Avenger flypast at CVN-77 dedication

Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:12 pm

I just read the feature story in the Houston Barnacle about the dedication of the USS George HW Bush, CVN-77 carrier. Four F/A-18's made a fly by and then an Avenger came over. Whose Avenger? Anybody got pix?

blue skies,
Doug

Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:48 pm

I don't know, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was Fighter Factory's or Tom Duffy's.

Rich

Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:31 pm

Great looking ceremony. I just saw the Bush over Christmas while visiting, moored to the last pier. (the only ship not strung with Christmas lights)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7CM3MS-Qgw

Shay
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Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:45 pm

I don't know about the dedication today, but a couple of years ago when they "laid the keel" for it, or whatever the first step is of the construction, the flyover was done by the Avenger painted in the markings of GHWB from WWII. Wouldn't surprise me if they got the same airplane to do it again, given the connection.

Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:14 am

The only Avenger I know of in GHW Bush's colors is one of the CAF's (http://www.warbirdregistry.org/avengerr ... 53353.html).

I think it's assigned to the Missouri Wing, but I'm not sure.

Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:11 am

Somebody on another forum said it was the Fighter Factory's TBM. I saw the flyby on TV..looked like the same aircraft as the one on FF's website.

SN

Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:56 am

It was Jerry Yagen's bird.

The four-ship F-18F flyover was from VFA-211:

Sorry for the fuzziness, got these at almost maximum zoom on my camera as they orbited over my house in Newport News.

Lynn

Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:33 pm

No problem Lynn. Thanks for the posting.

Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:38 pm

did they fly low or was that out of the question?

looks kinda high up.

Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:52 pm

Nathan wrote:did they fly low or was that out of the question? looks kinda high up.

See for yourself in the YouTube clip I posted.

Shay
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