Photos Aircraft Carriers

[santana]

Douglas F4D-1 Skyray fighter of fighter squadron VF-102 "Diamondbacks" landing on the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal, March 1961. Note the AIM-9 "Sidewinder" air-to-air missile on the right outboard pylon and the early-style drop-tank refueling probe on the left inboard pylon.

 

[santana]

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) fires a Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM), April 1, 2023

 

[santana]

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) flight operations, March 31, 2023

 

[EJ.]

A4D from USS Midway

A-4E

A-4D - Marine designation (A-4B). USS ESSEX CVS-9 had a Marine squadron of these aboard. Sub Unit 1 H&MS 32 MAG32 was aboard during Midlink VI, Oct 1963. VA-81, Detachment 45 with their A-4D's came aboard Oct 1961 for a Nato cruise. Having this group aboard gave ESSEX the distinction of being the only CVAS in either fleet. A-4d's were aboard during the Cuban quarantine.

 

[EJ.]

Probably should have posted the above in the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, The Venerable "Scooter" Thread.

 

[santana]

Probably should have posted the above in the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, The Venerable "Scooter" Thread.

No Worries my Friend, Keep the pictures coming !!!

 

[F.L.]

"Chief, we have what seems to be a traffic jam."
I let you imagine the stress of the pilot of the last plane to land !
USS Saratoga (CV-3), note the landing plane on the right.

 

[santana]

* What is that Aircaft in the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6)????

 

[uktabber]

THAT is a VERY GOOD QUESTION??? Looks like a Russian YAK perhaps

 

[santana]

View of the Flight Deck of USS Yorktown (CV-10) with aircraft of Carrier Air Group 5 (CVG-5) warming up, circa November-December 1943.
Visible are 18 Grumman F6F-3 Hellcats of Fighting Squadron 5 (VF-5), 17 Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless of Bombing Squadron 5 (VB-5), and seven Grumman TBF-1 Avengers of Torpedo Squadron 5 (VT-5).

 

[Chazman]

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* What is that Aircaft in the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6)????

There was a story about it on FB. It is being transported for a private training contractor.

 

[santana]

There was a story about it on FB. It is being transported for a private training contractor.

@Chazman do you remebmer the name of that Aircraft???

 

[Chazman]

@Chazman do you remebmer the name of that Aircraft???

I can't remember if it was and L-39 or some other European advanced trainer. There are 2 of them in different paint schemes in the picture.

 

[santana]

I can remember if it was and L-39 or some other European advanced trainer. There are 2 of them in different paint schemes in the picture.

I Found it, its a Aero L-29 Delfín (English: Dolphin, NATO reporting name: Maya) is a military jet trainer developed and manufactured by Czechoslovakian aviation manufacturer Aero Vodochody. It is the country's first locally designed and constructed jet aircraft, as well as likely being the biggest aircraft industrial programme to take place in any of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) countries except the Soviet Union

 

[santana]

TCG Anadolu​

Anadolu (L-400) is an amphibious assault ship of the Turkish Navy that can be configured as a V/STOL aircraft carrier. It is named after the peninsula of Anatolia (Turkish: Anadolu) which forms the majority of the land mass of Turkey. The construction works began on 30 April 2016 at the shipyard of Sedef Shipbuilding Inc. in Istanbul, with the keel being laid on 7 February 2018. TCG Anadolu was commissioned with a ceremony on 10 April 2023

The vessel is intended to meet the various needs and requirements of the Turkish Armed Forces, such as sustaining long-endurance, long-distance military combat or humanitarian relief operations, while acting as a command center and flagship for the Turkish Navy

The Sedef–Navantia consortium won the tender for the amphibious assault ship project of the Turkish Navy. Anadolu used the same design as that of the Spanish ship Juan Carlos I. All of the ship's weapon systems were procured by Turkish firms Aselsan and Havelsan. The ship features a Turkish combat management system, the GENESIS-ADVENT, which was integrated by Aselsan and Havelsan.Aircraft landing is assisted in all weather condition by Leonardo SPN-720 Precision Approach Radar.

Navantia provided design, technology transfer, equipment and technical assistance to Sedef Shipyard of Turkey for the design and development of Anadolu
The TCG Anadolu—the Turkish navy’s new flagship, and its largest warship ever—was commissioned under cloudy skies. Aboard the ship were both helicopters and drones, including drones designed for direct combat missions.
Also

The World’s First Drone Aircraft Carrier Will Hit the Seas in 2025

The world of 2050 will likely have dramatically more aircraft carriers than the world of 2023, but it may not have any more pilots.

www.popularmechanics.com

 

[F.L.]

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* What is that Aircaft in the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6)????

It is an Aero L-29 "Delfin". I will try to identify it precisely.

 

[F.L.]

It looks like this one : N179EP of TacAir - Tactical Air Support society.

Aviation Photo #1409978: Aero L-29 Delfin - Untitled

On the ramp at the Reno Air Races. - Photo taken at Reno - Reno-Stead (RTS) in Nevada, USA on September 8, 2008.

www.airliners.net

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[F.L.]

A little zomm.
Unfortunately, the bort number is a bit unclear. (~78 red)
But for me, it is clear that it is indeed this L-29. N179EP is operated by TacAir from 2006 to 2013. Since at least 2022 or before, it has received as bort "24 red".

Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Aero L-29 Delfin (Maya NATO), s/n 79 red DOSAAF, c/n 591699, c/r N179EP

This Aerial Visuals page provides airframe history details of a specific airframe from the airframe database.

www.aerialvisuals.ca

 

[F.L.]

I just noticed this, but there are two L-29s on LHD-6 !!! One in shades of blue and a second black and yellow !

And here is the explanation of why these L-29s are here :

Information Dissemination - Everything You Need to Know

Company's usually look for many ways to increase revenue, expand their customer base, and enhance their profit margins. Creating an effective Information

www.informationdissemination.net

 

[santana]

I just noticed this, but there are two L-29s on LHD-6 !!! One in shades of blue and a second black and yellow !
View attachment 430584View attachment 430585
And here is the explanation of why these L-29s are here :

Information Dissemination - Everything You Need to Know

Company's usually look for many ways to increase revenue, expand their customer base, and enhance their profit margins. Creating an effective Information

www.informationdissemination.net

Wow, Nice finding!!!! Good job. See that we werent the only ones courious about the picture and there was not only one but two L-29 Aircraft in the Latley USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6)