Viking1066
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Aircraft of CVW-5 on board the Ticonderoga in 1966 WIKI
Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (4 Viewers)
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Viking1066
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485031 was assigned to the 71st Fighter Squadron when it crashed in 1947 JIVE
cammerjeff
Staff Sergeant
That picture shows how easy it can be to accidentally push an aircraft off of an elevator. There is only about 4 feet between the back of the F-8's Main wheels and the edge of the deck. Seems safe, but now add in Jet engine noise, the movement of the ship, adverse weather or darkness, and the general rush to clear the deck to keep flight operations going.
When it happened to me the Aircraft involved was a RA-5C, a much larger plane, and it had to be put on the elevator at an angle, 1 of the mail gear went over the side, I noticed it before it went all the way, but even when hitting the tugs brakes gravity was the winning force. Lucky for me the shear pins on the tow bar broke or I would probably rode the tug over the side with the Vigilante! Instead I was left with frozen on the tug with my foot on the brake pedal and both hands with a death grip on the wheel.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Hats off to all who work on carriers.
I'm an ex-Para, so not particularly bothered about potential dangers, but there is no way in this World that I would want to be anywhere near a carrier, except maybe looking at one from afar (in a pub, on TV, with a pint in front of me !).
And as for landing on one - F**k right off !!
I'm an ex-Para, so not particularly bothered about potential dangers, but there is no way in this World that I would want to be anywhere near a carrier, except maybe looking at one from afar (in a pub, on TV, with a pint in front of me !).
And as for landing on one - F**k right off !!
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
I love military jargon.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
My favourite Blackburn. They tried to ugly it but failed. Has a Gerry Andersen aesthetic.
Viking1066
Major
Bell XV-3 '54-148' 1959 AIRH
Viking1066
Major
Deckhands handle a FJ-3 of VF-173 during a snowstorm aboard USS Franklin D Roosevelt (CVA-42) USNS
Escuadrilla Azul
Tech Sergeant
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Experimental A-3 for electronic equipment or some rare variant?
Viking1066
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Canadair CF-104 Starfighter 441 Sqn 1980 AIRH
Donivanp
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I've said it before and I'll say it again, he had a very checked past.
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