Warplanes of the USA: North Carolina, Historic Photos

North Carolina Warplanes

(USCG Photo)

Curtiss HS-2L being launched from the seaplane ramp at Coast Guard Air Station Morehead City, North Carolina, ca 1926.

(USAAF Photo)

Republic P-47N Thunderbolt (Serial No. 44-33311), North Carolina Air National Guard, ca 1948.

(USN Photo)

Douglas F4D-1 Skyray,  Marine All-Weather Fighter Squadron VMF(AW)-115 "Able Eagles" undergiong maintenance at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina.

(USMC Photo)

Douglas F4D-1 Skyray (BuNo. 134815) of Marine Fighter Squadron 115 (VMF-115) "Able Eagles", 1957.

(USN Photo)

Douglas F4D-1 Skyray (BuNo. 134815), Marine Fighter Squadron VMF(AW)-115 "Able Eagles", Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, 1957.

(USMC Photo)

Douglas F4D-1 Skyray (BuNo. 134804) of Marine Fighter Squadron 115 (VMF-115) "Able Eagles", 17 March 1957.

(USN Photo)

Douglas F4D-1 Skyray (BuNos. 139065, 139084, 139196, 139207) of Marine All-Weather Fighter Squadron VMF(AW)-115 "Able Eagles".  VMF(AW)-115 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 7 (CVG-7) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Independece (CVA-62) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 19 April to 27 August 1962.

(USCG Photo)

U.S. Coast Guard Grumman UF-1G Albatross (Serial No. 2126, ex-USAF (Serial No. 52-0126), (after 1962 designated as HU-16E), at the USCG Aircraft Repair & Supply Base, Elizabeth City, North Carolina on 14 Jan 1959.  A new paint scheme was tried on this aircraft, which was, however, not used.

(USN Photo)

McDonnell F-4J-33-MC Phantom II (BuNo. 155555) of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron VMFA-115 "Able Eagles", Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, 1970s.

(Sgt. Cordova, USMC Photo)

McDonnell Douglas A-4M Skyhawk (BuNo. 158415) from Marine attack squadron VMA-331 Bumblebees at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, 1 Dec 1978.

(Sgt. Cordova, USMC Photo)

Grumman A-6E Intruder (BuNo. 159177) from Marine all-weather attack squadron VMA(AW)-332 Moonlinghters at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, 1 Dec 1978.

(Sgt. Cordova, USMC Photo)

Grumman TC-4C Academe (BuNo. 155724) from Marine all-weather attack training squadron VMAT(AW)-202 Double Eagles on 1 December 1978 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina.  The TC-4C was used to train bombardiers and navigators for the A-6 Intruder aircraft.

(USMC Photo)

North American OV-10A Bronco (BuNo. 155443) from Marine observation squadron VMO-1 near Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, in 1982.

(USMC Photo)

North American OV-10D Bronco aircraft from the 1st Marine Observation Squadron 1 (VMO-1) at the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, 1984.

(Alain Rioux Photo)

McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II, USMC, assigned to VMA-231 "Ace of Spades", MCAS Cherry Point North Carolina, 24 June 1995.

(Mike Freer - Touchdown-aviation Photo)

McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender, 68th Air Refuelling Wing based at Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina, 1 Oct 1988.

(Alain Rioux Photo)

Lockheed C-130E Hercules of the 41st Airlift Squadron "Blackcats" from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, 25 May 1996.

(Tech. Sgt. Brian E. Christiansen, USAF Photos)

Lockheed C-130H Hercules (Serial No. 93-1458) 156th Airlift Squadron, 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard, 2007.

(Staff Sgt. Richard Kerner, USAF Photo)

Lockheed C-130H Hercules (Serial No. 93-1458) from the 156th Airlift Squadron, 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard, 2010.

(Sgt. Kissta DiGregorio, US Army Photo)

A paratrooper touches a grounding rod to the underside of a UH-60 Black Hawk before attaching a sling loaded humvee to the aircraft.  Paratroopers assigned to 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, partnered with members of the North Carolina National Guard to conduct sling load training with the rotary-wing aircraft, 31 July 2012.  While these paratroopers continually train to be proficient at sling load operations, this exercise was an opportunity for the support specialists to actually hook the load to the helicopter as it hovers only feet above their heads.  Sling load operations are essential to the mission, because they enable vehicles, water and supplies to be transported to soldiers.

(Cpl. Jason Jimenez, USMC Photo)

Boeing Vertol HH-46D Sea Knight helicopter (BuNo. 157682), sits on display during the Emergency Preparedness Fair at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, 4 June 2015.

(Lance Cpl. Colin Broadstone, USMC Photo)

Boeing Vertol HH-46E Sea Knight helicopter. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, 3 April 2015.

(Lance Cpl. Matthew L. Hebert, USMC Photo)

Bell Boeing MV-22B Osprey aircraft exits Landing Zone Condor in North Carolina after conducting a helicopter support team external lift with Logistic Officers Course 10-03, as part of a field exercise known as Operation Blue Devil on 18 May 2010.

(Ken H Photo)

Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler (Bu.No.163528) USMC, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (2nd MAW), VMAQ-4, "Seahawks"(MAG-14) MCAS Cherry Point(KNKT), North Carolina, 16 March 2013.

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