Gianna'sPapa's lean mean Fighting Machine!

[Marlton Mom]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1429/5178956615_af4c5be42b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marlton-mom/5178956615/)
F 4 Phantom (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marlton-mom/5178956615/) by Marlton Mom (http://www.flickr.com/people/marlton-mom/), on Flickr


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1264/5178955737_918ca50c86_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marlton-mom/5178955737/)
F-4 Phantom Nose (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marlton-mom/5178955737/) by Marlton Mom (http://www.flickr.com/people/marlton-mom/), on Flickr


I managed to snap these two pics from the deck of the Carrier Intrepid located in west Manhattan, NYC, close to B and H Photo shop. I really wanted to cross under the ropes and take more pictures but the Docent was giving me the hairy eyeball when I got in close and down low to take the second shot of the nose.

What a great looking jet!

:goodvibes

Marlton Mom

[Gianna'sPapa]

OMG, thank you very much. She really looks good!! They make them look so good when they are on display. They paint the ship/air group designation on the tail when on board the carrriers. When not on a ship her letters would have been 'WS'. I am a proud VMFA-323 Death Rattler. Here is a photo of that particular aircraft as it just landed, note: the arresting cable starting to retract.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1437/5179476937_58423066c1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/45097427@N02/5179476937/)
7980f4vmfa323[1] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/45097427@N02/5179476937/) by Gianna'sPapa (http://www.flickr.com/people/45097427@N02/), on Flickr

I can't thank you enough for this post. Semper Fi!

Terry

[Marlton Mom]

Thank you for your service to our country! :thumbsup2

If you want the picture files send me an email privately and I'll ship them off so to speak...

:hug:
Marlton Mom

[Altair]

A-10/P-51D/F-4. The size of the Phantom is unexpected:
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1133/5180435642_c880bb19d2_z.jpg

Amazing that F-4's still flew in the Gulf War as Wild Weasels.

[Gianna'sPapa]

Yes, they did fly in the Gulf. It was my cousin's squadron. They were a big heavy bird with two huge J79 engines producing a lot of thrust. They could take a lot of punishment/damage and keep flying. It was a great airplane! This thread is forcing me to look through my old stash of slides. I had a Kodak instamatic 101 and later a Minolta srT 101.