John Randolph
July 3rd 03, 06:47 AM
Yep, after 1979. I was CIC Officer on Coral Sea from 1976 to 1978 and she
was deployed from NAS Alameda to WestPac.
"Mike Weeks" > wrote in message
...
> >From: (Tom Cooper)
> >Date: 5/27/2003 02:33 Pacific Daylight Time
>
> >Please take a look at the photo I posted here:
> >http://www.acig.org/artman/uploads/laraf_tu-22b_escorted_by_phantom.jpg
>
> Based on the photo, and it's quality ... that's most likely is an F-4N of
> VF-154.
>
> The BuNo matches F-4Bs (reworked to N), and the tail color; that solid red
line
> matches other published photos very closely of VF-154 F-4s w/ a mix of
black &
> a solid red line.
>
> >Several other things are sure:
> >- I have several excellent shots of the USS Coral Sea off Cannes, in
> >1983, with F-4s of the VF-21 and VF-154 (and the rest of the CVW-14)
> >on the deck: they are simply not the same like the Phantoms shown and
> >described above;
>
> Don't photos you have of VF-154 F-4Ns have a mix of a black tail
(completely or
> otherwise), w/ a similar solid red line?
>
> >- the Libyans have got their first Tu-22s in 1974, and the remaining
> >of 14 ordered Tu-22Bs arrived all by 1979. So, the photo couldn't have
> >been taken before or after that period;
>
> Why couldn't the photo be after 1979? Did the Libyans stop operating the
> Tu-22s preior to 1983? I don't think it's clear at all that the photo
> represents VF-51 -- given they didn't deploy as CVW-19 on Coral Sea.
>
> >This is really confusing...
>
> If in fact the photo is of F-4N 15224x NM10x, then I believe the code's
been
> broken. <g>
>
> Does this help any?
>
> MW
> -------------------------------------
> "As soon as movement begins, so does the fog of war" - Edward N. Luttwak
was deployed from NAS Alameda to WestPac.
"Mike Weeks" > wrote in message
...
> >From: (Tom Cooper)
> >Date: 5/27/2003 02:33 Pacific Daylight Time
>
> >Please take a look at the photo I posted here:
> >http://www.acig.org/artman/uploads/laraf_tu-22b_escorted_by_phantom.jpg
>
> Based on the photo, and it's quality ... that's most likely is an F-4N of
> VF-154.
>
> The BuNo matches F-4Bs (reworked to N), and the tail color; that solid red
line
> matches other published photos very closely of VF-154 F-4s w/ a mix of
black &
> a solid red line.
>
> >Several other things are sure:
> >- I have several excellent shots of the USS Coral Sea off Cannes, in
> >1983, with F-4s of the VF-21 and VF-154 (and the rest of the CVW-14)
> >on the deck: they are simply not the same like the Phantoms shown and
> >described above;
>
> Don't photos you have of VF-154 F-4Ns have a mix of a black tail
(completely or
> otherwise), w/ a similar solid red line?
>
> >- the Libyans have got their first Tu-22s in 1974, and the remaining
> >of 14 ordered Tu-22Bs arrived all by 1979. So, the photo couldn't have
> >been taken before or after that period;
>
> Why couldn't the photo be after 1979? Did the Libyans stop operating the
> Tu-22s preior to 1983? I don't think it's clear at all that the photo
> represents VF-51 -- given they didn't deploy as CVW-19 on Coral Sea.
>
> >This is really confusing...
>
> If in fact the photo is of F-4N 15224x NM10x, then I believe the code's
been
> broken. <g>
>
> Does this help any?
>
> MW
> -------------------------------------
> "As soon as movement begins, so does the fog of war" - Edward N. Luttwak