Simviation Forum - Carrier Operations

Nov 10^th, 2004 at 3:00pm

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Hello all...

If you haven't figured it out by now...I am pretty Navy oriented.

Anyways...here are some photos of carrier operations compiled from years of photography and being around navy aircraft. Enjoy!

You might say I am a little Tomcat biased. I have some Hornet pics stored away and will get those out so I do not appear to be TOO Tomcat oriented. More later. Enjoy!

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Reply #1 - Nov 10^th, 2004 at 4:17pm

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Wonderful shots F14Dude...very nice

Do have a question for you though...how was the food on them floating airfields, so so, great or rather be on a sub Grin

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Reply #2 - Nov 10^th, 2004 at 7:13pm

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Nice pics

I especially like the KA-6 tanker shots, you may say i'm a little A-6 biased Wink

but 14s rock as well!!! Grin

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Reply #3 - Nov 10^th, 2004 at 10:26pm

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The food was alright. Not the greatest. But I only had to eat it for one day! I can see how if you had to live on a boat like that for six months you might get used to it though. These were also taken when I was like 10 years old as is evidence by the A-6's and A-7's near the fantail in some of the shots.

The tanker refueling shot I found in my dad's photo album...I thought it was interesting and rather unique so thats why I put it up.

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Reply #4 - Nov 11^th, 2004 at 5:15am

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very cool photos man! was your dad a Tomcat pilot? Wink

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Reply #5 - Nov 11^th, 2004 at 12:52pm

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Those pics bring back alot of memories. I did one major deployment each on the USS America and the USS Enterprise in the early 1980s. Food wasn't too bad (steak and lobster on a few occasions). We ate lots of roast beef too. My job was maintenance of weapons systems on A-6 Intruders.

Thanks for the pics!

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Reply #6 - Nov 11^th, 2004 at 6:13pm

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sweet, I love carrier ops 8)

if you've got more please post Grin

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Reply #7 - Nov 11^th, 2004 at 7:02pm

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Awsome shots! Post more, anything! Grin

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Reply #8 - Nov 12^th, 2004 at 1:38am

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Dude, those are some sweet shots. As much as I enjoyed the time I was able to spend on the Lincoln in '97 and as much as I love the Hornet... it still would have been awesome to be able to see a 'Cat launch and recover. Awesome aircraft.

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Reply #9 - Nov 15^th, 2004 at 5:41pm

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Are those armaments on the KA-6?

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Reply #10 - Nov 17^th, 2004 at 7:19pm

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Are those armaments on the KA-6?

That's actually an A-6E (regular bomber version) with a "buddy store" on the centerline. The aircraft is also carrying empty multiple ejector racks (MERs) and drop tanks.

Jim (former A-6 tech)

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Reply #11 - Nov 17^th, 2004 at 10:13pm

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The A-6 Intrider is my favorite post 50's military aircraft, foloowed by the F-14, the F-16 and the Mig 29

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