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[exhelodrvr]

While we're on the subject of A-7's: a section from VA-86 somewhere in the Med during the '77-'78 cruise with CVW-8 aboard USS Nimitz.

Were you with VA-86?

 

[exhelodrvr]

NAS Cecil...25K+ acres surrounded by farmland and very few houses (in the 90's). Noise complaints were almost non-existent. Then the Navy (yes, we did it to ourselves) recommended to BRAC that we close the base and move everything to a resort town, Virginia Beach (
"We have met the enemy and it is us"

Yeah, never understood that decision; was stationed at NAS Jax in the early 80's, and Cecil seemed like an ideal location operationally.

 

[zipmartin]

Were you with VA-86?

From 27 March 78 to 18 December 80. Lived between Orange Park and Middleburg, back when that was out in the country.

 

[exhelodrvr]

From 27 March 78 to 18 December 80. Lived between Orange Park and Middleburg, back when that was out in the country.

Thanks - I was with HS-9 from 82-85.

 

[markkyle66]

From 27 March 78 to 18 December 80. Lived between Orange Park and Middleburg, back when that was out in the country.

I live down the road from Middleburg, the entire area has definately changed/exploded...still full of country bubbas and jacked up fords though.

 

[stalk]

Yeah, never understood that decision; was stationed at NAS Jax in the early 80's, and Cecil seemed like an ideal location operationally.

It was but politics was a huge factor in the "apolitical" BRAC process. Short Sea Story: I was the CINCLANT BRAC Operational Rep. I'm the junior guy (O-4) sitting on the crapper in the back of a C-12 with the Asst. SecNav for Installations doing an airborne tour of Cecil. The aide waves me up to the front to sit with the ASN(I). He asks some ops questions and then asks the million dollar question, what do you think about closing this base? I answer (respectfully), sir you really don't want to know. His response was a classic...so this might not have been the best choice...I just nodded. The bottom line, it was too late by then to do anything, the train had left the station.

 

[Hozer]

I always thought it more than a little to do with Charlie Bennett retiring. Lousy either way...end threadjack.

 

[CumminsPilot]

A picture I took at the 2005 Reno Air Races of "Big Bossman" taxiing out for the Unlimited Silver Class championship race. I ran from the sport class pace plane towards her taxiing, then laid down on the ramp real quick to get the angle for the shot.

 

[markkyle66]

Here are a couple of Ardvark Phantom pictures I came across, very cool!

 

[markkyle66]

After reading A4s post on NAS Barbers Pt. I did a little reading and came across this picture, which I think is very cool! That stearman looks sharp!:drool_125

 

[badger16]

^^ Is that an F4j with the biplane or an F3j? There was an F4J that came into NPA today belly up. Everyone was okay but it sucked to see a pretty bird that like that get beat up.

 

[HeyJoe]

^^ Is that an F4j with the biplane or an F3j? There was an F4J that came into NPA today belly up. Everyone was okay but it sucked to see a pretty bird that like that get beat up.

Perhaps you meant the FJ Fury?

There is a FJ-4 T/M/S on the airshow circuit. Did it look like this one?

FJ-4 owned by Richard Sugden

 

[badger16]

Perhaps you meant the FJ Fury?

There is a FJ-4 T/M/S on the airshow circuit. Did it look like this one?

FJ-4 owned by Richard Sugden

Yeah that is my fault. I meant FJ-4 not F4-J... I am done with work for the week and enjoying a few beers while I watch Favre slay the Patriots....
It was the one you are referring to, I've seen it at Oshkosh the past few years.

 

[ea6bflyr]

^^ Is that an F4j with the biplane or an F3j? There was an F4J that came into NPA today belly up. Everyone was okay but it sucked to see a pretty bird that like that get beat up.

I too saw the Fury on its belly. Not sure what happened, but I know they were craning it off the runway when I left work.

-ea6bflyr

 

[Lobster]

After reading A4s post on NAS Barbers Pt. I did a little reading and came across this picture, which I think is very cool! That stearman looks sharp!:drool_125

those scooters look pretty sharp as well