Poor picture taken from a small boat in terrible weather, bumping on the waves, sailing around USS Roosevelt in the port of Wilhelmshaven. One of five Sea Kings of HS-9 "Sea Griffens" we logged was this 149717.

Ex US Navy Bu 39926

Delivered new to US Navy as 37257 in August 1945. Served at NART Minneapolis 1952/54. Sold as N7255C in 1957. Donated to the Museum in 1976. Recently repainted but with incorrect presentation of serial as '32757'.

US Navy Beech UC-12M operated by the Naval Air Facility based at RAF Mildenhall photographed on approach to RAF Waddington

TOPGUN 24 F/A-18C has just started it's engines for a jaunt out to W-291

VX-9's show bird gets in some weekend training

TOPGUN 40 F/A-18C departing off runway 26R for W-291 and some action

After its operational career this Sabreliner moved to AMARC with inventory code 7T0027 in September 1990 (see here). The first of 42 T-39D aircraft arrived at NAS Pensacola (FL) in August 1963. The aircraft were used to train naval flight officers (NFO) in radar navigation and airborne radar-intercept procedures.

RAMPAGE 500 EA-6B departs off runway 03L during a morning Red Flag mission

GAUNTLET 500 EA-6B getting some work during CVW-5's visit to NASNI

BLACK RAVENS EA-6B on the T-line at NASNI

Beautiful SCORPIONS jet just touching down on runway 29

161526 belonged to the first badge of F/A-18As of the US Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron (USNFDS) Blue Angels. Its a F/A-18A-7 of fiscal year 1980 and was factory fresh assigned to the FDS in Sep'87, the month this photo taken. From late '90 up to '95 it was assigned in to the Naval Air Warfare Center-Aircraft Division at NAS Patuxent River (MD) as SD-410. It was withdrawn from service in the fall of '98 and transferred to Fort Leonard Wood (MO) for use with the Chemical School for decontion drills. In '06 it was seen in a very bad shape. In the background 161524 is seen, crashed 23 jan '90

LANCERS EA-6B in the static display line at the 2006 Nellis AFB show

One of the last operational TA-4Js of the Blues was pictured at its homebase Pensacola. The BuNo of this aircraft strangely appeared on a preserved TA-4J at the Valiant Air Command Museum, Titusville (FL). That Titusville bird is actually BuNo 152867. The current whereabout of this real 152722 is unknown.

S2F Tracker trials on the Dutch carrier Karel Doorman. Some VS-30 aircraft were embarked for a few days. This one became a Conair Firecat, C-GHNU. Photo from: Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie

The photographer served with VF-53 'Blue Knights' and documented a Pacific cruise. Photo by: James Smith / San Diego Air & Space Museum