Warplanes of the USA: South Carolina, Mount Pleasant, Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, USS Yorktown (CVS-10)

Mount Pleasant, Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, 40 Patriots Point Road, 29464-4377.  Most of the aircraft listed here are preserved onboard the USS Yorktown (CVS-10).  The USS Laffey (DD-724) and the USS Clagamore (SS-343) are also preserved here.

USS Yorktown (CVS-10), Patriots Point, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina.  (Michael Forman Photo)

(Ryan Pethick Photo)

(Jim Hoagland Photo)

Bell UH-1D Iroquois Helicopter (Serial No. 65-10132), C/N 5176.

(Jim Hoagland Photo)

Bell UH-1M Iroquois Helicopter (Serial No. 66-15005), C/N 1733, USN.

(Jim Hoagland Photo)

Bell AH-1J Sea Cobra Helicopter (BuNo. 159210), C/N 26050.

Boeing Stearman N2S-4 Kaydet (Serial No. 07526), C/N 75-3130.

(Jim Hoagland Photos)

Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless (BuNo. 36173), 14, C/N 4812.

(Jim Hoagland Photos)

(Tom Key Photo)

Douglas AD-4NA Skyraider (BuNo. 127007).

(Tom Key Photo)

(Jim Hoagland Photo)

Douglas A-4C Skyhawk (BuNo. 149623).

Douglas A-4C Skyhawk (BuNo.).

Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior (BuNo. 146457), 049, C/N 12409.

(Tom Key Photo)

(Jim Hoagland Photo)

Goodyear FG-1D Corsair (BuNo. 88368), 21, C/N 3182.

(Ted Key Photo)

Grumman (General Motors) TBM-3E Avenger (BuNo. 53842), 2, C/N 3904.

(Jim Hoagland Photo)

Grumman F4F-3A Wildcat (BuNo. 3956), F-15, C/N 838, on loan from the NMNA.

(Lt. Charles W. Kerlee, USN Photo)

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-10) during the Marcus Island raid on 31 August 1943: Lt. Comdr. James H. "Jimmy" Flatley,Commander of Air Group 5 (CAG-5), sits in his Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat (code "00"), painted in a tricolor-scheme (certainly an "in the field" application) before takeoff. An Aviation Boatswain Mate stands ready to remove chock from wheels. A non-specular insignia white diagonal stripe on the tail and the green propeller hub signified CAG-5 aboard the Yorktown.

(Jim Hoagland Photo)

(Tom Key Photo)

Grumman F6F-5K Hellcat (BuNo. 79593), 00, C/N A-10738.

Grumman F-11A Tiger (BuNo. 141864), C/N 181 (F-11F).

(Jim Hoagland Photo)

Grumman TF-9J Cougar (BuNo. 147385), M, VF-24 (F9F-8T).

Grumman A-6E Intruder (BuNo. 152599), C/N I-147.

Grumman EA-6B Intruder (BuNo. 152599), AG, C/N I-147.

Grumman F-14A Tomcat (BuNo. 159025), AD-101, C/N 86.

(Jim Hoagland Photos)

Grumman S-2E Tracker (BuNo. 151657, NU-22, C/N 190C).

(Jim Hoagland Photo)

(Adrian Brooks Photo)

Grumman E-1B Tracer (BuNo. 147225), RR-710, C/N 24.

Lockheed S-3B Viking (BuNo. 159731), C/N 394A-3060. On loan from the NMNA, recently restored. VS-30 "Diamond Cutters".

(Jim Hoagland Photos)

LTV A-7E Corsair II (BuNo. 159291), AC-301, C/N E-362, 300, 301.

(Jim Hoagland Photo)

McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II (BuNo. 153077), C/N 1579, 202.

(Tom Key Photos)

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet (BuNo. 162435), AF-00, C/N 0278/A224.

Mercury Capsule, replica.

(Jim Hoagland Photo)

North American B-25D Mitchell (Serial No. 41-29784), C/N 87-7949, "Furtle Turtle", built in Aug 1942.  To be repainted to represent a B-25B flown in the Doolittle Raid.

QH-50A DASH Gyrodyne (Serial No.), anti-submarine warfare drone.

QH-50C DASH Gyrodyne (Serial No. DS-1343), anti-submarine warfare drone.

(Jim Hoagland Photos)

(Adrian Brooks Photo)

Sikorsky UH-34D Seahorse Helicopter (BuNo. 147171), 4B-123, C/N 58-1087.  Now in USMC paint scheme.

(Jim Hoagland Photos)

Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King Helicopter (BuNo. 149932), C/N 61201.

(Jim Hoagland Photo)

Vought F8C Crusader (BuNo. 146939), NL-407.

Wright 1903 Flyer, replica.

(James Williams Forman Photo)

USS Yorktown (CVS-10), Patriots Point, Charleston Harbour, South Carolina.

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