To All Our Vets...

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[peteg59]

How NOT to land on a carrier...

 

[peteg59]

 

[Gone2Three]

Howard Pardue, who owned the Corsair in the first picture also owned this Grumman F8F Bearcat which he crashed at the airport in Breckenridge, Texas. He died in the crash, but at 77 he was doing what he loved.View attachment 42103

Always a fan of the Corsair...grew up watching Baa Baa Black Sheep.

 

[Gone2Three]

 

[peteg59]

 

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[hogcowboy]

Must have fried all aboard too.

 

[Gone2Three]

Aircraft carrier... snow angels :Angel:

 

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[rhino 2]

Oh! The Humanity!..................

 

[Sully]

Found an old pic of my RF-101 at Ton Son Nuit Air Base.... 66/67

 

[Gorilla]

I sure did love the looks of the VOODOO.

 

[peteg59]

Interesting vid on the SR-71...

 

[Gorilla]

She that and so much more. As an airtraffic controller in Miami Center we had the pleasure of guiding these birds to their tankers for air refueling over the Atlantic. It is done just as they say in the video. We had to keep everyone else away from the pair. When done she did the ditsy doodle and puff she was GONE. We had speed readouts on her target well over 1500 knots. We didn't get to track her long before she was gone. The pilots were great to talk to we used codes for altitude reporting above 60k.

Also worked a lot of U-2 aircraft when they flew out of Patrick Air Force base. Fun but not quite as exciting.

 

[Sully]

 

[peteg59]

Beware of jet blast...

 

[Peacerider]

Submarines!!!

Served aboard and qualified on the USS Daniel Webster SSBN 626 Gold when it had the bow planes, only nuke missile boat to have bow planes, made it easier to find coming back highly lubricated!!!!

 

[2006gold]

Not me. Tracked a bunch though. P-3's, VP-28, VP-4 out of Hawaii, Adak , Japan, Guam.

 

[Sully]

The Boeing C-17 Globemaster 3
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> Here is one of the best photographs of the always forgotten ugly duckling of the USAF and RAF fleets, the Boeing C-17 Globemaster 3.
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> So why should this be the case. The answer is simple…It’s not a fighter…It’s very big…It doesn’t make much noise… It doesn’t do aerobatics and it doesn’t travel at twice the speed of sound. No, it’s a transport aircraft.
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> However, in this unique photograph I feel its full glory is captured perfectly. The landing gear is fully extended as are all of the flaps, spoilers and other aerodynamic devices needed to bring this expensive and heavy piece of military hardware in for a perfect landing.
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> Also note how the crew has the aircraft perfectly configured in a slightly nose up attitude so as to ensure this elegant transport lands perfectly balanced at its destination without causing excessive loads on either itself or the runway.
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> Study the high resolution photograph carefully because maybe you will spot something that’s not apparent to others especially from this unique angle.
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> This aircraft will never have quite the appeal the of the F-15, F-16 or F-18, but this photograph will bring the C-17 pretty close.
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> Technical feedback is much appreciated. When ready click the link below.
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> http://www.c141heaven.info/dotcom/globemaster.php
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[Gone2Three]

The Boeing C-17 Globemaster 3
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> Here is one of the best photographs of the always forgotten ugly duckling of the USAF and RAF fleets, the Boeing C-17 Globemaster 3.
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> So why should this be the case. The answer is simple…It’s not a fighter…It’s very big…It doesn’t make much noise… It doesn’t do aerobatics and it doesn’t travel at twice the speed of sound. No, it’s a transport aircraft.
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> However, in this unique photograph I feel its full glory is captured perfectly. The landing gear is fully extended as are all of the flaps, spoilers and other aerodynamic devices needed to bring this expensive and heavy piece of military hardware in for a perfect landing.
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> Also note how the crew has the aircraft perfectly configured in a slightly nose up attitude so as to ensure this elegant transport lands perfectly balanced at its destination without causing excessive loads on either itself or the runway.
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> Study the high resolution photograph carefully because maybe you will spot something that’s not apparent to others especially from this unique angle.
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> This aircraft will never have quite the appeal the of the F-15, F-16 or F-18, but this photograph will bring the C-17 pretty close.
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> Technical feedback is much appreciated. When ready click the link below.
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> http://www.c141heaven.info/dotcom/globemaster.php
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What aircraft??? :laugh:

 

[Gorilla]

The rear cushions are OUTSTANDING

 

[BillR]

Is that a Canadian plane. I recognize the Canadian tan.........:blush:

 

[dbruce56]

Never noticed the C-17 had such a nice tail section,,,,,:biggrin::biggrin::biggrin:

 

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[2Paps]

Not one either. Served in the ground based air Navy (P-3's) operating a couple of sensor stations and radio. Tracked a lot of subs, mostly soviet. Did have the honor of meeting a WW2 submariner on the last cruise the wife and I went on. Some awesome stories.

When you can get a WW2 submariner to talk about their war experiences you're in for a treat. Most of the time they are pretty tight lipped.

 

[2Paps]

Served aboard and qualified on the USS Daniel Webster SSBN 626 Gold when it had the bow planes, only nuke missile boat to have bow planes, made it easier to find coming back highly lubricated!!!!

I qualified on USS Triton (SSN 586) and spent 4.5 years aboard as a QM. She was the only boat we built with 2 reactors. She was also 450' long!

Do you ever come up to N. FL?

 

[2Paps]

I'm one! Served and qual'ed on USS Bonefish (SS)582 in 1982 in San Diego as Electrician's Mate.

Ah yes,one of the "B" girls. San Diego was the one Subase I successfully avoided. Never wanted to be stationed there.