Carrier Operations

[F14Dude]

Hello all...

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

[FLYING_TRUCKER]

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 LOL

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

[Brute]

Nice pics I especially like the KA-6 tanker shots, you may say i'm a little A-6 biased but 14s rock as well!!!

[F14Dude]

The food was alright.

[Mr. Bones]

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

[jimclarke]

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!

Jim

[Tequila Sunrise]

sweet, I love carrier ops  8)

if you've got more please post  ;D

[Ben_M_K]

Awsome shots! Post more, anything!

[Boss_BlueAngels]

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.  

[Loafing Smurf]

Are those armaments on the KA-6?

[jimclarke]

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)

[Skligmund]

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