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Part 1



NAS Jacksonville


Front view of a Consolidated PBY-2 Catalina on the seaplane ramp at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA). These PBYs were replaced with the PBY-5 in 1943. This picture was taken on 8 January 1942. Naval aircraft Factory N3N-3 trainers are visible in the background.


Consolidated PBY Catalinas on the sea plane ramp at the Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA), in October 1945. There were 100 Catalinas assigned to the station.


Aerial view of the Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA), in October 1945. About 100 Consolidated PBY Catalinas are parked on the sea plane ramp.


Curtiss SNC-1 NAS Jax Jan 1942


A squadron of SNC-1's line up for take-off at NAS Jacksonville. The planes were assigned to VN-12 on Dec. 20, 1941.


U.S. Navy Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3 Canary (BuNo 2736) on floats, used for primary seaplane training. The aircraft paint colour was all-yellow with silver floats and this picture was taken on 7 January 1942 at the Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA).


A side view of the NR-1 Ryan. The aircraft was used at the station from March 1941 until late 1942. There were 100 aircraft assigned to NAS Jacksonville and they were used for primary flight training. Being under-powered, they were known as the "Flying Washing Machines" by the early students.


A U.S. Navy North American SNJ-3 Texan (BuNo 6836) used for intermediate pilot training at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA), in early 1942.


The first aircraft assigned to Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA), was this Grumman J2F-3 Duck (BuNo 1578), which arrived on 16 January 1940. This aircraft would remain as the Commanding Officer's plane. A North American SNJ Texan is visible behind the Duck.


The first aircraft assigned to Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA), was this Grumman J2F-3 Duck (BuNo 1578), which arrived on 16 January 1940. This aircraft would remain as the Commanding Officer's plane.


This JRF-5 Grumman JRF-5 Goose was assigned to Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA), in 1941 and remained on the station throughout the Second World War. Only one of these aircraft flew from the station and was used for utility purposes, including photography.


A U.S. Navy Vought OS2U-2 Kingfisher (BuNo 2244) sits on the sea plane ramp on 7 June 1942 at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA). The color scheme at this time was sky blue.


Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless (BuNo. 28520) that was being used as the station weather plane at Naval Air Station Jacksonville 18 April 1945


F4U-1 of NATOS Jacksonville, FL, on the ground at NAS Jacksonville, FL.


An SNJ-4 assigned to the Naval Air Reserve at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida, pictured in flight c 1955


OS2U Kingfisher fly in echelon formation over NAS Jacksonville in 1943


Four (4) F4U's flying in formation over NAS Jacksonville, FL

Photo Sources: SDASM archives, NMNA archives, Wikipedia Commons, my stuff.

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Part 2


U.S. Navy Ryan NR-1 and Stearman N2S trainers are tilted on their noses to pack in as many aircraft as possible in a hangar at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA). A hurricane was approaching the station when this photo was taken on 13 September 1941. N2S No. 22 was the first ever reworked at the Assembly and Repair Shop (Fleet Readiness Center Southeast today).


A Consolidated PB2Y-5R Coronado at the Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA), in 1943. Two Consolidated PBY Catalina's are visible in the background.


Overhead view of an OS2U Kingfisher making a water landing at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida c 1943


Overhead view of an OS2U Kingfisher making a water landing at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida c 1943


A U.S. Navy Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk sea plane on the sea wall at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA), in 1946.


A U.S. Navy Curtis SC-1 Seahawk is lifted out of the St. Johns River and onto the seaplane ramp at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (ÙSA) on 18 April 1947.


Two Douglas AD-2 Skyraiders at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA), in 1948. According to the BuNo. of the nearest aircraft (12227?) these Skyraiders are AD-2s. Up to 1957 the tailcode "B" belonged to Carrier Air Group Nineteen (CVG-19)


Skyraider c 1959 NAS JAX


A Lockheed P2V-3 Neptune of patrol squadron VP-5 Mad Foxes flying along the coast of Florida (USA) in 1951.


A Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune of patrol squadron VP-18 Flying Phantoms in flight over NAS Jacksonville (Florida, USA) on 3 July 1953. VP-18 had only been established on 04 Feb 1953. It was already disestablished on 10 Oct 1968.


The 20 mm guns are loaded on a Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune belonging to patrol squadron VP-5 Mad Foxes on 23 July 1951 at the Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA).


A U.S. Navy Grumman JRF-5 Goose sits on the seaplane ramp of the Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA), on 30 January 1952.


A Martin P5M-1 Marlin (BuNo. 135464) of patrol squadron VP-45 Pelicans about to launch from Naval Air Station Jacksonville (Florida, USA) in 1954.

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Mark,

Humble observation....a couple-three of those aerials are not NAS Jax. Florida doesn't have mountains. Sign me: Snow-birding in Daytona.

Part 3


The first jets to arrive at the Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida (USA), were McDonnell FH-1 Phantom fighters of Marine fighter squadron VMF-122 on 9 June 1948. Obviously they got lots of attention from the station's personnell. The BuNo of the plane in the foreground is 111783.


A McDonnell F2H-2P Banshee of Photo Squadron VC-62 climbs into the skies over Naval Air Station Jacksonville (Florida, USA). The aircraft left the station on 21 January 1953.


Pranged F2H-1 NAS Jacksonville FL


Pranged F2H-1 NAS Jacksonville FL

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Relatively recent photo of NAS JAX

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Whoops! my bad and corrected.

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No worries....nice pics as usual. Still hoping for a CG pic thread.

what is with the funky landing / beach gear on the grumman goose?? & what is the empenage sticking out under the hull??

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!

I noticed that too. Speculating it's some type of retractable device.....maybe a water ski of sorts to aid in short landings or some type of sensing/comms device??

Hydrofoil experiments

http://www.seaplanes.org/mambo/index.ph ... 1&Itemid=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yolgS1bn7P8

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Lest Hero-worship raise it's head and cloud our vision, remember that World War II was fought and won by the same sort of twenty-something punks we wouldn't let our daughters date.

Thanks for the photos.

Your very welcome.

Here's more from JAX


P2Y-3 NAS JAX c 1941


Black Cat PBY-5 at NAS Jacksonville


F4U-4 Corsair aircraft of VFATU-1are in formation flight out of NAS Jacksonville, FL


PB4Y-2 NAS JAX


AM-1 Mauler of Attack Squadron (VA) 84 in flight out of Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida


An HU-16C Albatross assigned to Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida, pictured on the ground.


SH-3 Sea King of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron (HS) 1 pictured in flight over the waters off Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville


SH-3 Sea King of Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron (HS) 1 pictured in flight over the waters off Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville

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Mark,

Is there any chance you've come across any photos of NAS Jacksonville from the mid-1950s? That was the time when so many Corsairs were reported as being stricken and relocated there for storage. I've always wondered what the ramp and/or outlying areas must have looked like with all of those planes reportedly present at the site. If you come across anything of that nature, then please post them here!

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Rob Mears
'Surviving Corsairs' Historian
robcmears@yahoo.com
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Greetings Rob, these photos were posted in another WIX thread by Furline a while ago. Photos state "NAS Jacksonville c 1950

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Wow, amazing shots! I can only imagine the logistical nightmare involved in overhauling a mixed bag of Corsair types like that. As much as I see "NAS Jacksonville - overhaul & repair" written on the USN history cards (twice or more for each plane it seems) I can only conclude that it must have been a mad house at that place. It does look like they did have a pretty clean system for getting the job done though. Thanks!

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Rob Mears
'Surviving Corsairs' Historian
robcmears@yahoo.com
http://www.robmears.com