Hope to do a little better this week, than last week. All photos from the U.S.F.G. unless otherwise noted, in no particular order.
Convair F-106A-135-CO Delta Dart 59-0148 456th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron; Tyndall AFB, Florida 1961 Date 1961 William Tell.
An air-to-air left side view of an OA-37 Dragonfly aircraft with a Mark 20 bomb mounted under the right wing and a Mark 82 500-lb. general-purpose bomb under the left. Location: EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA (CA) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA) -Year Unknown.
A McDonnell Douglas F-4B Phantom II (BuNo 149430) of fighter squadron VF-111 Sundowners about to be launched from the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) during a deployment to Vietnam in 1971/72. The F-4B is armed with AIM-9D Sidewinder missiles and Mk 82 (500 lb/227 kg) bombs. The relatively small weapons load was typical for Coral Sea due to the limited catapult capacity. Date 1971/72
Three U.S. Air Force Vought A-7D Corsair II aircraft (s/n 70-1006, 70-1013, 71-0342) from the 162nd Tactical Fighter Group, Arizona Air National Guard, fly in formation over the desert near Tucson, Arizona (USA), on 19 September 1981. The aircraft, each in a different paint scheme, were being tested against desert and forest background for visibility. Date 19 September 1981 -
-AF-2W VS-37 Jul1957.jpg A Grumman AF-2W Guardian (BuNo 130389) from anti-submarine squadron VS-37 in flight circa July 1957 -
Cover of the U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News September/October 1983 with a carricature of the training aircraft carrier USS Lexington (AVT-16 -)
View of the island of the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CVA-16) in about 1960. Atop the bridge is the prominent Mk 37 gun director with Mk 25 fire control radar. The primary flight control is visible on the aft end of the island. Two North American FJ-4B Fury fighters of attack squadron VA-212 Rampant Raiders are visible on the flight deck. VA-212 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 21 (CVG-21) for three deployments on the Lexington to the Western Pacific between 1958 and 1961 -
U.S. Navy Lockheed T2V-1 Seastar trainers of Basic Training Group (BTG) 9 from Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, making the break prior to landing at Forrest Sherman Field. -
The Douglas A-1H Skyraider "Paper Tiger II" (NE-572) of attack squadron VA-25 Fist of the Fleet being readied for a mission over the Mekong Delta in October 1965. VA-25 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVA-41). To commemorate the mark of having delivered 6,000,000 lb. (2721.56 to) of ordnance NE-572 was equipped with a special "bomb", a toilet! The toilet was a damaged toilet, which was going to be thrown overboard. One of the plane captains of VA-25 saved it and the ordnance crew made a rack, tailfins and nose fuse for it. VA-25 personnell maintained a position to block the view of the Air Boss and the ship's Captain while the aircraft was taxiing forward to the catapult. The plane was piloted by CDR C. W. Stoddard, wingman in NE-577 was LCDR Robin Bacon. When the "sani-flush-bomb" was dropped, it almost hit Beacon's plane due to its light weight. Later that month Stoddard was shot down and killed by SAMs over North Vietnam flying NE-572 -
A Douglas A-1H Skyraider (BuNo 134563) of U.S. Navy attack squadron VA-152 Friendlies after a wheels-up emergency landing at Da Nang, South Vietnam, in December 1965. VA-152 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 16 (CVW-16) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) for a deployment to Vietnam from 5 April to 16 December 1965. The foam visible was used to ensure a relatively smooth wheels-up landing. The aircraft with a tail hook also used an arresting cable, so that the damaged aircraft would slide to a quick halt -
A Grumman S-2E Tracker of anti-submarine squadron VS-37 Sawbucks landing on the U.S. anti-submarine aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12). VS-37 was assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 57 (CVSG-57) for a deployment aboard the Hornet to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 30 September 1968 to 12 May 1969 -
A U.S. Air Force crew members from the 128th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 116th Tactical Fighter Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, places a 227 kg Mark 82 bomb on an MJ-1 bomb loader at Stewart Airfield, Savannah, Georgia (USA), during exercise "Gangbuster XI" on 10 April 1981. The training bomb was loaded on the squadron's Republic F-105G Thunderchief aircraft visible in the background.
A U.S. Air Force F-105G Thunderchief aircraft (s/n 62-4425, crew Jim Boyd and Kim Pepperell) of the 17th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing landing at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, on 29 December 1972. It is armed with AGM-45 Shrike and AGM-78 Standard anti-radiation missiles. This aircraft is today on display at Blissfield, Michigan (USA). -
7406th Support Squadron Boeing RB-50B-55-BO Superfortress 47-157? Wiesbaden AB, West Germany, 1956. modified as RB-50G? with additional radar and B-50D type nose (photo does not show the aircraft with a B-50D nose). Oct 1950. To MASDC Aug 1961. Dropped from inventory as surplus Oct 1961 -
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.
A U.S. Navy Martin SP-5B Marlin (BuNo. 135533) of partol squadron VP-40 Fighting Marlins landing after its last operational flight in San Diego Bay on 6 November 1967. It is now on display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation at Pensacola, Florida (USA). Date 6 November 1967 -
A Missouri Air National Guard Boeing KC-97L Stratofreighter of the 180th Aerial Refueling Squadron, 139th Aerial Refueling Group, refueling two U.S. Air Force Vought A-7D Corsair IIs of the 23rd Tactical Fighter Wing, based at England Air Force Base, Louisiana (USA). The 23rd TFW flew the A-7D from 1972 to 1981, the 139th ARG retired its KC-97Ls in 1976. The Stratofreighter 53-0283 (Boeing c/n 17065) was loaned to Japan on 4 May 1965. It was returned to the USAF on 23 April 1970 and converted to a KC-97L. Later it was put on display at NAS JRB Forth Worth (Texas). Bought by a private party in December 2001, it was trucked to Colorado Springs (Colorado) and used for a restaurant. Date 1972-76 -
A three-quarter portside aerial view of an RA-5C Vigilante aircraft (b/n 156608), Reconnaissance Attack Squadron 7 (RVAH-7) known as the "Peacemakers of the Fleet" and was assigned to the USS RANGER (CV 61) from February 21 to September 22, 1979. This photograph may show the Vigilante's last flight, since all Vigilante aircraft were officially retired in September 1979 and the RVAH-7 was officially decommissioned in October 1979. Date Shot: 1 Jan 1979, but The exact date photo taken is unknown. -
That's about it for now.
Robbie
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