NAS JRB

[Scooterman]

Had to drop off some friends at the JRB in Ft. Worth this morning and caught a few static on the way in.

Bug


Hey Rotorhead, what's with the ducting on the side?  Any clue?


Scooter!


Turkey

[Scooterman]

And speaking of Turkey, as I was leaving the PAX terminal, I saw this.  SCORE!



There were two actually, but I couldn't get close enough to shoot the second one.   

[Army of One]

Score indeed sir....!!!! A wild guess re the helo....smoke generator... It really is a wild guess as I ain't got a clue....nice pics though....love the F14......turkey....how very dare you.....

[arkon]

what squad is the 14 from? have not seen one with the outline of Texas on it. nice..

[Cliffy B]

what squad is the 14 from? have not seen one with the outline of Texas on it. nice..

I believe that would be VF-202 "The Superheats".  They usually have the Flag of Texas on the rudder.

http://www.topedge.com/alley/squadron/lant/vf202his.htm

They didn't fly the Tomcat long before being decommissioned.   They hung onto the Phantom the longest, not transitioning until the mid 1980's.

[Scooterman]

Sorry Cliff, VF-201 Hunters


Flew Turkeys from spring '87 to Jan '99 then transitioned to the Bug becoming VFA-201.  Squadron decommed June 30, 2007.
(above 2 not my pics, snagged from intrawebs)

[Cliffy B]

Gah, well I was close    Forgot about the other Texan squadron.

AF 100 there is looking very smart in her CAG colors.  Why do black and red go so well together?

[arkon]

thanks cliff n scooterman, got to get some decal sheets for those!