An F/A-18C Hornet launches from the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson under way in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 3, 2012. The Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing 17 are on a western Pacific deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman George M. Bell
I’m too lazy to look up what airwing and squadrons/MODEX are on the Vinson. One of you sharp eyed Navy types know which squadron this is?
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What are you talking about? I don’t see a plane in that picture?
VFA-113 Stingers. Here’s another high-res shot –
http://zone-five.net/showthread.php?s=7dc837c3823028de3319922758e8a4d8&t=17895
Kinda like a homely woman. Nice from afar, but far from nice.
Back when they were an A-4B/C squadron, they went on the 66-67 Vietnam cruise on Big E while my dad took VA-35.
AG
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrier_Air_Wing_Seventeen
Actually, now that I got off my butt and looked, it was CVW-9.
http://www.mooj.com/rx-deployments.htm
Well, whoever they are, they’re FAAAAABULOUS!