All Photos Are From The USFG Unless Otherwise Noted
I guess I have posted most of these several ago, at one time or another, just thought yall might enjoy them one more time around, & I ain't no Jack Cook! JACK'S THE MAN!
Key West, Fla. (Mar. 3, 2004) – Ens. Myciel Scott, a student pilot assigned to the “Tigers†of Training Squadron Nine (VT-9), with Maj. Tim Harp (USMCR), an instructor with VT-9, demonstrate formation flying in a T-2C “Buckeyes†during a formation training mission over 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). U.S. Navy photo by Ens. Darin K. Russell.
Two-seat transonic trainer variant of North American's TF-86 Sabre date unknown.
Two QU-22 PAVE EAGLE aircraft in flight. Date unknown.
Two U.S. Air Force Bell UH-1P helicopters over Cambodia, circa 1969. Original caption: "USAF helicopters inserted special operations teams into Cambodia. Communist supplies moved from the port of Kompong Som, through Cambodia, to South Vietnam along the Sihanouk Trail.
A pair of specially painted F-117 Nighthawks fly off from their last refueling by the Ohio National Guard's 121st Air Refueling Wing.2008-03-15
Four U.S. Navy Vought A-7E Corsair II aircraft of attack squadron VA-66 Waldos flying in formation on 27 April 1983. VA-66 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 27 April to 2 December 1983.
A U.S. Air Force Fairchild C-119B-10-FA Flying Boxcar of the 314th Troop Carrier Group in 1952. This aircraft (s/n 49-102) was later converted to an C-119C in 1955/56. Original caption: "The 314th Troop Carrier Group C-119 Flying Boxcars do not start out for the "mountain" unless weather reports are good. They must be able to see the tiny drop zone on the peak before they can drop. But weather is so unpredictable in the high mountains, that often when the planes arrive, the entire area is "socked in" with heavy clouds. In the radio contact with the "men on the mountains," the pilots circle hoping for a break in the clouds, or sometimes, to dive under the clouds and drop on the lower slopes. On several occasions, the planes have had to return to Japan as many as three times without dropping. But 314th Troop Carrier Group pilots are presistant, and eventually win through to drop successfully.
U.S. Navy flight deck crewmen perform a preflight check on a Douglas KA-3B Skywarrior (BuNo 147995) of U.S. Naval Reserve aerial refueling squadron VAK-208 Jockeys aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) on 15 September 1985. The Douglas A-3B 147665 was converted to an KA-3B in June 1967, to an EKA-3B in July 1967, and back to an KA-3B in February 1976. The plane finally crashed into Pyramid Lake, Nevada (USA), during night low level mission in January 1987, killing the crew of 3.
Royal Navy Vought Corsair Mk. I fighters at Naval Air Station Quonset Point, Massachusetts (USA), where Royal Navy pilots were trained on the Corsair, in 1943.
P-61 airplane in flight test with ramjet burning. The P-61 aircraft was built by Nothrop and used by the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory or AERL of the NACA to test the new jet engine. The AERL is now NASA's John H. Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. January 1947.
An A-6 Intruder aircraft assigned to the Sunday Punchers of Attack Squadron Seven Five (VS 75) makes ready for launch from the number one catapult, during carrier qualifications aboard the US Navy's nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65). Enterpriseis participating in Combined Joint Task Force Exercise '96, as part of a multinational force of over 50,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airman and Marines from Canada, Britain and the United States.
An EA-6B Prowler aircraft and an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft prepare for their last launch from the flight deck of the USS Kitty Hawk while under way in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 6, 2008. The aircraft departed to join the USS George Washington in San Diego, Calif. The USS Kitty Hawk is returning to the United States to be decommissioned after 46 years of service. Date 6 August 2008.
Martin RB-57A engine start. Date/Place Unknown.
Rare B-29 Olive Drab Place/Date Unknown.
One Of My Sad Favorites. True Hero's!
The crew of the USAAF Boeing B-29-40-BW Superfortress (s/n 42-24598) "Waddy's Wagon", 20th Air Force, 73rd Bomb Wing, 497th Bomb Group, 869th Bomb Squadron, the fifth B-29 to take off on the first Tokyo mission from Saipan on 24 November 1944, and first to land back at Isley Field after bombing the target. The crew is posing to duplicate their caricatures in the nose art. The crew (l-r): Capt. Walter "Waddy" Young/pilot, Lt. Jack Vetters/copilot, Lt. John F. Ellis/bombardier , Lt. Paul Garrison/navigator, Sgt. George Avon/radio operator, Lt. Bernard Black/flight engineer, Sgt. Kenneth Mansie/flight technican, Sgt. Lawrence Lee/gunner, Sgt. Wilbur Chapman/gunner, Sgt. Corbett Carnegie/gunner, Sgt. Joseph Gatto/gunner. This aircraft was lost on 9 January 1945.
THEY TURNED AROUND & WENT BACK TO HELP ANOTHER B-29 THAT WAS UNDER ATTACK BY Japanese FIGHTERS.
A Vought F-8J Crusader of fighter squadron VF-194 Red Lightnings intercepts a Soviet Tupolev Tu-95 Bear-A/B reconnaissance aircraft near the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) (steaming below) on 25 May 1974. VF-194 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing Nineteen (CVW-19). -
worker applying nose art on a Lockheed PV-1 Ventura patrol bomber, ca. May 1942. Original text: "George ("Randy") McCraw, decorating a Vega Ventura bomber. Every ship that rolls off the line carries a cartoon aimed at the Axis. , ca. 05/1942."
1º GAC P-47s carried the "Senta a Pua!" emblem as nose art along with the national insignia of Brazil. -
My Wife Is From Beaufort SC, The Home Of VMFA 332, Whom We Are Proud Of To Be The 1st Operational Unit Flying The F-35
Vought F4U-4 Corsair fighters assigned to U.S. Marine Corps attack squadron VMA-332 Polka-dots aboard the escort carrier USS Point Cruz (CVE-119) on 27 July 1953 during a deployment to Korea. Official caption: "READYING FOR COMBAT - Planes of the Marine "Polka Dot" squadron await ordnance on the last day of the Korean War. "Corsair" attack bombers flown by squadron pilots racked up an impressive record of destruction in the short time they took part in the Korean War."
Douglas SBD-4 Dauntless
A Douglas SBD-4 Dauntless (BuNo 06766, RNZAF serial NZ5034) assigned to the Royal New Zealand Air Force receives the attention of ground personnel on Espiritu Santo, in 1944. This aircraft was one of 27 SBD-4s obtained by the RNZAF and operated in the Solomon Islands by No. 25 Squadron RNZAF in 1943/44 until being replaced ba Vought F4U-1 Corsair fighters. The SBD-4 BuNo 06766 (c/n 1611) to was returned to the U.S. Marine Corps in March 1944.
GOTTA HAVE A SPAD!
A Douglas A-1J Skyraider (USN BuNo. 142063) named "The Hasler" of the 602nd Special Operations Squadron (USAF) over South Vietnam in 1968/69.
Finish It Up With A Couple Fighter Pilots.............Robin Olds
Col. Robin Olds preflights his F-4C Phantom before a mission in Southwest Asia. He was the commander of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing at Ubon Air Base, Thailand, and was credited with shooting down four enemy MiG aircraft in aerial combat over North Vietnam. -
And My Dad Lt Charles F Stuart 381st Fighter Squadron, 363rd Fighter Group, 9th AAF WWII.
Stuart Photo
France, July, 1944.
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