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05-25-2021, 11:16 AM
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I really enjoy your pictures. Spent 4 years in the Navy as an AC. A tour in the Med on the Saratoga, 2 years at Navy Kingsville where I saw many Cougers go down from pilots learning to fly jets. The stories I could tell.
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07-28-2021, 02:16 PM
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Vf-41
During my more than 31 years in Naval Aviation, I served with Navy Fighter Squadron 41 twice. The first time was 1964 – 1966 with F-4B Phantom II Aircraft. The second time was 1977 – 1980 with the F-14A Tomcat Aircraft.
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11-02-2021, 03:15 AM
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CW- The AH-1F on the outside of the Army Aviation museum was mine as a crew chief in the late 80s-early 90s. It's a RIARNG helicopter, serial number 68-17109. I left for flight school at Ft Rucker in 92 and when I got back to RI, I got to fly my old helo!
I flew Cobras for 7 or so years, then went fixed wing flying the C-12 and C-23 Sherpa. I'm a CW5 now flying the -12 exclusively. I gotta say, it's fun when I get a 3 star Admiral on board and I tell him "I used to be in the men's department of the Navy." They look at you quizzically and I say "I was in the Marines!!" HAHA!!
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11-02-2021, 07:41 AM
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Was fortunate to capture these images of a vintage Navy/Marine PBJ during the Reno Air Races. After a 23-year restoration, Semper Fi is the only original PBJ flying in the world. Thanks!! to all of our veterans and member veterans for your service
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11-02-2021, 09:10 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Canonman
Was fortunate to capture these images of a vintage Navy/Marine PBJ during the Reno Air Races. After a 23-year restoration, Semper Fi is the only original PBJ flying in the world. Thanks!! to all of our veterans and member veterans for your service
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Mitchell bomber?
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11-02-2021, 10:56 AM
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Mitchell bomber?
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Yes, Navy version of the B25 Mitchell.
"During World War II the Marine Corps operated surplus B-25 Mitchells with the designation “PB” for patrol bomber. The Marines used the aircraft extensively in the South Pacific to routinely heckle and attack Japanese bases as well as intercept enemy shipping."
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11-02-2021, 11:41 AM
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One time while visiting a random yard sale I found a box of WWII colorized aircraft postcards. This is one of them.
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11-02-2021, 11:59 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Canonman
Yes, Navy version of the B25 Mitchell.
"During World War II the Marine Corps operated surplus B-25 Mitchells with the designation “PB” for patrol bomber. The Marines used the aircraft extensively in the South Pacific to routinely heckle and attack Japanese bases as well as intercept enemy shipping."
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Thanks! You can still fly on that b25 that’s featured on the postcard…pretty cool.
My sons room is still full of his die cast model airplanes and helicopters from when he was a kid..’. He has his own home now but we leave both of our kids rooms the way they were when they moved out….call me nostalgic
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11-02-2021, 12:08 PM
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Quote:
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Thanks! You can still fly on that b25 that’s featured on the postcard…pretty cool.
My sons room is still full of his die cast model airplanes and helicopters from when he was a kid..’. He has his own home now but we leave both of our kids rooms the way they were when they moved out….call me nostalgic
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Thank You!
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02-24-2022, 06:42 AM
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02-24-2022, 06:51 AM
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First airplane pic reminds me of Doolittle raid…did the air plane drop noticeably when it took off or did it just climb steadily?
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02-24-2022, 01:58 PM
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First airplane pic reminds me of Doolittle raid…did the air plane drop noticeably when it took off or did it just climb steadily?
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On waist deck launch it will drop a bit according to its weight and head wind. On a cat shot it jumps right into a climb.
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02-24-2022, 02:07 PM
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On waist deck launch it will drop a bit according to its weight and head wind. On a cat shot it jumps right into a climb.
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Pretty cool. Thanks!
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04-03-2022, 07:31 PM
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04-04-2022, 03:56 AM
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That’s a great story CW! I’ve spent a fair amount of time flying outta NQX enroute to Central America. It’s a great step off point because we have to fly around Cuba!
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05-01-2022, 01:16 PM
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05-01-2022, 01:40 PM
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CW…How long could the carrier operate with the onboard tanks for refueling the aircraft? …guess the tanks were low in the hull..did they always keep them topped off or have to flood with seawater when empty for stability.
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05-01-2022, 02:02 PM
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Quote:
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CW…How long could the carrier operate with the onboard tanks for refueling the aircraft? …guess the tanks were low in the hull..did they always keep them topped off or have to flood with seawater when empty for stability.
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As a retired Navy engineer, I can answer some of your questions. Regarding how long they can operate aircraft, it all depends on the tempo. As long as there are tankers out there to UNREP (underway replenishment) as needed, we can keep fighting for weeks and months. Like we did in the Arabian Gulf as we (at CTF-53 where I was) coordinated beans, bombs, and fuel for the US and coalition ships there for the better part of a year after 9/11.
Regarding stability, there are LOTS of ballast tanks that are used for stability control. It would be a HUGELY last resort to put seawater ballast into a fuel tank as the process to clean them out for fuel use is a major evolution.
Hope that answers your questions.
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05-01-2022, 02:30 PM
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yeah i thought i remembered reading somewhere where fuel tanks were flooded for ballast in ww2 ? ..i figured they would have high volume pumps and be able to evacuate it quickly and use water separator’s to clean up…..doesn’t make much sense after i read back what i originally posted lol..
i read a lot of war books ( mostly ww2 ) Halseys Typhoon was about the destroyers that capsized in a typhoon because the tanks were empty and couldn’t be refilled because of heavy weather..also they added heavy armor plating above decks which shifted the center of gravity
thanks for the info
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05-01-2022, 03:17 PM
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I should dig back through some of my old photos and add to this thread. During 25 years of USAF service I’ve put together quite a collection. I worked avionics on F15s and was also assigned to the F117s at the time they were being retired and returned to Tonopah. My son worked on the B1 at Ellsworth AFB. For now I’ll just add a couple pics. One of my son and I in an F15 at Langley AFB in 1991, one of my retirement shadow box, one of me in 1990 when I was an Airman, and one of me in 2010 getting closer to the end of my career.
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