pictures from visit to patriots point (load times may vary!)

[svengi]

Flew down to the naval weapons research base in goose greek, sc to visit my sister and nephew for a week. Went to patriots point and took some pictures. Sorry for the high-noise hanger deck photos, i was just using my old cheap pocket camera.

[Steve T]

Interesting, thanx for posting those. My only visit to the Yorktown was 31 years ago this summer...for a 1981 view of that same Mitchell when it was on deck in white civvies, see the "Warbirds in Civvies" thread currently running.

When I visited in '81, on deck were a Tiger and a Cougar trainer...any idea where those went?

S.

[svengi]

The cougar is still there, it's in the hanger deck but the picture didn't turn out. It's the closest aircraft to the welcome desk right next to the flight sim i think. there's also a corsair 2 and a crusader on the flight deck. I don't think I saw a tiger anywhere on board. Thanks for the heads-up on the civilian scheme photo of that b-25, looked pretty nice in that civilian trim!

[pjpahs]

With 2 daughters calling Charleston home I have been to Patriots Point many times and I still think it's cool that they use tailhooks to support the rope to surround the aircraft.

[RareBear]

There's no F-11F Tiger on the Yorktown. Wish there was. It's one of my favorite jets.

By the way, the USS Laffey DD-724 is coming back to Patriots Point next week after a 2-1/2 year absense for hull rebuild. She will be moored to the pier off the starboard side of the Yorktown, where the sub is now. The sub is being moved to a spot astern of the Yorktown.

Walt
Yorktown volunteer.

[b747cf]

There was an F-11F Bu No 141864 on board the Yorktown it shows as being moved to Virginia.



Mark Fidler

[Pat Carry]

Thanks for the photos of a very nice collection. I wonder how the museum is doing financially these days. Good to hear the destroyer is coming back.

[TROJANII]

Went thru Charleston in September 1990 on my way to Panama and spent two days going over the Yorktown. I so enjoyed that time there!