I have not posted photos in awhile, so I thought I might throw a few up, no special subject, just some stuff I have collected off Public Domain over the years, so credit is to the U.S.F.G., here ya go, & by the way, I ain't no Jack Cook!
A U.S. Navy Vought F4U-4 Corsair of fighter squadron VF-1B, assigned to Carrier Air Group One (CVBG-1), aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVB-41). The Midway was on her first deployment from 29 October 1947 to 11 March 1948 to the Mediterranean Sea. VF-1B was redesignated VF-21 on 1 September 1948 -
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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."
U.S. Air Force Colonel Robin Olds in front of a McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II aircraft ("SCAT XXVII"). Olds commanded the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, during the Vietnam War from September 1966 to September 1967. He shot down four North Vietnamese MiGs.
A U.S. Navy Lockheed OP-2E Neptune (BuNo. 131423) of observation squadron VO-67 on a mission over Laos in 1967/68. VO-67 was employed during the "Igloo White" programme to drop sensors along the "Ho Chi Minh Trail" to detect movements of enemy troops during the Vietnam War -
The beaching crew clings to bow line of a Martin PBM Mariner patrol bomber seaplane at Naval Air Station Banana River, Florida (USA), ca. March 1943. -
A picture of the antenna arrangement on the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-16) in 1944/45. Following antennae can be identified: 1-3 , 5-9, 11, 14, 16-20, 24, 25, 28, 29: various radio communication aerials; 4: Mk 4 fire control radar on Mk 37 director; 10: SM radar; 11: SO IFF antenna on the SM radar; 12: CPN-6 radar beacon; 13: SG surface-search radar; 15: YE homing beacon; 21: SK-1 air-search radar with BT-5 IFF; 22: homing beacon; 23: SC radar with BT-5 IFF; 26: ABK-7 identification radar. Four Grumman F6F Hellcat fighters fly over Lexington. -
Five U.S. Navy Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat fighters of the U.S. Navy flight demonstration team Blue Angels between 1946 and 1949.
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.
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Crash of a U.S. Navy F4U-4 Corsair from fighter squadron VF-124, Carrier Air Group 12 (CVG-12) on the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) on 6 March 1953. On that day VF-124 and VA-125 (flying Douglas Skyraiders) bombed depots, trenches and bunkers south of Wonsan and near Hamsong, Korea. In the middle of these strikes the F4U-4 piloted by Lt. Edwin L. Kummer, VF-124, developed engine trouble shortly after take off. Aborting the mission, Kummer tried but was unable to jettison all his ordnance, as one 113 kg (250 lb) bomb "hung-up" on the bomb rack. Unfortunately, as the Corsair hit the deck, the bomb broke loose, bounced up the flight deck and exploded over the No. 3 elevator, killing two sailors and wounding fourteen others. One of the men killed was Photographer Airman Thomas L. McGraw, killed while filming landing operations, while the other was Aviation Electrician Airman Thomas M. Yeager. The explosion riddled the hangar deck below with shrapnel, piercing many of the parked aircraft and flooding the hangar bay with gasoline. Firefighting teams quickly extinguished the fire and isolated the hangar deck, preventing the fire from spreading into the ship. At the same time, Airman Richard D. Donovan ran through the flames, cut the unconscious pilot from his harness and pulled him to safety (see photo). Damage repair crews put the aircraft carrier back in business within hours and Oriskany began launching airstrikes again on 8 March 1953. -
Four Douglas A-1E Skyraider aircraft fly in formation over South Vietnam on way to target on 25 June 1965. The aircraft were assigned to the 34th Tactical Group based at Bien Hoa, South Vietnam. The A-1E 133899 was lost on 9 June 1966, 132633 on 10 November 1966, and 132638 on 4 May 1967. -
U.S. Air Force Sgt. Robert D. Gray guides a 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 31st Tactical Fighter Wing, North American F-100D-90-NA Super Sabre aircraft (s/n 56-3287) at Tuy Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam, in late 1967. Pilots of the 31st TFW flew 23,069 sorties since deploying to Vietnam in November 1966 and the time the picture was taken. Note: The official description states that this aircraft was returning from a mission. However, it is fully armed. -
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 -
Two U.S. Air Force Lockheed F-104A-15-LO Starfighters (s/n 56-0769 and 56-0781) in flight with Lockheed RC-121D-LO Warning Star (s/n 55-0127), circa late 1950s or early 1960s -
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 dispenser -
Aircrew members aboard an AC-130U Spooky gunship, 4th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, load the 40 mm Bofors cannon (background) and 105 mm howitzer cannon (foreground) during a training mission. Date 22 September 2003(2003-09-22) -
A U.S. Air Force Douglas AC-47D (S/N 45-0927) in September 1968 after the 4th Air Commando Squadron became the 4th Special Operations Squadron of the 14th Special Operations Wing, probably at Nha Trang, South Vietnam. Date September 1968
An AC-130U Spooky Gunship of the 4th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, flies over surrounding areas for local area training proficiency. Date 28 February 2006(2006-02-28) -
* Northrop F-5F (Tail No. 00891) with Dart Aerial Gunnery Target in 1975
A U.S. Navy Grumman US-2C Tracker target tug plane (BuNo 133358) is about to be launched from the port catapult of the anti-submarine aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CVS-20), sometime betwen 1965 and 1968. To the right is an S-2E of anti-submarine squadron VS-33 Screwbirds, assigned to Bennington´s Anti-Submarine Carrier Air Group 59 (CVSG-59). Date 1965-68 Sourc
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Gonna Wrap It Up With "Anybody Missing A Canopy"
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