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Copyright
A-3
Skywarrior
Association
1998-2007
WHALE LANDINGS

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Whale Photos Pg. 19
This page is
dedicated to the crews, on the ground and in the cockpit, who made
the A-3 Skywarrior fly and kept her flying.
These photos
where gleaned from the archives. Not all will have proper
identifications but that will be part of the fun. You figure out who
they are! What details are available will be included. Enjoy!
If you like
these, send more to... tanker@a3skywarrior.com
Click on thumbnail image to view
larger version. Some will take slightly longer to load as the format was
left large enough for you to identify faces.
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"Number 5000!"
Celebrating the 5000th bombing run (1962?) at the NAF Naples RBS
unit by the VAH-9" Hoot Owls". They were flying off the
Saratoga in the Med. Ironically, the "Hoot Owls" also made
the first run on the Naples RBS unit in 1959.
from Kenneth
C. Minick
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"Pt. Mugu A-3 Line"
AE2 John Cameron strikes a pose. taken in 1981.
from John Cameron camfam3@earthlink.net
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"Gigi and Her Attendents"
VAQ-135 (EKA-3Bs) hosted Gigi before they transitioned to the
Prowlers. (l-r)(?, Tom Maxwell, ?, ?.
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"Preflight Antics"
Prior to A-3 flyover at the 1987 Whale reunion at NAS
Key West. l-r: AD1 Rich Harrison, LT Doug Patton, AMS2 Joe Hawkins, and LT Doug
Grilliot.
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"Det Golf & Det Echo VAH-4
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Cubi Pt. flight line
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"GiGi and Crew" l-r:Ronald
Samuelson, AQ2/3rd crewman, GiGi, and LCDR Ralph Lang, pilot.
VAH-8, USS Midway, 1958 |
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"One More
Time"
Oct. 30, 1991, NAS Key West, Fl. ERA-3B (BuNo
146446) is poised for the last flight of a USN Skywarrior. The crew,
left to right: LT Mark 'Hermann' Crissman, Nav.; AME1 John 'Woody'
Olasin, Crew Chief; and CDR Bruce 'Lips' Nottke, Pilot, delivered this
VAQ-33 EA-3B and two others to Phoenix Aviation for modification and
participation in B-2 bomber testing. That was the last Skywarrior to
leave active duty!
from Mark Crissman herm64@concentric.net
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"ZZZZZZZZZ"
Activity in the third seat can be slow! You
know who you are!
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"VAP-61
Crew"
L-R: LTJG Raymond Wojeck (Nav), LCDR
Bob Skillen (pilot), and PH1/AC Bill Fenton pose in front of a black
VAP-61 RA-3B in Agana, Guam, Aug. 67.
from Bill Fenton wcfenton@worldnet.att.net |
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"From the Archives"
Olongapo, PI. bar scene, 1967. You fill in
the names! It could be anybody from any boat or any squadron. These
guys are VQ sailors enjoying a San Miguel. Probably warm! |
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"Danang flightline"
1967. PC Jack Peterson, VQ-1, is
hauling in the drag chute.
from Jack Peterson jackinkc@juno.com |
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"VAP-62 Officers"
Here is a photo of the officers of VAP-62, taken at NAS Jax
some time in the spring of 1964. Robert R. McCright, Sr. is in
the back row, sixth from the left. He was killed flying an A-3
(BuNo.144829) in June 1964
from Rob McCright (son) doobers@earthlink.net
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"Get set, Go!!"
Marv Cohen, 2ND Force Recon Marine is making a planned jump from a
TA-3B in 1962. This action was captured from a video made by Twentieth
Century and narrated by Walter Cronkite. It chronicles the story,
among other things, of a Marine Recon unit leaving an aircraft carrier
via an A-3, dropping to an assigned sector, completing their recon
mission and being picked up and returned to the carrier via the C-1
COD.
Submitted by 'Rock' Guthrie, USMC (Ret)
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