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VMFA-333 F-8 load out Question


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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

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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?

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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.

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