Odd little known fact is that the US Navy had TWO carriers operating in the Great Lakes in WWII… One of my cousins actually got his carrier qual (CQ) on the Sable. HERE and HERE are the wiki pages for … Continue reading
Category Archives: Navy flying
The perfect answer to what I did in the Navy… While flying in the Navy, we did some of the stuff we did. We didn’t do the other stuff we did because if we did do it, it was secret. … Continue reading
I know we did this once, back in the day, and got away with it… I got a call from my squadron’s operations office asking if I would mind terribly going to Fort Worth, Texas, for an airshow over the … Continue reading
Back in the day, we ‘occasionally’ got to do some fun flying against our ‘adversaries’… Many times those flights originated from Kef. This is obviously nice weather, and you can see a couple of P-3s parked on the ramp. The … Continue reading
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
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
For those who think firing a missile or dropping a bomb from a UAV is a ‘new’ thing… Not so much… 🙂 And one more oldie but a goody… JP and a few others will recognize this one… Julie Gibson… … Continue reading
A relief is onstation… As the P-3 ‘sunsets’ as the platform of choice for ASW in the Navy, there’s a new player in town… The first two P-8 Poseidon aircraft are onstation in Kadena Okinawa as of yesterday… … Continue reading
Everyone who’s knowledgeable about Navy operations has known this for a while, but now even the Submarine Commanders are publically admitting to the shortfall in US submarines… There are not enough fast-attack and guided-missile submarines in the Navy’s arsenal to … Continue reading
Q. Why do Navy airplanes need tail hooks? A. After a tough day of flying on an aircraft carrier, the planes are always washed and they use the hooks to hang the planes … Continue reading