Showing posts with label Patriot's Point. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Patriot's Point. Show all posts
Saturday, January 30, 2021

Patriot's Point Vietnam War Exhbiit

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In addition to the Naval exhibitions, Patriot's Point also has a Vietnam War exhibit.   They exhibit in keeping with the overall...
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Thursday, January 28, 2021

Patriot's Point: USS Laffey

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Moored beside the USS Yorktown and dwarfed by her  in size yet packijng a punch of history is the USS Laffey The USS Laffey, a Sumner class ...
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Patriot's Point - USS Clamagore

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From the Flight deck of the USS Yorktown one could get some photos of the USS Clamagore, SS-343,  a Balao-class (and later GUPPY-class) subm...
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Friday, January 22, 2021

USS Yorktown - The Flightdeck - Marine Hornet!

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The F/A-18 Hornet replaced the venerable F-14 Tomcat in the Navy's fighter line-up, as well as replacing the A-6 Intruder and the A-7 C...
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Thursday, January 21, 2021

USS Yorktown - The Flightdeck - The Tomcat Prowl

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What would a tribute to carrier aviation be without the Grumman F-14 Tomcat? The Tomcat, made famous in the movie Top Gun , is a large, twin...
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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

USS Yorktown - The Flight Deck - The Mighty Sea King

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For you rotorheads out there, there was a Sikorsky SH-3G Sea King on the flight deck. The Sea King's size is something to behold in pers...
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Monday, January 18, 2021

USS Yorktown - The Flight Deck - Skyhawk!

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At the stern of the Flight deck an A-4 Skyhawk sat with its arresting hook deployed.   The A-4 Skyhawk was an outstanding light attack aircr...
Monday, January 11, 2021

USS Yorktown - The Flight Deck - The Eyes And Ears Of The Fleet

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  The Grumman S-2 Tracker The Grumman S-2 Tracker, or the "Stoof", introduced in 1952, was the first Anti-submarine warfare aircra...
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USS Yorktown - The Flight Deck - Site Of The Intruder

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The Grumman A-6 Intruder served as a long-range attack aircraft from 1963 through 1997 with both the Navy and the Marine Corps. This one fle...
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Wednesday, January 06, 2021

USS Yorktown: The Flight Deck - The Mighty War Hoover

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On the flight deck sat an aircraft near and dear to another blogger's heart, blogging over at Chant du Depart , as, after all, he flew t...
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Tuesday, January 05, 2021

USS Yorktown: The Flight Deck - Phantom!

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As you exit the stairs onto the flight deck, the first aircraft you get to see is an F4 Phantom II. The Essex-class carriers such as the Yor...
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Thursday, December 31, 2020

USS Yorktown: The Hangar Deck, Like Gaul

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Is divided into three parts.   The hangar deck has enormous blast doors dividing the deck into three separate sections.  This protects the h...
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