While I'm At It, Heres Some From 1946

[Robbie Stuart]

Been collecting these for a year by year thing, so here's some more. Hope yall like em.
All photos are from U.S.F.G. unless otherwise noted.


A Grumman F8F Bearcat of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels aerobatics team in 1946. -


SC ANG 57th Fighter Squadron North American P-51D-25-NA Mustang 44-73699 Note "NG" on tail, indicating this photo was taken before the Air National Guard came into being in September 1947 Date 1946 -


A U.S. Navy Vought F4U-4 Corsair of Bombing Fighter Squadron 82 (VBF-82) "Checkmates", piloted by Bud Geer, is preparing to take off from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CV-15). VBF-82 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 82 (CVG-82) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 22 October to 21 December 1946. During that cruise, VBF-82 was redesignated VF-18A and CVG-82 was redesignated CVAG-17 on 15 November 1946. Date 4 December 1946 -


This is a fairly rare photo showing an "F" Model after the war. San Francisco March 1946.


A captured German Henschel Hs 129B (Wk.Nr. 0385) at Freeman Army Airfield, Indiana, in 1946. It was allotted for storage at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona (USA) but had to be force-landed at Gallatin, Tennessee, on 24 July 1946 while being ferried to Davis-Monthan. The aircraft ran out of fuel due to suspected tank leakage and was slightly damaged during the subsequent forced landing. It was taken to No. 803 Special Depot (Orchard Place) on 5 August 1946. When the storage depot was required for other purposed during the Korean War, FE-4600 was put up for disposal as scrap. Only the nose section was saved from a scrap yard. Date 1946 -


On 21 July 1946 Lt.Cmdr. James Davidson, USN, conducted the first trials of the McDonnell XFD-1 Phantom fighter aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42). He made several landings and takeoffs without catapult. In 1947 the company letter of McDonnell was changed by the U.S. Navy from "D" to "H" and the "FD" consequently became the "FH" fighter. Date 21 July 1946 -




A formation of U.S. Navy aircraft from Carrier Air Group 3 (CVG-3) in flight in 1946. In front is a Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat flown by the Air Group Commander (CAG), Cdr. Louis H. Bauer, followed by a Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver (from VB-3), a Grumman TBM-3E Avenger (VT-3) and a Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat (VF-3). Date 1946 -


U.S. Navy Vought F4U-4 Corsair fighters from Fighting Squadron VF-75 Gay Blades and Curtiss SB2C-4E Helldivers of Torpedo Squadron VT-75 Fish Hawks fly over the the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42). Both squadrons were assigned to Carrier Air Group 75 (CVBG-75) aboard the FDR for a cruise in the Western Atlantic from 19 April to 25 May 1946. Note the unusual display of the squadron designation on the tail fins. Date 5 May 1946 -


A U.S. Navy Grumman TBM-3W Avenger on the ground at Naval Air Training Center, Naval Air Station Patuxent River. Date circa 1946 -
That's Bout It For Now. 1947 tomorrow if I can "Getting Her Done" (Larry The Cable Guy)
Robbie

[Snake45]

SC ANG 57th Fighter Squadron North American P-51D-25-NA Mustang 44-73699 Note "NG" on tail, indicating this photo was taken before the Air National Guard came into being in September 1947 Date 1946 -

I don't believe the red stripe was added to the star 'n' bar until 1947--I'd have to look up the exact date. (Note that the red stripe isn't in any of your other 1946 pics.)

[Randy Wilson]

I think the red stripe was added January 14, 1947. Don't have access to my library right now.

Randy

[Jesse C.]

Randy is correct, Jan 14, 1947