Feet Wet!
Sun Dec 26, 2010 10:48 pm
Spending this week at the beach (Panama City Beach FL) I think some of those Naval Aviation type aircraft are in order for display----------- 
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A U.S. Navy Grumman A-6E Intruder (BuNo 151573) from attack squadron VA-85 Black Falcons landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-60) on 22 March 1986.
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A U.S. Navy Lockheed AP-2H Neptune (BuNo 145902) of heavy attack squadron VAH-21 TRIM Roadrunners at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland on 26 July 1969. The aircraft named "Iron Butterfly" has 70 mission symbols.
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A U.S. Navy pilot takes a self portrait from the cockpit of a LTV A-7E Corsair II aircraft of attack squadron VA-46 Clansmen on 1 July 1988. VA-46 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 29 February to 29 August 1988.
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A U.S. Navy pilot takes a self portrait from the cockpit of a LTV A-7E Corsair II aircraft of attack squadron VA-46 Clansmen on 1 July 1988. VA-46 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 29 February to 29 August 1988.
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The catapult officer is giving the "launch" signal to a Grumman S-2 Tracker of Reserve Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 51 (RCVSG-51) on the port catapult of the training carrier USS Lexington (CVS-16) on 22 January 1963.
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P-3C Orion aircraft of the United States Navy An air-to-air view of a P-3C "Orion" aircraft banking to port (left) carrying an AIM-9 "Sidewinder" short range missiles on each outboard wing pylon and a total of four AGM-84 "Harpoon" anti-ship missiles under its wings and fuselage. 1979
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A Soviet Tu-142M aircraft (NATO code "Bear F Mod 3") being escorted by a U.S. Navy Lockheed P-3C-155-LO Orion (BuNo 159319) of patrol squadron VP-45 Pelicans, on 6 March 1986.
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Western Pacific Ocean (Oct. 14, 2004) - An S-3B Viking assigned to the "Redtails" of Sea Control Squadron Two One (VS-21), creates a rooster tail of water as it lands on the wet flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during an evening rain shower.
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A camouflaged U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-3A Sea King helicopter on the fantail of the guided missile destroyer USS Mahan (DLG-11) in May 1967. The U.S. Navy stripped several SH-3As of their ASW-equipment and used them for armed search-and-rescue missions in the Gulf of Tonkin and North Vietnam. This helicopter was assigned to helicopter anti-submarine squadron HS-2 Golden Falcons as part of Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 57 (CVSG-57) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12). However, the SAR-helicopters were often based on guided missile destroyers (then called "frigates"), which had small landing pads with less than one meter clearance to the superstructure. This SH-3A, BuNo 148985 (tail code NV-70), was lost at sea two weeks after this photograph was taken on 23 May 1967, with the loss of the crew of four.
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Lt. Joseph J. MacBrien, an exchange pilot from the Royal Canadian Navy, serving with the U.S. Navy fighter squadron VF-781, lands his Grumman F9F-5 Panther (BuNo 126034) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) off coast of Korea on 15 November 1952. VF-781 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 101 for a deployment to Korea from 15 September 1952 to 18 May 1953.
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A U.S. Navy Douglas KA-3B Skywarrior (BuNo 142649) of tactical electronic warfare squadron VAQ-132 Scorpions approaching the aircraft carrier USS America (CVA-66) on 24 September 1970. VAQ-132 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) aboard the America for a deployment to Vietnam from 10 April to 21 December 1970. The KA-3B 142649 was later assigned to U.S. Naval Reserve aerial refueling squadron VAK-308 and crashed on 29 October 1972 at Buckley Air National Guard Base, Colorado (USA), due to a failure of one of its control surfaces. One crewmember died of a heart attack.
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Four U.S. Navy Reserve Martin AM-1 Mauler attack planes over Miami Beach, Florida (USA), ca. 1950/51. The Maulers belonged to attack squadron VA-727 based at Naval Air Station Glenview, Illinois (USA).
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Seven Grumman TBM-3D Avenger bombers of night torpedo squadron VT(N)-90 flying in formation in January 1945. The squadron was part of Night Air Group 90 on the carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6). Note radar pods in right-side wings, and the distinctive tail insignia.
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A Grumman F9F-2 Panther of Marine fighter squadron VMF-223 Bulldogs on the deck edge elevator of the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) in the early 1950s.
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Key West, Fla. (Mar. 3, 2004) – Student pilots fly T-2C “Buckeyes” assigned to the “Tigers” of Training Squadron Nine in a tight formation during a training flight in Key West, Fla. VT-9 came to Key West to teach Navy and Marine Corps student pilots formation flying and gunnery techniques. The instructors are part of Squadron Augment Unit Nine (SAU-9), the Reserve component for Training Squadron Nine (VT-9), one of two training squadrons that operate from Naval Air Station Meridian, Miss., under Training Wing One (TW-1).
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Virginia Governor George Allen (center white vest) launches the final A-6E Intruder aircraft from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). Piloted by US Navy Captain Kolin M. Jan, Commander Carrier Air Wing Seven, Attack Squadron Three Four (VA-34), the aircraft was the last to launch from the deck of George Washington after completing a successful six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. This was the final deployment for VA-34 flying the historic Intruder aircraft. The squadron will begin training on the F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, and after completing their transition they will re-join the fleet as Strike Fighter Squadron Three Four (VFA-34).
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USFG PHOTOA U.S. Navy Grumman A-6E Intruder (BuNo 151573) from attack squadron VA-85 Black Falcons landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-60) on 22 March 1986.
USFG PHOTOA U.S. Navy Lockheed AP-2H Neptune (BuNo 145902) of heavy attack squadron VAH-21 TRIM Roadrunners at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland on 26 July 1969. The aircraft named "Iron Butterfly" has 70 mission symbols.
USFG PHOTOA U.S. Navy pilot takes a self portrait from the cockpit of a LTV A-7E Corsair II aircraft of attack squadron VA-46 Clansmen on 1 July 1988. VA-46 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 29 February to 29 August 1988.
USFG PHOTOA U.S. Navy pilot takes a self portrait from the cockpit of a LTV A-7E Corsair II aircraft of attack squadron VA-46 Clansmen on 1 July 1988. VA-46 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 29 February to 29 August 1988.
USFG PHOTOThe catapult officer is giving the "launch" signal to a Grumman S-2 Tracker of Reserve Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 51 (RCVSG-51) on the port catapult of the training carrier USS Lexington (CVS-16) on 22 January 1963.
USFG PHOTOP-3C Orion aircraft of the United States Navy An air-to-air view of a P-3C "Orion" aircraft banking to port (left) carrying an AIM-9 "Sidewinder" short range missiles on each outboard wing pylon and a total of four AGM-84 "Harpoon" anti-ship missiles under its wings and fuselage. 1979
USFG PHOTOA Soviet Tu-142M aircraft (NATO code "Bear F Mod 3") being escorted by a U.S. Navy Lockheed P-3C-155-LO Orion (BuNo 159319) of patrol squadron VP-45 Pelicans, on 6 March 1986.
USFG PHOTOWestern Pacific Ocean (Oct. 14, 2004) - An S-3B Viking assigned to the "Redtails" of Sea Control Squadron Two One (VS-21), creates a rooster tail of water as it lands on the wet flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during an evening rain shower.
USFG PHOTOA camouflaged U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-3A Sea King helicopter on the fantail of the guided missile destroyer USS Mahan (DLG-11) in May 1967. The U.S. Navy stripped several SH-3As of their ASW-equipment and used them for armed search-and-rescue missions in the Gulf of Tonkin and North Vietnam. This helicopter was assigned to helicopter anti-submarine squadron HS-2 Golden Falcons as part of Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 57 (CVSG-57) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12). However, the SAR-helicopters were often based on guided missile destroyers (then called "frigates"), which had small landing pads with less than one meter clearance to the superstructure. This SH-3A, BuNo 148985 (tail code NV-70), was lost at sea two weeks after this photograph was taken on 23 May 1967, with the loss of the crew of four.
USFG PHOTOLt. Joseph J. MacBrien, an exchange pilot from the Royal Canadian Navy, serving with the U.S. Navy fighter squadron VF-781, lands his Grumman F9F-5 Panther (BuNo 126034) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) off coast of Korea on 15 November 1952. VF-781 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 101 for a deployment to Korea from 15 September 1952 to 18 May 1953.
USFG PHOTOA U.S. Navy Douglas KA-3B Skywarrior (BuNo 142649) of tactical electronic warfare squadron VAQ-132 Scorpions approaching the aircraft carrier USS America (CVA-66) on 24 September 1970. VAQ-132 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9) aboard the America for a deployment to Vietnam from 10 April to 21 December 1970. The KA-3B 142649 was later assigned to U.S. Naval Reserve aerial refueling squadron VAK-308 and crashed on 29 October 1972 at Buckley Air National Guard Base, Colorado (USA), due to a failure of one of its control surfaces. One crewmember died of a heart attack.
USFG PHOTOFour U.S. Navy Reserve Martin AM-1 Mauler attack planes over Miami Beach, Florida (USA), ca. 1950/51. The Maulers belonged to attack squadron VA-727 based at Naval Air Station Glenview, Illinois (USA).
USFG PHOTO Seven Grumman TBM-3D Avenger bombers of night torpedo squadron VT(N)-90 flying in formation in January 1945. The squadron was part of Night Air Group 90 on the carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6). Note radar pods in right-side wings, and the distinctive tail insignia.
USFG PHOTOA Grumman F9F-2 Panther of Marine fighter squadron VMF-223 Bulldogs on the deck edge elevator of the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) in the early 1950s.
USFG PHOTOKey West, Fla. (Mar. 3, 2004) – Student pilots fly T-2C “Buckeyes” assigned to the “Tigers” of Training Squadron Nine in a tight formation during a training flight in Key West, Fla. VT-9 came to Key West to teach Navy and Marine Corps student pilots formation flying and gunnery techniques. The instructors are part of Squadron Augment Unit Nine (SAU-9), the Reserve component for Training Squadron Nine (VT-9), one of two training squadrons that operate from Naval Air Station Meridian, Miss., under Training Wing One (TW-1).
USFG PHOTOVirginia Governor George Allen (center white vest) launches the final A-6E Intruder aircraft from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). Piloted by US Navy Captain Kolin M. Jan, Commander Carrier Air Wing Seven, Attack Squadron Three Four (VA-34), the aircraft was the last to launch from the deck of George Washington after completing a successful six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. This was the final deployment for VA-34 flying the historic Intruder aircraft. The squadron will begin training on the F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, and after completing their transition they will re-join the fleet as Strike Fighter Squadron Three Four (VFA-34).
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Re: Feet Wet!
Mon Dec 27, 2010 10:20 am
Whats the ordi (is that right, the red shirts?) checking B4 launch on the A-7?
Re: Feet Wet!
Mon Dec 27, 2010 11:01 am
steve dickey wrote:Whats the ordi (is that right, the red shirts?) checking B4 launch on the A-7?
Jack, need ya to jump in here & educate us on this one.
Re: Feet Wet!
Mon Dec 27, 2010 2:18 pm
Being a A-6 guy and knowing pretty much zero about A-7s I'll throw this out.
I'm thinking the AO just pulled the pins for the racks and has stowed them and is now retracting the boarding ladder. On A-6s there was a comparment in there for the pins and after stowing the pins we closed and locked the ladder.
But now in looking at the photo again he maybe checking the M61
I'm thinking the AO just pulled the pins for the racks and has stowed them and is now retracting the boarding ladder. On A-6s there was a comparment in there for the pins and after stowing the pins we closed and locked the ladder.
But now in looking at the photo again he maybe checking the M61
Re: Feet Wet!
Mon Dec 27, 2010 11:15 pm
VA-128 "Golden Intruders" and VQ-2 "Batmen" all the way!!!!! The ol' man's squadrons while he was in the Navy.
Re: Feet Wet!
Mon Dec 27, 2010 11:24 pm
VA-128 was my squadron on the rock
Re: Feet Wet!
Thu Dec 30, 2010 1:28 pm
those are some nice naval photos. thank you for posting