C-130 on Navy Carrier

On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:50:14 +0000, John Szalay wrote:

Make sure include the U-2 in that list..

Will do, assuming I ever get around to digging out the markings for the
plane that pulled that stunt.

Rob

On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 12:07:31 +0100, Rob van Riel wrote:

On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:50:14 +0000, John Szalay wrote:

Make sure include the U-2 in that list..

Will do, assuming I ever get around to digging out the markings for the
plane that pulled that stunt.

This article might help with your research:
http://www.afa.org/magazine/feb2001/0201spyplane.asp

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-Jeff B.
zoomie at fastmail dot fm

"Rob van Riel" wrote in message
news | On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:50:14 +0000, John Szalay wrote:
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|| Make sure include the U-2 in that list..
|
| Will do, assuming I ever get around to digging out the markings for
| the plane that pulled that stunt.
|
| Rob



I have a picture of a Neptune on the Coral Sea but it doesn't show markings
;-/



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Cheers


Dave Kearton

On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 23:12:05 +1030, Dave Kearton wrote:

"Rob van Riel" wrote in message
news | On Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:50:14 +0000, John Szalay wrote:
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|| Make sure include the U-2 in that list..
|
| Will do, assuming I ever get around to digging out the markings for
| the plane that pulled that stunt.
|
| Rob



I have a picture of a Neptune on the Coral Sea but it doesn't show markings
;-/

Isn't there an SR-71 sitting on a carrier somewhere... g

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-Jeff B.
zoomie at fastmail dot fm

On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 12:48:40 GMT, Yeff wrote:

Isn't there an SR-71 sitting on a carrier somewhere... g

NYC, IIRC.

Not sure you'd get enough wind over the deck for that one, though!!!!!
;-)

Bill Kambic

On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 11:36:21 +0000, Yeff wrote:

On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 12:07:31 +0100, Rob van Riel wrote:

Will do, assuming I ever get around to digging out the markings for the
plane that pulled that stunt.

This article might help with your research:
http://www.afa.org/magazine/feb2001/0201spyplane.asp

Interesting article.

Thanks

Rob

On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 12:48:40 +0000, Yeff wrote:
Isn't there an SR-71 sitting on a carrier somewhere... g

That would be the Intrepid, I think, but that's so far removed from any
kind of operational use that I'll disqualify it.

Rob

On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 23:12:05 +1030, Dave Kearton wrote:
I have a picture of a Neptune on the Coral Sea but it doesn't show markings

Ulp! I think I'm going to have to expand my display cabinet. The Herc,
Neptune and U-2 aren't exactly small aircraft. And here I was thinking the
A-3 was going to be the biggest of the bunch..

Rob

Rob van Riel wrote
Ulp! I think I'm going to have to expand my display cabinet. The Herc,
Neptune and U-2 aren't exactly small aircraft. And here I was thinking
the A-3 was going to be the biggest of the bunch..

The P-2V was the Navy's first effort to give the Navy a carrier
based nuclear delivery capability to keep the Air Force from
monopolizing thenewly developed weapons. This was in a day when
standard Navy attack aircraft could not carry the "Fat Man" bomb
because of it's size. The smaller "Little Boy" bomb required too
much nuclear material in it's construction.

Bob Moore

Rob van Riel wrote:

On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 23:12:05 +1030, Dave Kearton wrote:

I have a picture of a Neptune on the Coral Sea but it doesn't show markings


Ulp! I think I'm going to have to expand my display cabinet. The Herc,
Neptune and U-2 aren't exactly small aircraft. And here I was thinking the
A-3 was going to be the biggest of the bunch..

Rob



I might be able to help somewhat with the markings on the Neptune.
Before the AJ-1 Savage (not a small plane itself) entered USN service, a
small number of P2V-3C Neptunes was used as Nuclear bombers. For this
the ASW equipment and armament was removed to make them lighter and the
bomb-bays were modified in order to enable the rather large nuclear
wepons of the time to be fitted. They used JATO for take-off. Though at
least one of these had an arrestor hook and carrier approaches were
undertaken, an arrested landing aboard a carrier was never made. More
details can be found at:
http://web.cortland.edu/woosterk/hatwing1.html

Some photographs (sadly in B&W) can be found at:
http://p2vneptune.org/p2v3c.shtml

Regards,
Ralph Savelsberg