Just A Few From The Past

[Robbie Stuart]

I got a PM today that said they missed me posting, I thank that person, & I don't have anything near what Jack has, but here are a few good ones. (no theme to this, just some of what I think are some good one's)



USFG PHOTO
A Douglas A-1J Skyraider (USN BuNo. 142063) named "The Hasler" of the 602nd Special Operations Squadron (USAF) over South Vietnam in 1968/69.

USFG PHOTO
A Republic F-105F Thunderchief (foreground) and nine F-105Ds of the U.S. Air Force Reserve 465th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 507th Tactical Fighter Group (later 301st TFW), on the flight line at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma (USA), on 1 June 1978.

USFG PHOTO
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.

USFG PHOTO
A Lockheed T-33A-1-LO Shooting Star (s/n 49-1007) of the 36th Fighter Wing - Furstenfeldbruck Air Base, Germany 1951. This Aircraft was part of USAFE's first Aerobatic Team, The Skyblazers.

USFG PHOTO
A modified B-24D of the Army Air Force Antisubmarine Command. The retracted antenna for the SCR-517 radar is visible just aft of the open bomb bay doors in the place where the ventral gun turret would normally be installed.


USFG PHOTO
Virginia Governor George Allen (center white vest) launches the final A-6E Intruder aircraft from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73). Piloted by US Navy Captain Kolin M. Jan, Commander Carrier Air Wing Seven, Attack Squadron Three Four (VA-34), the aircraft was the last to launch from the deck of George Washington after completing a successful six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. This was the final deployment for VA-34 flying the historic Intruder aircraft. The squadron will begin training on the F/A-18C Hornet aircraft, and after completing their transition they will re-join the fleet as Strike Fighter Squadron Three Four (VFA-34).


USFG PHOTO
Martin RB-57A Source: USAF Comment Engine start using pyrotechnic cartridges produced copious amounts of black smoke.


USFG PHOTO
Vought F4U-4 Corsair fighters assigned to U.S. Marine Corps attack squadron VMA-332 Polka-dots aboard the escort carrier USS Point Cruz (CVE-119) on 27 July 1953 during a deployment to Korea. Official caption: "READYING FOR COMBAT - Planes of the Marine "Polka Dot" squadron await ordnance on the last day of the Korean War. "Corsair" attack bombers flown by squadron pilots racked up an impressive record of destruction in the short time they took part in the Korean War." Date 27 July 1953


USFG PHOTO
A U.S. Navy Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver of attack squadron VA-34 Black Panthers, Carrier Air Group 3 (CVG-3), pictured in the midst of a spectacular barrier crash on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge (CV-33) during operations in the Atlantic Ocean, in 1948. Descended from Bombing Squadron Three (VB-3), VA-34 had been redesignated from Attack Squadron 3A (VA-3A) in September 1948, and was redesignated VA-35 on 15 February 1950.



USFG PHOTO
USS Oriskany (CV-34) with a North American AJ-1 Savage attack plane on her flight deck. The image is dated 29 August 1952, when Oriskany was operating off the U.S. west coast, preparing for her first Korean War deployment. Official U.S. Navy photograph by W.M. Cox, now in the collection of the National Archives. Removed caption read: Photo # 80-G-K-13048 AJ-1 "Savage" attack plane on board USS Oriskany.


USFG PHOTO
A Grumman F9F-2 Panther of fighter squadron VF-52 Knight Riders aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Valley Forge (CV-45) on 4 July 1950. VF-52 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 5 (CVG-5) for a deployement to the Western Pacific from 1 May to 1 December 1950.

USFG PHOTO
Boeing B-47B rocket-assisted take off on April 15, 1954.


USFG PHOTO
U.S. Navy Grumman TBM-3R Avenger (BuNo 53581) of transport squadron VR-5 on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Boxer (CVA-21) operating off the coast of California (USA), in the early 1950s. VR-5 performed Carrier On-board Delivery (COD) duties, transporting personnel, mail, and cargo between ships and from ship to shore.


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


usfg photo
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,date unknown.


usfg photo
Pacific Ocean (May 23, 2005) – An E/A-6B “Prowler” from Electronic Warfare Squadron One Three Six (VAQ-136) launches from the flight deck aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) during carrier qualifications. Currently underway in the western Pacific Ocean, Kitty Hawk demonstrates power projection and sea control as the world's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, operating from Yokosuka, Japan.


USFG PHOTO
U.S. Marines of Marine fighter squadron VMF-222 Flying Deuces relaxing in between strikes on a Vought F4U-1 Corsair on Bougainville, Solomon Islands, in April 1944.


USFG PHOTO
A U.S. Air Force North American F-100F Super Sabre (s/n 58-1213) of the 352nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, 35th Tactical Fighter Wing, Phan Rang Air Base, South Vietnam, in 1971.


USFG PHOTO
Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico (Apr. 30, 2003) – Airman Carrie Bradshaw exchanges salutes with Cmdr. Tom McDonough, Commanding Officer of Fleet Composite Squadron Eight (VC-8), prior to the departure of the last active TA-4 Skyhawk in the U.S. Navy.

USFG PHOTO
Two U.S. Air National Guard Vought A-7D Corsair II aircraft taking off during exercise Sentry Castle '81 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA). The Corsair in front is carrying an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile. Both of the aircraft were assigned to the 112th Tactical Fighter Group, Pennsylvania Air National Guard. Date 9 July 1981.


USFG PHOTO
Photo of U.S. Air Force 1st Lt Karl Richter in front of an Republic F-105D Thunderchief. Richter was killed over Vietnam the 28 July 1967. Official USAF biography: "First Lt. Karl Richter's story is one of remarkable courage and perseverance. An Air Force Academy graduate, Richter flew F-105Ds in the 421st TFS, 388th TFW, Korat RTAFB. He flew aggressively and volunteered for the most hazardous missions. In September 1966, he shot down a MiG-17. As he neared the end of his 100-mission tour, Richter asked for and received permission to fly 100 more missions back-to-back. On his second tour, he was awarded an Air Force Cross for a mission on April 20, 1967, in which he vigorously suppressed heavy AAA and SAM defenses. In July 1967, on his 198th mission, Lt. Richter was hit by enemy fire and ejected over sharp limestone rocks known as karst. He was mortally injured when he hit the rocks.


USFG PHOTO
A U.S. Air Force McDonnell F-101B Voodoo from the 111th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 147th Fighter Interceptor Group, Texas Air National Guard takes off from Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida (USA), during exercise "William Tell '80". Date 1980.


USFG PHOTO
A U.S. Navy North American RA-5C Vigilante piloted by Cdr D. E. Deardolph, executive officer of heavy reconnaissance squadron RVAH-5 Savage Sons, assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 6 (CVW-6), is being hooked on the port bow catapult prior to being launced on a photographic mission from the aircraft carrier USS America (CVA-66), in 1966/67.

BLOOD SWEAT & TEARS
PHOTO CREDIT UNKNOWN WILL REMOVE ON REQUEST
Pfc. Mike Clausen who earned the Medal of Honor during a Jan. 31, 1970 mission to rescue members of 3rd platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Division who were pinned down in a mine field.

That's about it for tonight.
Best To All
Robbie

Last edited by Robbie Stuart on Mon Oct 10, 2011 4:28 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[mazdaP5]

B-26 and B-47 are my favourites. Great pics.

[The Inspector]

When the XB-70 came back from this flight to 3+ as you can see, lots of the white paint was burned or flexed off. What you may not know is AV 1 was covered with patches on the upper surfaces from FOD damage. Mechanics would step onto the airplane to perform assembly jobs while building the aircraft and the drilled out buck tails from fasteners along with pebbles stuck in their shoe soles would puncture the very thin outer skin of the honeycombed stainless steel skins. The engineering fix was to fill the void with epoxy and then bond a 125% bigger than the hole patch over the hole since there was no access to the underside and the sheets were thinner that a razor blade. Pretty soon there were patches overlapping patches all over the upper surfaces until N.A. enacted a policy of no bare shoe soles allowed on the airframe! This made everyone have to wear 'suicide socks' on the airplane (suicide socks are 50/50 cotton & man made fiber shoe covers kind of like surgery suite shoe covers that are slicker than the guy selling Ginsu knives @ the State Fair, more than one poor individual has slipped off a wing or stabilizer while wearing them, next stop, the cement many feet below but maybe you'll be lucky enough to ricochet off a stand or two on your way down).
So, @ 3+ the patches pretty much all got hot enough on the flight that the glue failed and the patches came off, you might find one if you hike around in the Mojave desert.

And B-57's starting up would freak out brand new base fire fighters or the firemen on a base that an airplane was transient on, and they'd race over to 'put out the burning airplane' only to make real enemies out of the crew.

[flypa38]

The A-7's are my heritage!! I'm a 171st ARW KC-135 Crew Chief on drill weekends, PA ANG in Pittsburgh. The 171st at one time was the 112th before we got the tankers.....long before I enlisted though!
Thanks for posting all the pics!!!!

Johnny

[whistlingdeath77]

these are great, if you have anymore please post

[Chappie]

Very cool. I like the shot of the Army anti-submarine B-24- a subject that seems to be extremely undercovered in books.


Chappie

[SPANNERmkV]

Much appreciated!