Modern USN Aircraft Carrier Deliberately Sunk

Forgive me if I am splitting hairs here but I could not help but notice the alacrity of some in shouting out “Wrong forum – modern aviation”. I don’t know what time zone some of you are on but a carrier built over 50 years ago and last operated over 30 years ago and which is older than me, by the way (50 this year 😮 ) is, in my humble opinion, hardly ‘modern aviation’. It should at least be here and if not then it should be in a maritime forum. :diablo:

He has a point :diablo:

Modern Aviation?

Forgive me if I am splitting hairs here but I could not help but notice the alacrity of some in shouting out “Wrong forum – modern aviation”. I don’t know what time zone some of you are on but a carrier built over 50 years ago and last operated over 30 years ago and which is older than me, by the way (50 this year 😮 ) is, in my humble opinion, hardly ‘modern aviation’. It should at least be here and if not then it should be in a maritime forum. :diablo:

Strangely, she spent longer decomissioned that she served, as her last cruise was to South East Asia in 1975, meaning she served 25 years, and then spent the next 31 years decommissioned. :rolleyes:

This last deployment also marked the last deployment for the fantastic F-8 Crusader, as the the 27C carriers were their type for operation, the Oriskany being the last one in service.

The most famous pilot I know about who served on this old carrier was
Lt. Dick Wyman (Kittery ME) who flew F8 aircraft mission and spotted a
MIG 17, and began a 70 mile, 15 min. chase. Eventually, Wyman got a
missile on the 17, making it spin, crash into rice paddy, and burn.

Then there is RINO Senator John McCain ( “Rebublican In Name Only),
a pilot on this ship who was shot down. He was son and grandson of top
US Navy brass, and mush has been written about him. I think he may have
flown a A-4 Skyhawk.

I believe that the A-4 Skyhawk was developed early 1960s. Then later
a different version of it was fitted with Rolls Royce engine, and vertical
gizmos by McDonnell Douglas to create the Harrier VTOL fighter/bomber
used by the US Marines beginning in the 1980s.

Photo of EKA, F-4, and F-8 at web page below:

a3skywarrior.com/gif/f8-a4-a3.jpg

………………………. 🙂

The A4 Skyhawk and Harrier are not related in anyway (Bristol Aero Engines at Patchway Bristol ENGLAND developed the vertical gizmos that went into the Harrier and the aircraft itself was developed by the Hawker aircraft company at Kingston upon Thames, near London ENGLAND). Ed Heinemann and Sidney Camm must be turning in their graves if they saw a comment like that above. As for Senator John McCain, I do believe he has a very high award for gallantry (could be the CMH) that he got for saving the life of a pilot when on the USS Forestal when the ship had a very bad fire in 1967 after a Zuni rocket was fired on the deck and hit a Skyhawk. (The one that McCain was sitting in if I recall).

I don’t know of ANY connection between the A-4 Skyhawk and the AV8 Harrier.

The AV8 was derived from the British Hawker Siddeley Harrier, and before that H-S Kestrel. The Kestrel first flew in 1964.

I believe that the A-4 Skyhawk was developed early 1960s. Then later
a different version of it was fitted with Rolls Royce engine, and vertical
gizmos by McDonnell Douglas to create the Harrier VTOL fighter/bomber
used by the US Marines after the 1980s.[/QUOTE]

i think ive just landed on Mars….. 😮

the missus told me about that when i got home from work…..but she said it was a BATTLESHIP !!!!!!. at least she tries… 😀

At least she got the ‘boat’ bit right! :rolleyes:
Bless em’! 🙂

the missus told me about that when i got home from work…..but she said it was a BATTLESHIP !!!!!!. at least she tries… 😀

Crikey she went down like a sack of spuds…

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According to the report I saw on ABC via BBC 24 hour It was the carrier that was used for filming “The Bridges at Toko-Ri” and a US Senator was interviewed as it was the last carrier he took off from during the Vietnam War – he was shot down and taken prisoner by the North Vietnamese.

Roger Smith.

I knew that was coming – just wondering who on this friendly forum would be first.

(Ahem)….

“Modern era”.

“the 32,000-ton, 888-foot aircraft carrier was built at the New York Naval Shipyard and delivered to the Navy in 1950”

Modern?