Sierra Tango Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 It was always a pleasure to see full color Navy/Marine aircraft during the age that low viz was becoming the standard for the fleet. A-4F, 155018, was assigned to VMA-133 at the time I photographed it in July of 1980 at NAS Dallas. Steve 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 You have a great collection of images, Steve! Out of interest, which Concorde is in your profile picture and where was it taken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Tango Posted August 23, 2022 Author Share Posted August 23, 2022 Thank you. I'm glad they are of interest! I'll need to find the slide for the registration (possibly F-BTSD), but, I know that it was operated by Air France and the picture was taken in September of 1994 on the Terminal B ramp at DFW Airport. Seems like I had to wait for a loooong time for everyone to get out of the way after the aircraft was pushed back from the gate in order to get a fairly clear picture! Concorde always attracted a crowd at DFW as it was such a joy to see and hear! 😆 Steve 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 9 hours ago, Sierra Tango said: Thank you. I'm glad they are of interest! I'll need to find the slide for the registration (possibly F-BTSD), but, I know that it was operated by Air France and the picture was taken in September of 1994 on the Terminal B ramp at DFW Airport. Seems like I had to wait for a loooong time for everyone to get out of the way after the aircraft was pushed back from the gate in order to get a fairly clear picture! Concorde always attracted a crowd at DFW as it was such a joy to see and hear! 😆 Steve Thanks Steve, the absence of people and ground equipment confused me! I treated myself to a flight on G-BOAD from JFK to LHR in September 2003 and my wife has suggested that we return to New York next year to visit G-BOAD at the USS Intrepid. Concorde is such a beautiful design! Keep posting your photos!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Hi Steve, I'm grateful for yet another gorgeous Skyhawk shot! Please keep them coming if you have any more. I think that's a VF-121 F-4J behind the Scooter; out of curiosity, do you have any images of that jet (or any Navy/Marines Phantoms for that matter)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Tango Posted August 31, 2022 Author Share Posted August 31, 2022 Andrew, I apologize for the late response. You are correct, that was a VF-121 F-4J parked in the background. I'm embarrassed to say I did not get a picture of that jet as I ran out of film. At the time I was shooting two or three shots for each aircraft so that I could use the spares for trades with my friends. I still remember to this day I had a roll of 24 exposure Kodachrome 64 ASA slide film in the camera, not the usual 36 exposure. So, guess who didn't bring any extra film that day?! Sheesh..... Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted September 1, 2022 Share Posted September 1, 2022 Hi Steve, No dramas at all and thanks for your reply - I'm sorry for causing you to revisit this frustrating episode! I'm really enjoying your posts, the Scooters in particular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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