Julien (UK) Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 These are from the Greek Airforce, taken RAF Fairford 1989 Julien Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien (UK) Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 This one was also Taken 1989, not sure on the unit the only notation I took was 112th TFG flying out of Pittsburgh. Julien Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jinxx1 Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Those Hellenic AF A-7s are great! Here is an A-7D from the AZ ANG in 1981. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viper50 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 (edited) Here are a couple of pics from an airshow back in the late 1980's. New Mexico A-7D. Don M. Edited January 26, 2008 by viper50 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phantomologist Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Trying to save this one Saved on the USS Midway Pima Air and Space Museum Hill Aerospace Museum Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phantomologist Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Vought's White Whale Hellenic Air Force Colorado Air Force Buckeye Air Force Air Force of the Great State of New Mexico Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phantomologist Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Another Hellenic Air Force Example Great State of Arizona Air Force Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sig Saur & Son Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 (edited) A-7K 81-0074 PA ANG No vember 1989 A-7D 74-1742 ANG down in the weeds of Northern PA November 1989 A-7D 74-1742 over Pittsburgh, PA November 1989 A-7D 74-1742 PA ANG photographed in early 80's. Edited January 27, 2008 by Sig Saur & Son Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Josh1971 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Sweet SLUFs! I'll have to get the pictures I have on here, even though all of them are on sticks, it's still nice to see the old Iowa ANG Corsairs. jb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jinxx1 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I think this shot was taken the same day as Bill's shot of 408 above. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jinxx1 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 A couple more Taco A-7s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jinxx1 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 A nice reserve A-7B in 1979. And a couple of days later after an "OOps, there went my career!" move that happened the next day. I missed seeing that accident by minutes, but came upon the scene shortly after. The photo was taken the day after the accident while the airframe was being recovered. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Josh1971 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Here are a couple shots of one of the A-7Ds around Des Moines, Iowa. This is the gate guard for Camp Dodge, a national guard camp that houses the state's police academy. I was in training back when I was a cop, and during one of the breaks from the class, I could hear the Chinook's blades, so I was glad I had my camera with me. But then, what should this Chinook be carrying? The camp's gate guard, fresh back from the paint shop! This is that gate guard, shortly after getting set down by the CH-47. As you can see, the harness is still attached to the A-7. I'll post more when I get a chance. Including the one on the stick with the, er... interesting loadout on it jb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnopfor Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 This picture was taken of that same Corsair last year outside of Camp Dodge in Des Moines, IA. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Josh1971 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Yep- it was pretty badly faded on top of that stick, so you can see why they painted it. That's a neat little park at the top of the hill, with the tanks right behind where you took the pic from. Have you been down inside the camp where their museum is? A UH-1, AH-1, some armor pieces, a Mk.20 Rockeye, and an F-84. jb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 WOW.. these photos from the past are GREAT.... THANX,HOLMES. :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnopfor Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 (edited) Yep- it was pretty badly faded on top of that stick, so you can see why they painted it. That's a neat little park at the top of the hill, with the tanks right behind where you took the pic from.Have you been down inside the camp where their museum is? A UH-1, AH-1, some armor pieces, a Mk.20 Rockeye, and an F-84. jb Yeah, I went to the museum on the post and took some pictures during the IPMS Plastic Surgeons contest last year. They have a very nice collection and behind the museum, they had some captured Iraqi armored vehicles in the open. Edited January 27, 2008 by Johnopfor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ikar Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 These were taken at Korat in 1974: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Josh1971 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Here's a couple more from the great state of Iowa: This is another view of the one dropped off by the Chinook. Here's me (much more chubby than now) in front of the A-7. And this one... ;) It's on a stick at a park in the city of Altoona, just a few miles east of Des Moines. I'm not sure who concocted this loadout, but it seems they have sidewinders everywhere but the rails intended for them... weird. jb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Hingtgen Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Where's 75-403 now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Josh1971 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Where's 75-403 now? Still there- it was off the stick to get repainted, and then they brought it back (which are what the photos are), and now it's back on top of the stick, at the top of the hill over Camp Dodge. There's another one down at the Des Moines Airport, and then the one in Altoona. There's A-7s all over the place around here! Oh, how I miss the sound of those babies. jb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Josh1971 Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Sweet Greek shots, Koen! jb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fliermike Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 (edited) Here are a couple of somewhat rare shots of the prototype YA-7H parked next to the only TF-8A. This was at Navy Dallas in July 1973. I was a production acceptance test pilot at the LTV Navy office at the time. As I recall LTV was trying to sell both aircraft to the Philippines and were conducting demonstration flights. As far as I know this is the only time the two two seaters were together. A similar picture from this batch was printed in Volume 10 of the International Air Power Review but the location was incorrectly identified as Pax River. Edited January 28, 2008 by fliermike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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