Fifty years ago would have been 1958 not 1951. Just FYI.

Randy

"Pensacola Beachcomber" wrote in
message ...

Over the Gulf of Mexico aircraft from VT-86 practice for a commemorative
flyover of the Naval Air Station Pensacola Sherman Field in honor of the
50th anniversary of the first flight on the T-2 Buckeye series aircraft on
January 31, 1951.

This practice was on January 30. Unfortunately, the weather precluded a
flyover on the 31st.
The photos in this series were taken by the VT-86 Safety Officer, LT
Brendan O'Brien, who was in a chase plane.