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VAC comes to NAS Jax 1979

Fri May 24, 2013 11:32 am

Some pictures I took a while back when I was station in VP-62 at NAS Jacksonville, FL. The date is February 1979.

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A link to my Facebook album, a fitting memorial to Col. Bill Hensley Texas ANG

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Re: VAC comes to NAS Jax 1979

Fri May 24, 2013 12:25 pm

Wow Bill. Thanks. More please.

Re: VAC comes to NAS Jax 1979

Fri May 24, 2013 12:57 pm

Johnny Rutherford in the Mustang on the top, and (most likely) Ed Messick in Minuteman.

Given the timeframe, I wonder if that was part of the 'barnstorming tour' the VAC did to promote the International Air Races at Homestead in March of that year? I seem to recall that Whittington got a bunch of his Warbird friends to fly their planes around Florida on a promotional tour...including Harrison's B-17.

Re: VAC comes to NAS Jax 1979

Fri May 24, 2013 1:59 pm

Bill, good to see ya posting some more good pics, I always look forward to your posts.
Robbie 8)

Re: VAC comes to NAS Jax 1979

Tue Jun 04, 2013 11:52 am

Thanks John and Robbie for the encouragement and I will try and find time to post more pictures. And Speedy I am glad you set me straight on the fact that Johnny Rutherford was one of the pilots. I had it in my mind that Mickey Rupp was one of the pilots. They both are Mustang pilots and Indy race car drivers. But my memory does not serve me well as of late.
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