Looks like a bird from the Test Pilot School. In other words, the Navy just uses it there.
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Orion4life
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Are those the mountains near Pt. Mugu in the background?
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Badger - The Hornet and Tomcat were from Strike Test at Pax River. I think this eventually got renamed but their call signs back then were Salty Dog (SD). At that time Kevin (KT) Thomas was the Skipper of Strike Test and CDR Lynn Whitmer was Skipper of TPS with Mike (Rabies) Rabens the XO of TPS. They were awesome to work with.
Orion4Life - That photo I took down near Omaka in New Zealand.
Cheers,
Ned
Orion4Life - That photo I took down near Omaka in New Zealand.
Cheers,
Ned
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Blutonski816
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No, they're still Salty Dogs, the only change I hear is that they're now VX-23
From Duxford...The Gunfighters.....
I've seen this particular Spad before, but I'm not sure what particular flavor it is. It has the "car doors" and extra intake scoops on the fuselage. One of the early EA-1's?
Old R.O. Picture of the Day for 27 July 2008
Back in the States now, but not home yet...
Ms. RO wants another week of hiking and kayaking.. this time in Glacier NP.
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VF-301 F-14A overhead USS Ranger (CV-61), SoCal Op Area, January 1986. The triangle of dots in the lower part of the picture are either F/A-18As or A-7Es in low holding.
The pilot was Chuck Henry... don't remember the RO's name.
Back in the States now, but not home yet...
Ms. RO wants another week of hiking and kayaking.. this time in Glacier NP.
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VF-301 F-14A overhead USS Ranger (CV-61), SoCal Op Area, January 1986. The triangle of dots in the lower part of the picture are either F/A-18As or A-7Es in low holding.
The pilot was Chuck Henry... don't remember the RO's name.
Linked from the CNATRA web site....
Anyone know the backstory as to why it's wearing Army attire?
Probably because the Army is flying it. I swear I've flown 262, but after perusing one of my logs (my other one is at work) I didn't see it. There is a 162261 and 162263 in my logbook, so 262 may have been there at one time (there's several series of aircraft at Whiting), but was then passed on to the Army.
The Army uses the T-34 over at Cairns. I believe they have the same colors as the TRACOM but I can't quite remember.
EDIT: Just noticed this plane doesn't have NACWS or GPS, so it's either an old pic or one that never came through the TRACOM. Maybe both w/ the style of helmets.
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