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by Tommy H. Thomason

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Things Under Wings: Inflight Refueling Buddy Store

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1 July 2015: Rick Morgan provided additional pictures of the early store that I've incorporated. 29 June 2015: Jim Rotramel provided a...
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Friday, June 19, 2015

Sikorsky SH-3D BuNo 152711 "Old 66"

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Jodie Peeler is my go-to person on the Sikorsky SH-3. It turns out that she probably knows more about the iconic “Old 66” than anyone els...
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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

A3D (A-3) Wire Antenna Configurations

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29 June 2015: I've added Richard Brumm photos of the fin antenna mounts on the KA-3B at the Western Aerospace Museum in Oakland, Califo...
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Monday, June 8, 2015

A3D-2 (A-3B) Skywarrior Bomb Bay

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It's taken me a while to sort out some of the details so I hope someone is interested in knowing them. For the A3D overview post, see ht...
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In 1956, at age 12, I lived on NAS Sangley Point in the Philippine Islands. Always enamored with airplanes, I imprinted on the Cougars, Banshees, and Skyraiders then being deployed. Not able to be a Naval Aviator because I was nearsighted, I instead became an aeronautical engineer and general aviation pilot. Now retired, I write books and monographs on U.S. Navy aircraft.
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