eraucubsfan Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Guys- I have the Hasegawa F-8E and decals for the VMFA-333 Shamrocks scheme. I read that these aircraft were on alert at GITMO and I was curious what would be a good weapons load out for them? Thanks in advance Brent Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dan Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 (edited) They were on alert at GITMO during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis but flew the F-8C at the time. Loud out would have been at least 2x AIM-9B but possibly 4x on Y-racks depending on when the Y-racks became available to the USMC or at GITMO but the F-8C could use them. VMFA-333 transitioned to the F-8E in February 1966 and was redesignated VMFA(AW)-333 Edited August 24, 2020 by dan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted August 24, 2020 Author Share Posted August 24, 2020 10 hours ago, dan said: They were on alert at GITMO during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis but flew the F-8C at the time. Loud out would have been at least 2x AIM-9B but possibly 4x on Y-racks depending on when the Y-racks became available to the USMC or at GITMO but the F-8C could use them. VMFA-333 transitioned to the F-8E in February 1966 and was redesignated VMFA(AW)-333 Thanks Dan, guess had my dates messed up. So in '66 and until they transitioned to the Phantoms, what would be a common weapons load? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dan Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 A photo I have from 1967 at MCAS Yuma has 2x Mk-82 slicks and 2x Mk-82 Snake eyes on each Multiple ejector rack under the wings. Looking nose on; the slicks are one behind the other on the lugs facing directly downward. The snake eyes are one behind the other on the horizontal lugs facing out away from the aircraft. Out to the right on the right hand wing pylon and out to the left on the left hand wing pylon. There are empty Y-racks on the fuselage. Gunports and fuselage are very dirty form the cannons firing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 Thanks, that will be a neat load out, I like the "dissimilar"bomb load. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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