Showing posts with label USS Yorktown. Show all posts
Showing posts with label USS Yorktown. Show all posts
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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Friday, January 08, 2021

USS Yorktown - The Flight Deck - Take A Couple Chances

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Two fantastic and historic aircraft from Chance Vought were on the flight deck.  The A-7 Corsair II, often lovingly referred to as the SLUF ...
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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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Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Maneuvers With Murphy's Law - To Patriot's Point

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One of the cunning reasons that Murphy's Law had come along, in addition to the fact that he's a great guy and friend, was that he a...
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