USS Charger CVE-30 (1944)
Follow up to our FM-2 Wildcat post, here is what the island of USS Charger CVE-30 looked like circa February 1944. Note mast structure,...
Wildcat Wednesday
It’s #wildcatwednesday and we look back at an FM-2 #Wildcat preparing to take off from USS Charger CVE-30 during training operations in...
USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63 (August 30th 1963)
#otd USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63 passing the USS Arizona (BB-39) Memorial in Pearl Harbor Pear Harbor, 30 August 1963. #ussarizona #bb39...
USS Essex CV-9 (August 30th 1943)
#otd USS Essex CV-9 in route to raid Marcus Island, 30 August 1943 during WWII. Aircraft are parked forward on the flight deck for...
B-52H 61-0007 (2015)
A look back to when B-52H 61-0007 Ghost Rider left storage in Tucson in 2015. #usaf #b52 #b52h #B52legacy #bufflegacy #boeing #ghostrider...
SAR in Vietnam
A look back to August 1970 with HH-53 assigned to the 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron approaching an HC-130P for aerial...
USS Forrestal CVA-59 (1959)
A look back #otd USS Forrestal CVA-59 at sea on 29 August 1959. Quite the variety of aircraft on deck. #cva59 #cv59 #ussforrestal...
KC-10 Refueling in 1997
Flashback to 1997 with an F/A-18 Hornet, assigned to VMFA-314, attached to the aircraft carrier USS NIMITZ CVN-68, refueling from a...
MH-53 69-5792J
Flashback to 1982 with Exercise BRIGHT STAR '82 with MH-53J 69-5791 conducting fast roping operations. The exercise involved troops from...
KC-46A arrival
The second KC-46A for Travis Air Force Base, California, arrived last week. #usaf #kc46 #kc10 #travisafb #aviationsafari...