F-4J Launch (1976)
It’s #phantomphriday and we take a look back to an F-4J from VF-74 ready on the cat 3 on board USS Nimitz CVN-68 in 1976. You can see...
USS Topeka CLG-8 (1961)
Another look at USS Topeka CLG-8 as she fired a Terrier guided-missile on 18 November 1961, during weapons demonstrations for the Chief...
USS Topeka CLG-8
USS Topeka CLG-8 at sea in the 1960’s. #usstopeka #clg8 #navalsafari #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation #boneyardsafari
ETF-51D 44-14017 Sea Horse
Did you know in WWII the US Navy tested out a P-51 Mustang for carrier use? It was redesignated ETF-51D 44-14017 and nicknamed Sea...
USS Trepang SSN-674 (1969)
#otd USS Trepang SSN-674 is launched at General Dynamics Electric Boat Division Yard, Groton, Connecticut, 27 September 1969....
USS Saratoga (1974
#otd USS Saratoga CVA-60 departing Naval Station Mayport, Florida, on 27 September 1974, good variety of aircraft on deck. #usssaratoga...
USS North Carolina BB-55 (1945)
#otd USS North Carolina BB-55 steams with USS Enterprise CV-6 and other ships, en route from Pearl Harbor to New York City, 27 September...
USS Patterson DE-1061 (1971)
A look back at USS Patterson DE-1061 visiting a German port, circa June-July 1971, note she did not have the BPDMS Sea Sparrow launcher...
USS Wasp LHD-1 (1990)
#otd a look back at USS Wasp LHD-1 underway with crew members manning the rails on September 26th 1990. #usswasp #lhd1 #gatorboat...
USS Kilauea AE-26 (1969)
#otd a look back at USS Kilauea AE-26 in the Atlantic Ocean, 25 September 1969. #usskilauea #ae26 #navalsafari #aviationsafari...
