Heading back to Sigonella after a short deployment along with 169329 (in the background), also from VP-4, "The Skinny Dragons".

Wearing VF-11 "Red Rippers" markings over CV-59 USS Forrestal

CAG Viking of VS-28 "Gamblers"

From VAW-122 "Steeljaws" over CV-59 USS Forrestal flight deck. Sadly, VAW-122 was disestablished at NAS Norfolk on 31 March 1996.

Landing Rwy 30 to begin a short detachment.

On display at Yanks Air Museum. This is one of 199 F-11F-1 Tigers built, redesignated F-11A in 1962. Intended as an upgrade for the F9F Cougar, the Tiger bore little design resemblance. It first flew on 30 July 1954 and was ordered for its supersonic performance. The F-11 started carrier operations in 1956 and was withdrawn by 1961, serving with seven USN squadrons. Delivered in 1957, this F-11 served with VF-21 "Mach Busters" in CVG-8, then with VT-23 "Professionals" and VT-26 "Tigers" till 1967.

This Intruder was at the time of this picture, part of Carrier Air Wing THIRTEEN and Attaxck Squadron (VA) 55 "Warhorses". The wing and squadron were assigned to the USS Coral Sea (CV-43). 158046 was delivered to the US Navy in 1971, and was moved to the AMARC bone yard with inventory code 5A0093 in March 1994. It was scrapped on 21 May 2015 by HVF West, Tucson (AZ).

A Tomcat of VF-102 "Diamondbacks" returning to its parking spot after participating in the airshow over Oceana. 162695 was delivered as F-14A to the US Navy in August 1986. It was converted to F-14B by Grumman at St. Augustine (FL) by 1995. On 19 January 2005, the Tomcat arrived at AMARC and received inventory code 1K0171. It was sadly scrapped by HVF West, Tucson (AZ) in July 2007.

A fine looking Attack Squadron (VA) 34 "Blue Blasters" Intruder tanker with a receiver (F-14A 162695/AB-100 of VF-102) connected. Both aircraft took part in the NAS Oceana air show. The KA-6D was assigned at that time to Carrier Air Wing 7 of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69). 149486 was delivered to the US Navy in 1963 and stricken and scrapped in July 1992.

A marvelous looking, but toned-down Intruder of Attack Squadron (VA) 35 "Black Panthers". It was part of Carrier Air Wing EIGHT, at that time assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The squadron just returned from a cruise with the USS Nimitz (30 Dec'86- 2 Jul'87) which brought the Black Panthers around Cape Horn, from the East Coast to the West Coast. This Intruder was delivered to the US Navy in 1974, was moved to AMARC on 21 December 1995 and remained in storage with inventory code 5A0180 up to February 2016. It was then scrapped by HVF West, Tucson.

KA-6D 149937 leading a formation of Intruders over Oceana. The aircraft belonged to the inventory of Attack Squadron (VA) 34 "Blue Blasters". The Intruder was delivered to the USN in 1963 and was transferred from active service to the US Naval Reserves in October 1992. It served them to early 1993 and was flown over to AMARC for storage on 7 April 1993. The KA-6D remained in storage up to 27 September 2010. It was then scrapped by HVF West, Tucson (AZ).

Built as Kfir C1 (IAF serial 709) and later modified to Kfir C1P. 709 was leased to the USN between Apr'85-May'88. The USN/USMC leased 25 Kfirs between '85 and '89, which were officially designated F-21A. They were modified for use as unarmed adversaries. 12 F-21s were painted in this 3-tone blue-gray "ghost" scheme and were operated by Fighter Squadron (VF) 43 "Challengers" ('AD'), operating out of Oceana. In 1988 they were returned and replaced by the F-16N. The other 13 were assigned to VMFAT-401 at MCAS Yuma (AZ), these were replaced by the F-5E in '89. 709 is last seen stored at Tel Aviv.

Assigned to Carrier Air Wing 13, this Attack Squadron (VA) 55 "Warhorses" Intruder was used in the air show at NAS OCeana (VA) on 19 September 1987. Only weeks later, on 28 September 1987, the squadron embarked its carrier, USS Coral Sea (CV-43), for a Mediterranean cruise. The intruder was delivered to the US Navy in 1967 and was withdrawn from use and scrapped at NAS Norfolk (VA) in October 1992.

Those terrible static shots.... but the subject is nice enough. An adversary Buckeye of Fighting Squadron (VF) 43 "Challengers". This Buckeye was transferred to AMARC after its operational career. The aircraft received inventory code 2T0227 on 21 September 1993. It remained in storage until September 1995. It was then sold to Greece for use as spare parts of the Hellenic Air Force 120 PEA T-2 fleet at Kalamata air base. But, it was good enough and the aircraft was overhauled by HAI Tanagra. It was assigned to 120 PEA as 158904/904 and flew operational up to at last late 2019.