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Well, a new year and I am still digitizing my pictures. These are some shots from the 1970s and some shots that Bill Sides took at Black Shadow Aviation in the 1990s.

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The Breaks of Naval Air-Skid Marks in the Sky

Thanks for putting these up.
Always liked the Banshee.

Awesome !! Awesome.. ....please sir.....I want some more

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Kind Regards,
Gary Lewis
J.A.F.O.

Same Vampire? Supposed to be N11932:

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)

I finally found my spotter guide with a list of serials from Herlong Field. They are as follows:

A6M5-52 ZERO 5359 (NMNA 5450) Ell-140
AT-6D TEXAN 42-85550 N7471C
CC-129 DAKOTA RCAF 129658 N8563
F2H-2P Banshee 126673 MW 2
F6F-3 HELLCAT 66237 # 17
F6F-5K 79593 # 00
Harvard Mk. 4 (ZERO) RCAF 20424 N7754
N2S-3 KAYDET 5369 # 41
TO-1 SHOOTING STAR 33840 N4425N WL 29
VAMPIRE T.Mk. 35 RAAF A79-654 N11932

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The Breaks of Naval Air-Skid Marks in the Sky