Here Are Few For The Heck Of It

[Robbie Stuart]

Seems like things are a little slow around her lately, so I thought I might just throw in a few;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
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An U.S. Air Force Republic F-105D Thunderchief of the 12th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 18th Tactical Fighter Wing, at Osan Air Base, Korea, during Operation "Firefly" in 1968 that was initiated after the “Pueblo Incident”. Note that the aircraft is armed with six Mk 117 750 lb bombs and AIM-9B Sidewinder air-to-air missiles.

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A USAF Douglas/On Mark A-26K Invader of the 609th Special Operations Squadron starting its engines at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, about 1969.

Fifteen B-29s and one B-29A were adapted for air rescue duty after World War II. Nicknamed "Super Dumbo" and designated SB-29. These aircraft were modified to carry an air-droppable A-3 Edo lifeboat. The primary mission of the SB-29 was rescue support for units flying long distances over water. The "Super Dumbo" retained all the defensive armament of the production bomber with the exception of the forward lower gun turret which was removed to make room for the AN/APQ-13 radome just behind the nose landing gear.

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When a downed aircrew was spotted in the water, the lifeboat was released from the aircraft. The lifeboat, which descended by parachute, was equipped with watertight compartments, self-righting floatation bladders, an inboard engine, food and water.

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Two U.S. Air Force Fairchild UC-123B Provider "Ranch Hand" aircraft over South Vietnam in 1962. "Operation Ranch Hand" was a U.S. Military operation during part of the Vietnam War, lasting from 1962 until 1971. It involved spraying an estimated 72 mio. ltr. (19 mio. US gal.) of (toxic) defoliants over rural areas of South Vietnam in an attempt to deprive the Viet Cong of vegetation cover and food. The USAF were marked as South Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF) plane



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Chief Warrant Officer John Fowler and Spc. Morgan Devane perform a pre-flight inspection of an OV-1D Mohawk surveillance aircraft during Operation Desert Storm.


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A U.S. Air National Guard Republic F-105G Thunderchief Wild Weasel aircraft, carrying two practice 227 kg (500 lb) Mark 82 bombs, in flight during exercise "Gangbuster XI" at Dobbins Air Force Base, Georgia (USA), on 10 April 1981. The aircraft was assigned to the 128th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 116th Tactical Fighter Wing, Georgia Air National Guard.


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Cessna 02-A Bird Dog of the 21st Tactical Air Support Squadron - Pleiku Air Base, South Vietnam 1968/69.


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A U.S. Air Force Douglas C-133A-5-DL Cargomaster (s/n 54-0139, c/n 44709) in flight. This aircraft was scrapped in 1971.


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* Boeing B-47B rocket-assisted take off on April 15, 1954

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A McDonnell F3H-2 Demon (BuNo. 146722) of fighter squadron VF-114 Executioners launching from the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19) during a deployment to the Western Pacific in 1960. VF-114 was assigned to Carrier Air Group Eleven (CVG-11). Note the Allison J71-A-2E turbojet on afterburner .


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A U.S. Coast Guard Boeing PB-1G Flying Fortress search and rescue plane in flight. The USCG used 18 former USAAF SB-17G from 1945 to 1959.


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A U.S. Air Force Lockheed EC-121R Constellation of the 553rd Reconnaissance Wing over Southeast-Asia on 15 January 1969.


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North American XB-70A with Convair B-58A chase aircraft before landing. The white colour is pardly burned down through the high temperatures during a high-speed test.

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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.


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Fairchild NC-123K ("permanent test"; also called AC-123K) Provider used over Ho Chi Minh Trail. It was outfitted with infrared scanner, low-light level television, a laser range finder, and cluster bomb dispensers .


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Gotta Wrap It Up With A Fighter-----------Or Two
An F-14 TOMCAT, from the Fighter Squadron One Zero Three (VF 103) "Jolly Rogers" and an F/A-18 HORNET, from the Fighter Attack Squadron Three Four (VFA 34) "Blue Blasters," demonstrate a high-speed, inverted pass. Date Shot: 29 Oct 2000.

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[mlenoch]

Great pix!
Those Ranch Hand birds still exist in their own 'quarantined' area at DM AFB.
VL

[N3Njeff]

That 2nd Pic of the A-26K.............OUTSTANDING!!!!! I hope you boys in Texas re-create that pic!!!! I got my slant pocket uniform all ready to jump at the chance!!!!!

[LadyO2Pilot]

So glad you had "slow" time. Thanks for adding these great pictures!!

[Pat Carry]

Thanks for the photos. Love the F-105 airborne

[Nathan]

Seems like things are a little slow around her lately,
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Hi Rob,

I haven't been able to get on 95% of the time. It shows I need to register. I am guessing it's the same for other people too. I may need to start a new account. This post was made after having to confirm my I.D. 10 times.

[whistlingdeath77]

yeah i had that same problem too. thanks for the photo's. I love those odd-ball planes that were used for something different after their real mission was done.

[Robbie Stuart]

So glad you had "slow" time. Thanks for adding these great pictures!!

Yea I threw that in for ya. Working on another post with O's, L's, O/A's & FAC's.

[viking73]

Great Demon photo, thanks for posting it. I don't think I've seen that one before.

-Derek

[whistlingdeath77]

gotta love the fort with the rescue boat under it