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["The Brick"]

To all my big iron lovers out there...largest 53 formation that I've heard of....we flew from KNCA to Cherry Point for the CG. Hope he liked it!

 

[hlg6016]

That had to be impressively loud!

 

["The Brick"]

That had to be impressively loud!

yeah, it was.....we're working on a video for it. Looking at the line completely empty is pretty impressive too.

 

[jollygreen07]

That had to be impressively loud!

No shit. It looks like a goddamn flying forest fire! All that smoke!

I love it!

 

[Wudgles]

1) Did all those 53s flying in the same place throw the earth of axis?

2) My dad sent me this a few days ago. It's a few T-34Cs from VT-27 back from the mid-80s.

 

[BigIron]

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That's a lot of dinosaurs turning into noise right there...

 

[Jim123]

1) Did all those 53s flying in the same place throw the earth of axis?

Not just that but worse... think of that theory about a butterfly in Texas flapping its wings... well, a dozen 53s in formation will make the red spot on the planet Jupiter disappear.

 

[es101js]

Here some pics of the vfa-106 centennial bird on the Bush last week. It is definitely a slick looking jet.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eric Lockwood/Released)

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Hall/Released)

 

[Flying Toaster]

More of the "Yellow Peril." I must admit I'm beginning to like that more than the orange and white.

New T-34 in process-

TC-12B-

 

[Flying Toaster]

Also a list posted on a few press releases of what is done and what is on the way-

Painting the past for Centennial US Navy (list of aircraft)

Completed aircraft

HH-60H (BuNo 163787) "Sea Hawk" - HSC-84 "Red Wolves" - NAS Norfolk - Paint as HA(L)-3 Seawolves of Vietnam vintage
TH-57C (BuNo 162064) "Sea Ranger" - Training Wing FIVE (TRAWING5) - NAS Whiting Field - Paint as US Navy aircraft prior to 1917
T-45C (BuNo 163656) "Goshawk" - Training Wing TWO (CTW2) - NAS Kinsville - Paint as Reminiscent of the 1930s “Yellow Wings”
T-45C (BuNo 167100) "Goshawk" - Training Wing TWO (CTW2) - NAS Kinsville - Centennial sheme
T-45C (BuNo 165598) "Goshawk" - Training Wing ONE (CTW1) - NAS Meridian - Paint as Reminiscent of the 1930s “Yellow Wings”
TC-12B (BuNo 161197) "Huron" - Paint as 1942 Coral Sea Markings with red and white rudder
MH-60S (BuNo 166323) "Knighthawk" - HSC-3 "Merlins" - Paint as reminiscent of aircraft of the 1950s
MH-60S (BuNo 166294) "Knighthawk" - HSC-2 "Fleet Angels" - Paint as Korean War era paint scheme 1950s
MH-60R "Seahawk" (TS/465) - HSM-41 "Seahawks" - NAS North Island - Paint as three tons WWII
T-6B "Texan II" (BuNo 166064) - VT-3 "Red Knights" - NAS Whiting Field - Paint as reminiscent of trainer aircraft the the 1940s & 1950s
F/A-18F (BuNo 165677) "Rhino" - VFA-122 "Flying Eagles" - NAS Lemoore - Paint as Navy Working Uniform scheme
S-3B (BuNo 160581) "Viking" - VX-30 "Bloodhounds" - NAS Point Mugu - Paint as TBF Avengers during the Battle of Midway
F/A-18E "Rhino" - VFA-106 "Gladiators" - Paint as squadron Skyhawk in Vietnam War
F/A-18C "Hornet" - VFA-106 "Gladiators" - Paint as VBF-17 USS Shangri-La airgroup markings 1945
T-44A "Pegasus" - NAS Corpus Cristi - Paint as a Navy-Curtiss NC-4 Flying Boat 1919
T-39N "Sabreliner" - VT-86 "Sabrehawks" - Paint as ENT air wing markings circa 1938 (yellow wing & tail blue)
T-34C "Mentor" (BuNo 161841) - Training Wing FOUR (TRAWING4) - NAS Corpus Christi - Paint as 4th Section leader USS Ranger 1935/36 USCG markings

Planned/Not started

T-34C "Mentor" - Paint as 1939 USMC markings
T-34C "Mentor" - Paint as 1930 USN markings
F/A-18C "Hornet" - Paint as 1951 NAS New Orleans Reserve Markings
F/A-18C "Hornet" - Paint as three-tone WWII
EA-6B "Prowler" - Paint as USS Coral Sea airgroup markings
EA-18G "Growler" - Paint as three-tone WWII
F/A-18C "Hornet" - Test and Evaluation Paint
EA-6B "Prowler" - Paint as 1970s sheme
P-3C "Orion" - VP-44 - Paint as Battle of Midway
F/A-18C "Hornet" - Paint as Mid-WWII
P-3C "Orion" - Paint as Seaplane Gray/White
UH-1N "Huey" - Paint as USMC Medals of Honor aircraft

 

[Rocketman]

More of the "Yellow Peril." I must admit I'm beginning to like that more than the orange and white.

60 years between them but when all is said and done not much has changed. The new one is still helping to produce the worlds greatest aviators just like the old one did.

 

[Flying Toaster]

The process of painting one of these birds-

http://www.navair.navy.mil/newsreleases/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.view&id=4445

T-39 while we're at it-

 

[Gatordev]

That's a good one, Toaster. I'm actually digging the yellow T-6B II. And I don't think that's an attractive aircraft from any angle. Capable, but not attractive.

 

[scoolbubba]

TC-12B-

This was my cross country solo bird!

 

[MIDNJAC]

This was my cross country solo bird!

Yeah, in spite of being a TC-12, this one does "it" for me.....very nice execution