Flying Sharks
J-15s onboard CV 16 Liaoning in 2013 – sporting a familiar tail emblem…
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Flightdeck Friday Cinema: Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Given this week’s observance of the 70th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid, thought it only fitting to pass a couple of videos your way… Actual footage: …and there’s more below the fold.
First AEGIS-Class Sunk (ex-USS Valley Forge CG-50)
The first Navy Aegis ship to be sent to Davey Jones’ locker now rests on the bottom of the Pacific, done in by a combination of missiles and gunfire. The decommissioned cruiser Valley Forge was sunk as part of a Nov. 2 target practice on a test range near Kauai, Hawaii, according to the U.S….
Chronicles of Naval Aviation: Squadron Nicknames
We get mail and some of it is darn interesting. Take this for example – sometime back we posted on the return of CDR Pete Mongilardi’s remains from Vietnam. Following up on that posting came a note from the former OPS O of VA-153 relating how the Bluetail Flies came by that nickname. It occurred…
Raptors & Bears
Following up from our earlier post , we now have a shot (still unofficial) of the Raptor and its prey:
An Open Letter to “The 100th Anniversary of Naval Aviation Foundation”
Re: “The History of Naval Aviation Timeline” To Whom it May Concern: When I discovered through the website of a fellow retired Naval Aviator (www.neptunuslex.com) that your organization had posted a timeline covering the 100 years of naval aviation, with great anticipation I immediately jumped over to see for myself — and frankly, was sorely…
Next Generation AEW rolled out: E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., April 30, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — The first Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, being built for the U.S. Navy by prime contractor Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC), made its first public appearance at rollout ceremonies here today. The E-2D was designed in New York and built in St. Augustine. The aircraft unveiled today…