Awesome footage and soundtrack by JH!! Very cool to see Corsairs and Crusaders on the same deck on an Essex class! The only one I believe! Nevers of steel seeing the big old Whale land the biggest aircraft to serve on Carriers let alone an Essex in a 250' landing Spot!!
Bring's back the Memories of the good old Day '.Did 6 months on the USS Franklin D Roosevelt 1976.i was a E-3 doing Awaiting Parts. Retire Navy Veteran. ⚓⚓⚓🇺🇸
I almost got killed several times aboard that ship. Almost burn up sucked up blown up it was scary. One day I was riding breaks in an A7 being towed across the deck the ship turned hard to starboard. The whole plane and the tow tractor almost went overboard I about shipped my pants.
The thing was a beast! My dad was Machinist Mate at Whidbey back in the 60's on the A3's. I was only 8 but can clearly recall them and the PBY's flying over my house in Oak Harbor. It is impressive that the BIG O could handle and aircraft of that size! Now just a memory.
Thank you so much WarbirdFactory for your service and for sharing these vids. My father also served on this ship from 65?-72. Some great footage to put with the stories I heard about as a kid. I spent the night on this ship at the age of 5 when it was in port (I believe in frisco). I'll never forget it.
I worked the flight deck as an A-7 AE troubleshooter for VA-153 Blue Tail Flies and this is like going back to the past. I salute All of My Brothers Whom I Sailed and Served with, God bless you! Jim Mattingly AE-3 VA-153 1973/74
Man does this bring back memories. Served aboard the Oriskany with VA-155 Silver Foxes from 71-74. Worked as a Plane Captain, Ordnance handler and finally became and ADJ {Jet Mechanic}.
I was in a fighter squadron (fighting Falcons) in 1958 and we flew from many carriers. Believe me, to be a pilot on a carrier is to be a very very brave man. A daredevil of a sort. You got to have some mighty big kahuna's.
Served in Navy from 1967 USS Wm. V Pratt (DLG-13). Most noble thing we did in Vietnam was a brave captain attached to the Ambassador in Saigon gave an illegal order to save everyone we can. Last days of Saigon. Good stuff thanks
My Air Dept Senior Chief Simpson on Boxer LHD4 was aboard Oriskany I believe this time period. Old school ABH! He was one of the coolest cats I met in the Navy! Section leader I think I stood one balls to four watch my whole time!
AQ-3 in VQ1, 1971-74. Flew in the back of PR 00, one of the A-3’s shown. from Guam to Midway Island in 1973. PR 00 was a passenger version of the EA-3B. It was the squadron commander’s plane.
I was a CT on the Oriskany, TAD (Temperary Assigned Duty) from San Miguel NAV COM PHILL and boarded when she arrived at CUBIC. When she departed I was sent back to San Miguel. We were the Spooks in the Sublimental Radar Station directly behined the forward Bulk head and first level below the flight deck. Remember high tailing for Japan, out of Tonkin Gulf when the Thyphoon was approaching and leaving the Distroyers in the troughs of the 35 foot seas. Also the Russian Ship was tagging us when we were being releived from station and our two carriers and escorts passed close to the Russian on her Port and Starbert full ahead. Our combined wakes almost capsized the Russian Ship. We had one night flight crash on deck and the flight deck from Stern to Bow was a fire bomb. Lost the Pilot. Lost two others from failed cat launches. The Mighty O. Proudest time of my life at 20yrs old. Thanks for the memories.
Struckn Doug. At 20, your experience prepared you for for the rest of life to come. Responsibility and gratitude for life. Of, life It's self. Only someone who walked in your steps could truly appreciate. Welcome home. I'm not sure. If you noticed last year. Jack Williams replied to Andvel Coffman's post. With the name of the pilot who unfortunately met his fate that night on the fantail you shared with us. R.I.P. LT. John Martin. So many lost. And So many to be thankful they made it home. We all , count our blessings. Every day for. Thank you for sharing your memory's and you. For your service to our Nation.
When I was in the fleet in the late 60s it was called the Zippo for the frequent fires that occurred. Not funny in retrospect because lives were lost but the boat was cursed. I also crewed as a BN on the whale. Last jet sent to the fleet without ejection seats. Amazed that I survived. 20% crew loss and 25% a/c lost on each cruise.
While attending F-14 FRAMP at Miramar a VQ A-3 was doing FCLP's and had a problem, it went in and no one survived, one of the guys in my class was from that squadron and new all aboard. Navy aviation isn't easy.
My condolence to LTJG's family. I well remember the incident. The F8 crusader lodged in the fantail during flight ops recovery in the evening twilight. My shop was just inboard of the fantail and the crash shook us up as we were waiting to go topside after the recovery to work on VA155 birds.
My Dad flew with VQ-2 from '63 to '67 as an evaluator in the A3D2Q's and EA3B's. They also did refueling. I read below that the Skywarriors in this footage were from VQ-1.
Yep. The tail letters PR (Peter Rabbit or Papa Romeo) belonged to VQ-1 birds, and the VQ-2 birds were coded JQ and had (at the time) a cloaked Spanish spy silhouette called "The Don" on the tail.
Yeah man, The Chucking is only part of it. Watching that meatball coming back in to trap, is were the skill comes in. That big O lady is a bobbing and weaving in the waves. I'm told it looks like a cigar floating in a swimming pool when you first see it. Coming in.
@@snapcutter9596 my dad was on her during the filming of this ! navy was a bit different back in the day ! god bless our united states military past, present , and future !! long live the USA and FJB ! lets go brandon
Served on uss oriskany 73-76 2 West Pacs what an experience.Left after decommissioning and went to Ports mouth Va. To serve on uss Forrestal as a radioman rm3.
To Michael Andrew Girvin (R.I.P. Hon); BEST MAN Jeff Dills & all V-1 Division...& to ALL whom ever served their time aboard the Mighty "O"; you are truely loved...EACH & EVERYONE OF YOU; MAY LIFE BE TREATING YOU WELL! HAPPY BELATED 2023!
I looked inside one at Pt. Mugu. The old timers say that when one is coming in to land the flight deck yells "whale" and it clears the deck. Because it was so huge it had a reputation of snapping the arresting cable so no one wanted to be anywhere close at that moment.
Hi Richard, I was stationed at Pt. Mugu from 1991-1995. Man, that was a great base. I practically lived in the weight room there. I was attached to HCS-5. This was the same old HAL-5, but with updated helos to the HH-60H. Good times, good times.
Whale in the groove was the term used by the air boss, it was was a attention getter, made 2 west pack cruises on the Big “O” with VAH-4 in the early 60’s!
@@josephstevens9888 I was maybe 3 years old at the time. I just remember not seeing my father for a long period of time. We (us kids) did not find out he was a POW until his funeral, when the military color guard arrived at the service for my father. We asked them why they were here and they told us about him being a POW. We confirmed that with our mother, up until that point neither our mother or father talked about the Vietnam war. I'm not sure if our parents were just trying to put those days behind them and shield us kids from all that or what their reasons were. Even after the funeral our mother would not elaborate on any details, she has since passed, so we will never know. Our father spent the last half of his life working for General Dynamics/Lockheed Martin doing r&d on avionics and weapons systems for the F16 in Fort Worth and out at Edwards AFB until his passing. He was a tireless worker and I truly believe his past experience drove him to help develope flight systems to ensure this country's air dominance against enemies in the air or on the ground. He is sorely missed, He is burried at DFW National Cemetery.
@@charlesbeckham7746 From what you told wrote, sounds like your Dad was a remarkable man! That is typical of that generation. We had a neighbor when I was a kid, who was in the Army fighting the Japanese in New Guinea, Borneo, and The Philippines. he would talk some times about his experiences, but not often. I remember once, Mr. Winkle (my neighbor) telling my Dad that seeing heavily wooded area made him nervous. He always felt the Japanese were dug in there, ready to ambush them. I personally knew a former Vietnam POW - USAF Captain Donald "Digger" Odell, who was flying a F-105 when he was shot down in October 1967. He would speak about his POW experience at various events. A remarkable man as well. Unfortunately, Digger passed away in November 2020 at age 83. May your Dad rest in peace - a true American hero, and may God bless you and your family in your time of loss.
I see some debate from many years ago) about just what exactly the helo is. So, trust me on this one - the video starts out with an SH-2D Seasprite flyby. It is NOT an H-3. I qual'd on both birds.
the first helo was uh-2 a or b and the 2nd was a sh-3 sea knight and the 3rd helo in this video was also a uh-2 because that wass the first aircraft I Iworked on while in the navy and the sh-3 was the second and the eka-3 was the third and was also flight crew on all except the sh-3
The Sea Knight was the CH-43. The SH-3 was the Sea King (longer version was the HH-3 Pelican/Jolly Green flown by the USAF and Coast Guard). He is correct, the first helicopter is the Kaman UH-2 or SH-2 (Sea Sprite). Later became the LAMPs Super-Sea Sprite (SH-2G) used by the USN, Aussies, and New Zealand.
@@ironroad18 Thanks for your post. This is all important info for future generations. Others will view these in the years to come. Welcome home and thank you for your service.
While operating in WestPac, aboard the Ticonderoga, a Russian "trawler" passed us, going in the opposite direction, on our port side, only about 50 yards away from our ship. If our Captain had had a 5" gun, I'm sure he would have taken a couple of shots at it. Our Captain was "positively Medieval." He disobeyed a direct order from CinCPacFlt (a 4-star Admiral), and got away with it, that's how crazy he was.
Interesting that 30+ tonne A-3 Skywarriors could operate from this small (by USN standards) class of carrier and no 20+ tonne F-4 Phantoms were ever flown from such ships.
Does anyone have any footage of the Oriskany's last voyage from Pearl Harbor to San Francisco back in 1976?...I was one of the "Tigers" and thought it would be nice to have footage of one of the most incredible eight days of my life....
My NJROTC Commander (Commander Norton) flew these during the same time your dad flew them. He lives there in Pensacola too! Maybe your dad flew with him???
The F-8, last of the gunfighters...... Light air frame. Fast and agile. In 1955 we talking mach1.53. They Look fast just sitting still. With a big grin on.
200 were destroyed in accidents. It’s also called the Widow Maker for being hot aircraft for deck handling and landing. And the 20mm guns reportedly jammed often in high G maneuvers.
Fantastic video but what a bad sound/music. The video coud have been super without the dreadfull music. Real sound from the carrier could have been super. Kind regards John
I can't resist watching this again with that MUSIC!!
Awesome footage and soundtrack by JH!!
Very cool to see Corsairs and Crusaders on the same deck on an Essex class! The only one I believe! Nevers of steel seeing the big old Whale land the biggest aircraft to serve on Carriers let alone an Essex in a 250' landing Spot!!
If im correct the CV-31 also had F-8s and A-7s operating at the same time
@@Sex-Kicks that is correct! The only Essex class Carrier to do so!! 1976 was the last time! She also tested the F-4 Phantom
Bring's back the Memories of the good old Day '.Did 6 months on the USS Franklin D Roosevelt 1976.i was a E-3 doing Awaiting Parts. Retire Navy Veteran. ⚓⚓⚓🇺🇸
Kudo's to you
On a ship this size, the whole flight crew, pilots and deck crew had serious balls.
I almost got killed several times aboard that ship. Almost burn up sucked up blown up it was scary. One day I was riding breaks in an A7 being towed across the deck the ship turned hard to starboard. The whole plane and the tow tractor almost went overboard I about shipped my pants.
Copy that TD ! Had a 7 piece Tama back in the day
@@lorenzomaximo1818 where did they ship your dung's to!!?? 😂
I can’t believe the Oriskany could handle the Skywarrior, that’s impressive
I was a cat troubleshooter for the A3 squadron. They kicked us off and we went to Danang. Following my plane from the fantail to the cat was a trip!
Lol Barely
The thing was a beast! My dad was Machinist Mate at Whidbey back in the 60's on the A3's. I was only 8 but can clearly recall them and the PBY's flying over my house in Oak Harbor. It is impressive that the BIG O could handle and aircraft of that size! Now just a memory.
Congratulations on passing pilot training, you've been chosen for A-3Ds. 😡
Thank you so much WarbirdFactory for your service and for sharing these vids. My father also served on this ship from 65?-72. Some great footage to put with the stories I heard about as a kid. I spent the night on this ship at the age of 5 when it was in port (I believe in frisco). I'll never forget it.
my dad was on this ship as well in the 70's .
Skywarriors are frigging HUGE, thanks so much for posting. Was on CVN65. Spent more than my fair share of time in Vultures Row. Amazing.
CV-59
Awesome... thanks from NZ 👍🇳🇿
My father was an A3 pilot during this time and I belive was on the Orinsky - huge aircraft!
I worked the flight deck as an A-7 AE troubleshooter for VA-153 Blue Tail Flies and this is like going back to the past. I salute All of My Brothers Whom I Sailed and Served with,
God bless you!
Jim Mattingly AE-3
VA-153 1973/74
VAQ-130 1970 Westpac. AE cat troubleshooter. Thank you for your service Brother!
Kudo's We had VA 83/and 87
My uncle who was on the Oriskany as a navigator in A3D's said it stood for all three dead.
Man does this bring back memories. Served aboard the Oriskany with VA-155 Silver Foxes from 71-74. Worked as a Plane Captain, Ordnance handler and finally became and ADJ {Jet Mechanic}.
I was in a fighter squadron (fighting Falcons) in 1958 and we flew from many carriers. Believe me, to be a pilot on a carrier is to be a very very brave man. A daredevil of a sort. You got to have some mighty big kahuna's.
Served in Navy from 1967 USS Wm. V Pratt (DLG-13). Most noble thing we did in Vietnam was a brave captain attached to the Ambassador in Saigon gave an illegal order to save everyone we can. Last days of Saigon. Good stuff thanks
My Air Dept Senior Chief Simpson on Boxer LHD4 was aboard Oriskany I believe this time period. Old school ABH! He was one of the coolest cats I met in the Navy! Section leader I think I stood one balls to four watch my whole time!
Hey he was on the FID!
AQ-3 in VQ1, 1971-74. Flew in the back of PR 00, one of the A-3’s shown. from Guam to Midway Island in 1973. PR 00 was a passenger version of the EA-3B. It was the squadron commander’s plane.
I was a CT on the Oriskany, TAD (Temperary Assigned Duty) from San Miguel NAV COM PHILL and boarded when she arrived at CUBIC. When she departed I was sent back to San Miguel. We were the Spooks in the Sublimental Radar Station directly behined the forward Bulk head and first level below the flight deck. Remember high tailing for Japan, out of Tonkin Gulf when the Thyphoon was approaching and leaving the Distroyers in the troughs of the 35 foot seas. Also the Russian Ship was tagging us when we were being releived from station and our two carriers and escorts passed close to the Russian on her Port and Starbert full ahead. Our combined wakes almost capsized the Russian Ship. We had one night flight crash on deck and the flight deck from Stern to Bow was a fire bomb. Lost the Pilot. Lost two others from failed cat launches. The Mighty O. Proudest time of my life at 20yrs old. Thanks for the memories.
Struckn Doug. At 20, your experience prepared you for for the rest of life to come.
Responsibility and gratitude for life. Of, life It's self. Only someone who walked in your steps could truly appreciate. Welcome home.
I'm not sure. If you noticed last year. Jack Williams replied to Andvel Coffman's post. With the name of the pilot who unfortunately met his fate that night on the fantail you shared with us. R.I.P. LT. John Martin. So many lost. And So many to be thankful they made it home. We all , count our blessings. Every day for. Thank you for sharing your memory's and you. For your service to our Nation.
I was in VF-191 made three WESPAC cruises onboard the Oriskany 1917-1974~~our squadron slept under the cables where the aircraft landed..
made for a hard days sleep.....
I slept under the #2 wire. Paint chips would fall on my rack when the aircraft landed.
When I was in the fleet in the late 60s it was called the Zippo for the frequent fires that occurred. Not funny in retrospect because lives were lost but the boat was cursed. I also crewed as a BN on the whale. Last jet sent to the fleet without ejection seats. Amazed that I survived. 20% crew loss and 25% a/c lost on each cruise.
Welcome Home Thomas. Thanks for your service and we are thankful you did make it home.
While attending F-14 FRAMP at Miramar a VQ A-3 was doing FCLP's and had a problem, it went in and no one survived, one of the guys in my class was from that squadron and new all aboard. Navy aviation isn't easy.
The Air Force version of the A-3 - the B-66 (or commonly used as the RB-66 or EB-66) had ejection seats.
My condolence to LTJG's family. I well remember the incident. The F8 crusader lodged in the fantail during flight ops recovery in the evening twilight. My shop was just inboard of the fantail and the crash shook us up as we were waiting to go topside after the recovery to work on VA155 birds.
That was Lt John Martin, Avionics Officer, VF-191. He didn’t survive the crash, lost at sea. I was the VF-191Maintenance Control LPO at the time.
My Dad flew with VQ-2 from '63 to '67 as an evaluator in the A3D2Q's and EA3B's. They also did refueling. I read below that the Skywarriors in this footage were from VQ-1.
Yep. The tail letters PR (Peter Rabbit or Papa Romeo) belonged to VQ-1 birds, and the VQ-2 birds were coded JQ and had (at the time) a cloaked Spanish spy silhouette called "The Don" on the tail.
Yup! PR is VQ-1, my first fleet squadron back in 1981. Actually got to fly on The Whale a few times! What a blast.
man alive they chuck some pretty big birds off that deck !
Yeah man, The Chucking is only part of it. Watching that meatball coming back in to trap, is were the skill comes in.
That big O lady is a bobbing and weaving in the waves. I'm told it looks like a cigar floating in a swimming pool when you first see it. Coming in.
@@snapcutter9596 my dad was on her during the filming of this ! navy was a bit different back in the day ! god bless our united states military past, present , and future !! long live the USA and FJB ! lets go brandon
Served on uss oriskany 73-76 2 West Pacs what an experience.Left after decommissioning and went to Ports mouth Va. To serve on uss Forrestal as a radioman rm3.
I served aboard this cruise for Vfp-63 a F-8 photo squadron....602 was one of 3 planes we had.....timing 1.36
I served on that cruise and 2 other cruises. Great memories of good times and great people. Great Ship
SKYWARRIOR CAG BIRD SHOWN 00.
Very nice
Perfect song
I was in F8 Fighter Squadron VF-191. I made three Westpacs 1971-1974
To Michael Andrew Girvin (R.I.P. Hon); BEST MAN Jeff Dills & all V-1 Division...& to ALL whom ever served their time aboard the Mighty "O"; you are truely loved...EACH & EVERYONE OF YOU; MAY LIFE BE TREATING YOU WELL! HAPPY BELATED 2023!
Thank you WarbirdFactory
This is great help
I looked inside one at Pt. Mugu. The old timers say that when one is coming in to land the flight deck yells "whale" and it clears the deck. Because it was so huge it had a reputation of snapping the arresting cable so no one wanted to be anywhere close at that moment.
Hi Richard, I was stationed at Pt. Mugu from 1991-1995. Man, that was a great base. I practically lived in the weight room there. I was attached to HCS-5. This was the same old HAL-5, but with updated helos to the HH-60H. Good times, good times.
Whale in the groove was the term used by the air boss, it was was a attention getter, made 2 west pack cruises on the Big “O” with VAH-4 in the early 60’s!
My dad was a crew member in a Skywarrior during Vietnam, until his plane was shot down and he spent the remainder of the war a POW.
How long was your Dad a POW?
@@josephstevens9888 I was maybe 3 years old at the time. I just remember not seeing my father for a long period of time. We (us kids) did not find out he was a POW until his funeral, when the military color guard arrived at the service for my father. We asked them why they were here and they told us about him being a POW. We confirmed that with our mother, up until that point neither our mother or father talked about the Vietnam war. I'm not sure if our parents were just trying to put those days behind them and shield us kids from all that or what their reasons were. Even after the funeral our mother would not elaborate on any details, she has since passed, so we will never know. Our father spent the last half of his life working for General Dynamics/Lockheed Martin doing r&d on avionics and weapons systems for the F16 in Fort Worth and out at Edwards AFB until his passing. He was a tireless worker and I truly believe his past experience drove him to help develope flight systems to ensure this country's air dominance against enemies in the air or on the ground. He is sorely missed, He is burried at DFW National Cemetery.
@@charlesbeckham7746 From what you told wrote, sounds like your Dad was a remarkable man! That is typical of that generation. We had a neighbor when I was a kid, who was in the Army fighting the Japanese in New Guinea, Borneo, and The Philippines. he would talk some times about his experiences, but not often. I remember once, Mr. Winkle (my neighbor) telling my Dad that seeing heavily wooded area made him nervous. He always felt the Japanese were dug in there, ready to ambush them.
I personally knew a former Vietnam POW - USAF Captain Donald "Digger" Odell, who was flying a F-105 when he was shot down in October 1967. He would speak about his POW experience at various events. A remarkable man as well. Unfortunately, Digger passed away in November 2020 at age 83.
May your Dad rest in peace - a true American hero, and may God bless you and your family in your time of loss.
You guys were all bad arses.
Served on Saratoga, 71/72 westpac, va37 AE shop. Many memories, good and bad.
Served on the USS Coral Sea in the Tonkin Gulf September 69 to June of 70. Brings back some good memories.
DAMN! I might sound crazy, BUT, I REALLY miss being at sea on a bird farm.
Yeah! Got the music right, for sure. Kept us going from 16 hour day to 16 hour day up on that roof.
Glad I found this sight. Brings back memories
I see some debate from many years ago) about just what exactly the helo is. So, trust me on this one - the video starts out with an SH-2D Seasprite flyby. It is NOT an H-3. I qual'd on both birds.
the first helo was uh-2 a or b and the 2nd was a sh-3 sea knight and the 3rd helo in this video was also a uh-2 because that wass the first aircraft I Iworked on while in the navy and the sh-3 was the second and the eka-3 was the third and was also flight crew on all except the sh-3
The Sea Knight was the CH-43. The SH-3 was the Sea King (longer version was the HH-3 Pelican/Jolly Green flown by the USAF and Coast Guard). He is correct, the first helicopter is the Kaman UH-2 or SH-2 (Sea Sprite). Later became the LAMPs Super-Sea Sprite (SH-2G) used by the USN, Aussies, and New Zealand.
@@ironroad18 Thanks for your post. This is all important info for future generations. Others will view these in the years to come.
Welcome home and thank you for your service.
Looking at the footage makes me appreciate what I did on the Saratoga during Desert Shield/Storm.
+TheTurk56523 Yeah - check out the size of the deck, compared to what we had on Sara/Forest Fire/Indy class. These guys were tough !
+Dennis Boykin I believe the O is an Essex class.
Was there on the flight deck for the whole 1970 cruise.
While operating in WestPac, aboard the Ticonderoga, a Russian "trawler" passed us, going in the opposite direction, on our port side, only about 50 yards away from our ship. If our Captain had had a 5" gun, I'm sure he would have taken a couple of shots at it. Our Captain was "positively Medieval." He disobeyed a direct order from CinCPacFlt (a 4-star Admiral), and got away with it, that's how crazy he was.
My kinda Skipper!! He'd be Keil Hauled today!!
This is so cool !
Was there with attack squadron 153 in 1970.
The operation of A-3s off the USS Oriskany is most impressive
We started out operating from the ship on this cruise. Then they sent us to Danang. EKA3-B'S VAQ-130.
You're right. Thanks!
Yes we did, we also drank beer in the netting as we watched the light show at night during 24 hour flight opps
Looking for J,P, Walker. Tom Allison, Dennis Eichelberger, Wesley Hastings. We were all there
Just another day at the races .
Interesting that 30+ tonne A-3 Skywarriors could operate from this small (by USN standards) class of carrier and no 20+ tonne F-4 Phantoms were ever flown from such ships.
And that same observation speaks volume's also, for the F-8's platform.
Does anyone have any footage of the Oriskany's last voyage from Pearl Harbor to San Francisco back in 1976?...I was one of the "Tigers" and thought it would be nice to have footage of one of the most incredible eight days of my life....
I don't but I was one of the crew members
@RedArrow73 jajaja theres also an SH-2 in the beginning,.
VAH-123 CQ'ed also from the Lexington in the early days, from Intrepid and a few others.
Great for sun bathing on down time.
What is the name of the song?
@rp31688 The music's great!
I have 8mm film if my time on the Enterprise CVN65 West Pack86. Very cool video. Any one have video if West pack 86?
Was it Corsair or crusader that had the pop up wings for takeoff/ landing ???
F-8 Crusader
Naval aviation second to none
Russky trawler (spy ship) 7:24...
Mark "Doc" Kimble...OI Division 67-71
Thanks, good sighting, helps to bring it all together. For us who were not there.
Welcome home" Doc."
A-7D? Wasn´t this model made just for the air force? I think they are A-7A/B or E but not D.
MY GOD A3 SKYWARRIORS ARE HUGE IM SUPRIEs THAT IS A NOTH SPACE TO LAND :0😱
Unrep with USS Davidson (DE-1045) and USS Virgo (AE-30)
Didn’t they operated skywarriors off the big risk
EA-3B, not an A-3. PR tail code belongs to VQ-1
My NJROTC Commander (Commander Norton) flew these during the same time your dad flew them. He lives there in Pensacola too! Maybe your dad flew with him???
Served aboard the USS Oriskany with VA 155 from 1971 to 1974. Any silver foxes out there? Respond if there is.
SH-3 Helo, my friend.
RedArrow73 thats an SH-2
H2's in the Delta.
40 years later it becomes an artificial reef
What is sexier than an F-8? Nothing!
The F-8, last of the gunfighters...... Light air frame. Fast and agile. In 1955 we talking mach1.53. They Look fast just sitting still. With a big grin on.
200 were destroyed in accidents. It’s also called the Widow Maker for being hot aircraft for deck handling and landing. And the 20mm guns reportedly jammed often in high G maneuvers.
Go Navy!!
Fantastic video but what a bad sound/music.
The video coud have been super without the dreadfull music.
Real sound from the carrier could have been super.
Kind regards
John
The music fits the time the film was made.
I like the music
The whale was a great plane to fly. I enjoyed every minute of it off the USS Saratoga