Mining of Samuel B. Roberts FFG-58 (1988)
#otd USS Samuel B. Roberts FFG-58 underway after the ship struck a mine on April 14, 1988. A Marine CH-46 approaching the fantail....
Sexiest Vigilante ever!!!
#otd…. Ohh the heck with the caption, this the damn sexiest version of the Vigilante, would have been awesome to see it flying next to a...
US aircraft arriving in England during WWII
#otd U.S. Army Air Forces Aircraft await assembly in an English field, after being transported by ship across the Atlantic. 13 April 1944....
Launch of STS-1
#otd STS-1 with Orbiter Columbia OV-102 launched from the Cape, 12 April 1981. She spent 54 in space, not the center fuel tank is...
Launch of USS Chicago CL-29 (1930)
#otd USS Chicago CL-29 sliding down the ways during the launching ceremonies at Mare Island Navy Yard, 10 April 1930. #usschicago #cl29...
Loss of Soviet Submarine K-8
#otd Soviet November class submarine K-8 in the Bay of Biscay after having two fires aboard, two days later she would sink while under...
USS Idaho (1919)
#otd looking forward from the stern at the 14in guns of the USS Idaho, April 10, 1919. #ussidaho #battleship #navalsafari #aviationsafari...
USS Wasp CVS-18 (1969)
#otd USS Wasp CVS-18 underway in the Atlantic, 9 April 1969. #usswasp #cvs18 #cv18 #navalsafari #aviationsafari #aviationpreservation...
USS Hartford (1901)
#otd USS Hartford (1859-1956) under sail on 9 April 1901. She served for 97 years. #usshartford #ageofsail #navalsafari #aviationsafari...
Kamikaze Damage WWII
#otd USS Rodman DMS-21 and USS Witter DE-636 receiving repairs at Kerama Retto on April 9, 1945. Both had been hit by kamikaze attacks on...
