More Naval Aviation Heritage Aircraft (But Still No Hawkeye)

BySteeljawscribe

Latest additions –

EA-6B in colors from the Battle of the Coral Sea:

A P-3 in the colors of VP-44 PBY from Midway:

And a Growler in tri-color from Air Group 85 embarked in USS Shangri-La late in the war:

So basically, we now have one of everything in the inventory, fixed and rotary wing, carrier- and shore-based (including an S-3B) in heritage colors – some with more than one example.

All that is, it seems, except an E-2C.  So with that in mind, I humbly submit a proposal for an E-2C in the colors of VW-1, circa 1952-55:

How about it NAVAIR?

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  2. I always liked the roundel with the red meatball in the center – much better than the current insignia that has the roundel with wings.

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