USS Enterprise CVAN-64 first trap
#otd Commander George Talley lands his Vought F8U-1 145375 on board USS Enterprise CVAN-65, 17 January 1962. This was the first landing...
PBY-5 Catalina WWII
#otd PBY-5 Catalina attached to PATWING TWO based at Seymour Bay, Galapagos, 17 January 1942 as a crew from USS Richmond CL-9 attempted...
USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVA-42 (1966)
Per request, here is USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVA-42 underway in the Gulf of Tonkin with CVW-1 embarked, September 1966. That’s quite a...
USS Langley CV-1 (1925)
A look back at USS Langley CV-1 with a plane landing, 16 January 1925. Note landing signal officer on flight deck as well as her funnels...
USS Alabama BB-60 (1943)
We look back at USS Alabama BB-60 during a shakedown period battle practice, January 1943. Note 16"/45 guns, Mk. 38 director atop her...
Strike on Hai Duong Bridge (1967)
#otd Hai Doung Highway Bridge, North Vietnam wass attacked by Navy A-7’s, one of which is seen in center, 16 January 1967. #airstrike #a7...
USS Coral Sea CVA-43 (1966)
#otd USS Coral Sea CVA-43 leaving Pearl Harbor for WestPac deployment, 16 January 1965. #usscoralsea #cva43 #navalsafari #aviationsafari...
TBF’s flying over Hawaii (1944)
#otd Three TBF-1C’s of VT-32 from USS Langley CVL-27 fly over Oahu, 16 January 1944. #tbf #vt32 #usslangley #cvl27 #oahu #wwii...
USS Point Loma AGDS-2 (1977)
#otd USS Point Loma AGDS-2 ballasted down off Santa Catalina, California, 16 January 1977. This was her final role as a deep submergence...
This weeks Hands on Tours
We love aviation, and love sharing about aviation history on our Hands on Tour. We want to thank the passionate aviation lovers that...
