Gate Guards - Static Displays
10-12-2011, 02:42 AM
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Gate Guards - Static Displays
MCAS Beaufort.
F3J Fury on a stick, F8 Crusader, F4 Phantom, F/A 18 Hornet out front and an A-4 just past the entrance.
Any other good non-museum static displays?
F3J Fury on a stick, F8 Crusader, F4 Phantom, F/A 18 Hornet out front and an A-4 just past the entrance.
Any other good non-museum static displays?
10-12-2011, 08:18 AM
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Been a while since I've been there (thankfully) but I was always impressed by the line of statics at Dyess AFB.
For gate guard stories though, I think nothing beats the 22,000lb British Grand Slam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_(bomb) and Grand Slam bomb - YouTube) that used to be outside RAF Scampton. Years after WW2 when they went to move it to widen the road, they eventually discovered the reason it was so heavy was because it was still live.
Once had photos of the event, can't find them anymore but there's a wikipedia reference at RAF Scampton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For gate guard stories though, I think nothing beats the 22,000lb British Grand Slam (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_(bomb) and Grand Slam bomb - YouTube) that used to be outside RAF Scampton. Years after WW2 when they went to move it to widen the road, they eventually discovered the reason it was so heavy was because it was still live.
Once had photos of the event, can't find them anymore but there's a wikipedia reference at RAF Scampton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
10-12-2011, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by N9373M
MCAS Beaufort.
F3J Fury on a stick, F8 Crusader, F4 Phantom, F/A 18 Hornet out front and an A-4 just past the entrance.
Any other good non-museum static displays?
F3J Fury on a stick, F8 Crusader, F4 Phantom, F/A 18 Hornet out front and an A-4 just past the entrance.
Any other good non-museum static displays?
Which one still has VMFA-115 markings on it?
From memory:
F3J Fury on a stick (VMFA-115), F8 Crusader (VMFA-122), F4 Phantom (VMFA-251), F/A 18 Hornet (VMFA-312) out front and an A-4 (HAMS-31?)
10-12-2011, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR
Been there recently 73M?
Which one still has VMFA-115 markings on it?
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Which one still has VMFA-115 markings on it?
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10-12-2011, 09:47 AM
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Best looking jets ever (A-6E and EA-6B 
) posted along the road into Oak Harbor, WA. Not just gate guards, but guarding the whole town. Fully loaded Intruder guarding the front gate, and a Prowler on the base standing guard at the memorial for all the Prowler crews lost over the years.
) posted along the road into Oak Harbor, WA. Not just gate guards, but guarding the whole town. Fully loaded Intruder guarding the front gate, and a Prowler on the base standing guard at the memorial for all the Prowler crews lost over the years.
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