AmboyDuke Posted December 18, 2010 Member ID: 161 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 11 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 709 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 1 Achievement Points: 3768 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 1, 2012 Birthday: 06/19/1962 Posted December 18, 2010 This is one of the aircraft I worked on before I retired from active duty. The S-3B Viking. Now it belongs to VX-30 in Pt. Magu, California....notice the WWII paint scheme. They use it now for a chase plane for test and evaluation purposes. Click on the pic...it will get bigger.
greywolf2 Posted December 18, 2010 Member ID: 35 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 44 Topic Count: 345 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4812 Content Per Day: 0.84 Reputation: 420 Achievement Points: 28063 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 11, 2020 Posted December 18, 2010 Sweet looking ride. Thanks amboy. X Navy here also--------
Bama Posted December 18, 2010 Member ID: 19 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 101 Topic Count: 318 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4445 Content Per Day: 0.78 Reputation: 2769 Achievement Points: 29415 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: September 3, 2024 Birthday: 02/29/1968 Device: Windows Posted December 18, 2010 The Viking was a sweet little ride, thanks for the pic Amboy. Awards
chavez Posted December 18, 2010 Member ID: 206 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 11 Topic Count: 43 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 705 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 149 Achievement Points: 4266 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/03/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 27 Birthday: 11/29/1961 Device: Windows Posted December 18, 2010 for what did you use that plane for . it's not a small plane but not a big one too. never saw one like that , maybe a small cargo plane or something????? Awards
AmboyDuke Posted December 18, 2010 Member ID: 161 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 11 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 709 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 1 Achievement Points: 3768 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 1, 2012 Birthday: 06/19/1962 Author Posted December 18, 2010 Actually it was used as a carrier based submarine finder and killer also know as ASW (Anti Submarine Warfare), later in its life it was used as a tanker (fuel) for the other carrier based aircraft.
GorillaXI Posted December 18, 2010 Member ID: 62 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 73 Topic Count: 480 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 4124 Content Per Day: 0.72 Reputation: 1413 Achievement Points: 27905 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 4, 2015 Birthday: 06/16/1972 Posted December 18, 2010 Nice pic. But not only the Navy flys. Here is a pic from when I was in the Air Force stationed at Langley AFB, 71st Fighter Squadron. I worked avionics on this plane.
AmboyDuke Posted December 18, 2010 Member ID: 161 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 11 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 709 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 1 Achievement Points: 3768 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 1, 2012 Birthday: 06/19/1962 Author Posted December 18, 2010 The pic didnt show up gorilla. You guys used it as a fighter?? LOL.....its an S-3B Viking..it seated four crewmen. Seriously, what did u guys use it for? The Airforce is known for using our aircraft when the Navy is done with them.......the A-7, F-4s.
pwrcrzy52 Posted December 18, 2010 Member ID: 103 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 43 Topic Count: 698 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 3300 Content Per Day: 0.58 Reputation: 1604 Achievement Points: 25692 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 31, 2024 Birthday: 07/10/1952 Device: Windows Posted December 18, 2010 Nice picture Duke ,Gorilla's didn't show up. Heres a picture for you Duke. Awards
GorillaXI Posted December 18, 2010 Member ID: 62 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 73 Topic Count: 480 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 4124 Content Per Day: 0.72 Reputation: 1413 Achievement Points: 27905 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 4, 2015 Birthday: 06/16/1972 Posted December 18, 2010 Look again Idiots
WolfTiS Posted December 18, 2010 Member ID: 1130 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 28 Topic Count: 216 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2267 Content Per Day: 0.41 Reputation: 586 Achievement Points: 17291 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 12, 2021 Birthday: 04/02/1948 Posted December 18, 2010 Cool plane Amboy. Ex Navy here also but when I was in we had the F-4 Phantom. I was in guided missles on an aircraft carrier. Awards
DEEJAYKEG Posted December 18, 2010 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.10 Reputation: 4985 Achievement Points: 50728 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11, 2024 Posted December 18, 2010 Does it make me sad that I thought the planes were hotter than Kelly McGillis?? Awards
DEEJAYKEG Posted December 18, 2010 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.10 Reputation: 4985 Achievement Points: 50728 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11, 2024 Posted December 18, 2010 AmboyDuke - Fly NAVY This is one of the aircraft I worked on before I retired from active duty. The S-3B Viking. Now it belongs to VX-30 in Pt. Magu, California....notice the WWII paint scheme. They use it now for a chase plane for test and evaluation purposes. Click on the pic...it will get bigger. Is it related to these?? Awards
AmboyDuke Posted December 19, 2010 Member ID: 161 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 11 Topic Count: 20 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 709 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 1 Achievement Points: 3768 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 1, 2012 Birthday: 06/19/1962 Author Posted December 19, 2010 I worked on those to Deejay.....The A-6E Intruder, I was in VA-52 Knightriders, out of Whidbey Island, Wa. from 1988-1991, I also worked on A-7E Corsairs out of Lemoore, Ca...from 1979-1988. The A-6 was a carrier based Medium Attack aircraft ....it carried alot of bombs.....the KA-6 was a tanker....we would go aboard ship with 12 bombers and 4 tankers and alot of people to maintain them....they decommisioned them in 1998
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