The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery...part DEUX

[BusyBee604]

View attachment 11612 Not to be outdone...View attachment 11614

This was a new, innovative formation called "Pfantum Parade", unique to Catmando's VF-151 Vigilantes, and their "Sis" Squadron, the VF-161 "Rock Rivers"! It's a CVW-5 'THING''!

One of the many advantages AirPac Squadrons had over our AirLant Bros... was the [mandatory] 'Mt. Fuji Flyby" PhotoOp (along with 'PoCity & Hong Kong libs, and dirty shirts/flight suits in the wardrooms)!
BzB

 

[flaps]

nov. '69..vmfa 232, iwakuni

 

[flaps]

for the 'truder dudes

With additional ordnance pylons, more powerful engines, new radars and digital avionics. Three pre-production prototypes built at a cost of $220 million each in 1987. The third aircraft was flown for a total of 2 1/2 hours before the program was canceled.

I think the a-6f was actually intended to be an operational weapon system test bed for the A-12 system, 'stealthy power projection'.

 

[navyao]

Roger "Shrikes"! That squadron nickname was selected in an all hands Contest, & became official on 1 August 1958, when we were redesignated from VF-94 to VA-94.
View attachment 11609<-VF-94View attachment 11610 <-VA-94

Shrike: "A small ferocious bird', we thought that a very fitting description of our brand new Skyhawks! Rumor has it that the small orange 'shrike' on the new VA-94 patch... was inspired by the bird on the label of a Thunderbird wine bottle!!!
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BzB

Very cool! I have a 1/48 scale Fury waiting to be built but decals for that aircraft are tough to come by, VA-94 would be perfect, if I could find them. I was on the last West Pac in Enterprise with CVW-11 and VA-94, that was their last cruise in A-7E's. Thanks for the gouge sir!

 

[jmcquate]

Very cool! I have a 1/48 scale Fury waiting to be built but decals for that aircraft are tough to come by, VA-94 would be perfect, if I could find them. I was on the last West Pac in Enterprise with CVW-11 and VA-94, that was their last cruise in A-7E's. Thanks for the gouge sir!

Hobbyboss kit?

 

[navyao]

Hobbyboss kit?

Hmm...I believe so?

 

[Sheepdip]

HERRO PREASE!

 

[jmcquate]

HERRO PREASE!

What's he doing.....delivering laundry or food?

 

[Gatordev]

Moved the wino discussion over here: http://www.airwarriors.com/community/index.php?threads/booze-its-whats-for-dinner.39930/

 

[navyao]

What's he doing.....delivering laundry or food?

He's frying a center rall!

 

[sodajones]

photoshop, right?

 

[Swanee]

 

[scoolbubba]

Hi welcome shitty wok! try orr shitty chicken!

 

[flaps]

 

[Malo83]

HERRO PREASE!

Looks like a chinese landing! Wun Wing Lo.