraft Association, Willow Grove, PA
Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum, Cape May, NJ
And of course, CF at Thunder
