Airplanes on the U.S.S. Yorktown in South Carolina
Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:43 am
I figure yall have seen them before but I was in Charleston for the wedding anyhow. So, here's pictures from the Yorktown. Not much else to do warbird wise in town.
It's interesting to note that the B-25 still has an executive interior in the back of the plane.
It's interesting to note that the B-25 still has an executive interior in the back of the plane.
Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:46 am
Great Pictures ! By any chance did you visit the USS Laffey?
Her Capt used to be my backyard neighbor.
Her Capt used to be my backyard neighbor.
Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:52 am
Thanks
Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:59 am
I was there a year ago, and it was a really awesome. Great people too.
Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:22 am
Nice shots, thanks for sharing them. Love the not one, but two, Hueys!
protective paint
Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:55 am
Nice selection of aircraft. Too bad they didn't shoot a coating of sealer over the Navy jets on deck - those with the standard low-vis grey paint schemes are already looking bad, and will really look awful after a couple of years.
Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:01 pm
Great Pics! 
I was there a year or two-three back, and I loved the easy access to the planes up topside-great for taking detail photos. I did, however, accidentally kneel down on the deck-that thing gets hot!
What's with the tarp under the Phantom?
I was there a year or two-three back, and I loved the easy access to the planes up topside-great for taking detail photos. I did, however, accidentally kneel down on the deck-that thing gets hot!
What's with the tarp under the Phantom?
Re: Airplanes on the U.S.S. Yorktown in South Carolina
Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:17 pm
[quote="Brad"] Not much else to do warbird wise in town.
Brad; Congratulations on the wedding. How about a picture of my favorite "warbird" at Charleston? 52-1072, the C-124 that I turned quite a few wrenches on when it was at Dover.
Brad; Congratulations on the wedding. How about a picture of my favorite "warbird" at Charleston? 52-1072, the C-124 that I turned quite a few wrenches on when it was at Dover.
Re: Airplanes on the U.S.S. Yorktown in South Carolina
Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:23 pm
Chief wrote:
Brad; Congratulations on the wedding. How about a picture of my favorite "warbird" at Charleston? 52-1072, the C-124 that I turned quite a few wrenches on when it was at Dover.
Chief,
Even though my squadron was just a couple hundred yards from the C-124, in the five and a half years I was there I don't think I ever took a picture of it! That's sad, considering I drove past it everyday on the way out the back gate.
Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:27 pm
How did you get up there to check out the interior of the B-25?
Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:47 pm
Obergrafeter wrote:How did you get up there to check out the interior of the B-25?
Nobody was watching so I climbed up on the roof of the snackbar. I was done with the tour so it would have been worth it if I had gotten thrown out! I took some pictures through the waist window but they didn't come out. I didn't have time to take any more.
Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:18 pm
Chief,
There are fairly recent photos (2006) I took of 52-1072 in the Warbird Directory. I also worked on Charleston AFB from March 2005 to October 2006, and passed by her every day going to and coming from work.
She looks good.
Walt
There are fairly recent photos (2006) I took of 52-1072 in the Warbird Directory. I also worked on Charleston AFB from March 2005 to October 2006, and passed by her every day going to and coming from work.
She looks good.
Walt
Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:41 pm
Again thanks for the photos. I'll probably never get there! Couldn't quit tell but does the B-25 still have the tip tanks?
Thu Dec 18, 2008 11:55 pm
RareBear wrote:Chief,
There are fairly recent photos (2006) I took of 52-1072 in the Warbird Directory. I also worked on Charleston AFB from March 2005 to October 2006, and passed by her every day going to and coming from work.
She looks good.
Walt
I had the pleasure of getting that tour pal, thanks again.