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B-52F "57-0144" as it crosses the South Vietnamese coast 1965 USAF
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Convair F-102A Delta Dagger "56-1140" 431stFIS "Red Devils" FLIK
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Early F4H-1 being used for trials on the USS Intrepid (CVA-11) NMNA
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Early FJ-3 Furies from VF-33 with F2H-3s Banshees and Savages on the USS Champlain (CV-39) 1955 NMNA
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F-16N flown by the NFWS May 1990 FLIG
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F-86A-5 49-1272 "Wham Bam" and F-86E-10 51-2769 "Bernie's Bo" (with two kill markings), of the 335th FIS, 4th FIW at K-14 Kimpo PASW
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VMFA-235 Death Angels F-4J Phantom II MCAS Kaneohe circa 1969.
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RF-101C-60-MC Voodoo s/n 56-0049 refueling (likely from a KB-50J/K since there is another in the background).
A few KB-50J/Ks were operated in the early stages of Vietnam to refuel jet fighters that were running low on fuel over enemy territory. Some of these operations were carried out at such low altitudes that they received ground fire. The last KB-50J/Ks were retired in 1965.
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E-2C Hawkeye flaunting GO NAVY BEAT ARMY on its radar dish as it flies by USS Vicksburg CG-69 (year unknown).
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F4H-1 (F-4B-8-MC) BuNo 148412 during weapons trials carrying AIM-54 Phoenix in a launching pod.
Scott Lowther has this to say about this in his "Unwanted" blog: "In support of their Model 225 fighter design, an entry into the VFX program (eventually to become the F-14), McDonnell built a test rig mounted to an F-4 Phantom II. Their Model 225 carried the Phoenix missiles semi-submerged; missile ejection was carried out by pnematic "ramps" that, at full extension, served as doors to cover the holes left by the missiles. Thus the missiles were carried in an aerodynamically clean configuration, and left an aerodynamically clean surface behind them after they left. To prove out the concept, the centerline tank from an F-4 was modified to carry a single missile and the associated pneumatics and doors and such. Without the radar system used on the F-14, the F-4 would have been a poor carrier for the Phoenix; this was simply a test program to demonstrate the missile ejection system. Sadly all the info I have on this comes from a brief writeup early in the process. I don't know if any ejection tests were (actually) carried out."
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