1937-2017… 80 years of maritime patrol squadrons is ending this week… In a way, it’s fitting that it’s ending what started at in 1937 with Fleet Air Wing 2 and ends with Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 2 as the bookends. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Naval Aviators
Anybody recognize this ship??? Commissioned in 1913, she was the first turbo-electric ship in the Navy. Still not sure? More below the break… … Continue reading
Apparently my post for today didn’t… In lieu of that, enjoy this! Fifteen minutes of Sailors having ‘fun’ on deployment! VFA-41 Black Aces! We used to make do with cruise books… sigh … Continue reading
From USNI Proceedings Magazine- Is Naval Aviation Culture Dead? By John Lehman The swaggering-flyer mystique forged over the past century has been stymied in recent years by political correctness. We celebrate the … Continue reading
TXRed’s comment yesterday about penalty boxes brought back a memory of dealing with the USAF at certain bases. They didn’t like us trashing up their pretty ramps with our dirty airplanes. I think the statute of limitations has run out … Continue reading
The first video is from an S-3 back in the late 90’s doing Carrier Quals (CQs) off San Diego… The same landing pattern merged to show a day trap and a night trap, flown by the same pilot in good … Continue reading
The Navy is building two new AGORs (Oceanographic Research Ships), one will go to Woods Hole, and one to Scripps… AGOR-27 is named for Neil Armstrong, a Navy Veteran and the first man to land on the moon. This is … Continue reading
I ‘do’ have some patches… In answer to an email question, here are two theater made patches from VP-4 that are on my flight jacket… This is the ‘skinny’ Skinny Dragon logo. And our Crew 1A (Alpha status, meaning we … Continue reading
But first, a follow up to yesterday’s post… I need a detachable ass… Just sayin… And now, VFA-27’s cruise trailer!!! Hope you enjoyed it! … Continue reading
Hangar 1 at NAS Moffett Field was actually constructed to house the USS Macon, which was built inside the hangar… HERE are links to the construction… Fast forward to the 1970s, and this is one corner of Hangar 1 on … Continue reading