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Whale Photos pg. 12
These photos were submitted by ex-whalers and friends.
acknowledgement is given if known.

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007_lovers-leap.jpg (61931 bytes) "Lover's Leap"

In a banking turn as she passes over Lover's Leap, VQ-1's 007 leaves the coast of Guam behind.

Submitted by Mark Schwartz

010_bush.jpg (95090 bytes) "Autograph"

This photo is of VQ-1s Det Bravo EA-3B taxiing up to the starboard bow cat onboard USS Enterprise during ops on the 85-86 Westpac/Med cruise. The signature in the upper left hand corner is by then VP George Bush during his trip to muster support for action against Libya's Quaddaffi.

Submitted by Mark Schwartz

A-3 Alaska.jpg (60971 bytes)
A-3 Anti-Ice.jpg (52570 bytes)
"Not Just in the Tropics"

Elemendorf AFB, Alaska, Nov. 1988 and it's cold up here. But the whales had a job to do and that didn't stop them.

Upper photo: The last of the tankers from VAQ-33/34/308 are being serviced prior to a mission.

Lower photo: ERA-3B 144846 is getting deiced.

Submitted by Joe Hawkins

blues3.jpg (105587 bytes) "If You Can, Do It!"

A Blue Angel is a Blue Angel is a Blue Angel ! A tanker from VAK-208 gets an encore performance from one of the 'Angels' after leaving a show or maybe that's his way of saying "thanks for the gas".
Submitted by Stephen Wegner

fanpark.jpg (124393 bytes) "Fantail Parking Lot"

A couple of VQ-1's EA-3Bs are in among the mix aft of the island aboard USS Ranger, CVA-61. Date unknown.

Submitted by Ricky Scott

intake.jpg (85165 bytes) "Man, We're High Now"

A view of the starboard engine and clouds as seen through the 'mole hole' of an EA-3B.

Submitted by Ricky Scott

mycrew.jpg (363869 bytes) "VAP-61 Crew"

Once in a while it's nice to see some faces so we picked these young innocent types. L-R: (then) LTJG Raymond Wojeck (Nav), LCDR Bob Skillen (pilot), and PH1/AC Bill Fenton pose in front of a black VAP-61 RA-3B in Agana, Guam, Aug. 67.

Submitted by Bill Fenton

Ranger 002.jpg (93201 bytes) "Surreal"

A 'whale wash' is underway in the VQ-2 nose dock in Rota, Spain, 1988.

Submitted by Rich Zych

tanker.jpg (182760 bytes) "You May Have Seen This"

This photo hit several publications during the Vietnam era. A KA-3B of VAH-2 Det Mike tanks an RA-5C Vigilante of RVAH-5 high over USS Ranger (CVA-61) during their Westpac cruise Aug. 64 - April 65.

Submitted by Ray Cook

web4.jpg (147761 bytes) "Passing Through"

RA-3B BuNo 144___ sits on the transient line in Da Nang AB, RSVN 1970.

Submitted by Stephen Mudgett for LCDR Frank Mudgett.

TheDriver'sseat.jpg (147317 bytes) "The Boss's Office"

A view of the front desk (pilot's position) of an A-3.

Submitted by Gil Bouffard

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