Forrestal jets at Lossiemouth, 1981

[daggerfan]

Some jets off the USS Forrestal were at Lossie for a few days in August, 1981. In total there were five A-7s, two A-6s, an EA-6B and an S-3. The other jets departed for the ship the day before these pics were taken.

001_A-6E_158537_AA504_2777_TS2 by Nikn Mann, on Flickr

002_A-7E_157477_AA310_2779_TS2 by Nikn Mann, on Flickr

003_A-7E_157567_AA413_2778_TS2 by Nikn Mann, on Flickr

004_EA-6B_160791_AA611_2774_TS2 by Nikn Mann, on Flickr

005_A-6 and A-7 flypast_2780_FP1 by Nikn Mann, on Flickr

[vulcanxl425]

Another great set of Lossie at its best. Was down south in those days and sadly missed these beauties.

[viggen091]

Another cracking set
These really bring back memories
Thanks for posting and please keep them coming

[Nighthawke]

Lovely colourful USN jets - what's not to like

[fisherman]

Absolutely capturing great days now gone. Really enjoyed your post thank you.

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[Thunder]

Superb......if only these sort of visits happened nowadays.

[Mike]

Wonderful shots, thanks for sharing them.

[PaulN]

Very nice indeed

Reminds me of a day at Mildenhall , 22-4-1978 , nothing happening on a Saturday afternoon ready to go home when 2 dots appear on approach followed by another and another 2 x A-7E ( VA-81 and VA-83)1 EA-6B (VAQ-130)and an E-2B (VAW-116) all CVW-17 from USS Forrestal as welldiverting in for fuel on their way north , only on the deck for about an hour then departed , will post some pics if interested

Thanks for posting

Cheers

Paul

[Supra]

Reminds..... all CVW-17 from USS Forrestal as well diverting in for fuel on their way north , only on the deck for about an hour then departed , will post some pics if interested

No!... Not really.
Just kidding This is a great set & serves nicely as the appetiser for yours Paul. Bring-on the Main Course!

[daggerfan]

Thanks for all your comments guys.

Paul, I would very much like to see your pics. I remember at least two occasions when Lossie had a detachment of two A-7s, one E-2 and one EA-6B.

I also remember a wonderful day on 10-9-78 (a Sunday!) when Lossie got five A-6s, three A-7s, four F-4s, two E-2s, two S-3s and one EA-6B diverting in off a fogbound Forrestal! Alas I must have been between cameras at the time because I have no pics at all. That was a good weekend because I saw three USMC AV-8As the day before, though I believe they actually arrived on the Friday. Happy days!

[PaulN]

Hi

The only reason I asked is I did post them a few years back when using photobucket (account long gone) so you may have seen them ...light is not as good as these great scans , but its a record

Cheers

Paul

[Punkrunner62]

Whats not to like, Lossie at it's finest once again, best RAF Station for movements back in the day no question in my opinion.
Cheers.

[MR TERRY GREEN]

Very nice.

[paddyboy]

What a belting set

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[Petepilot]

Fantastic! Miss the coloured jets....so much grey these days...

[Seacat192]

Very nice.

If only those sort of schemes still existed in current times.


Thanks for posting
Roger

[Knife 04]

Great shots - especially the last one of the flyby! Agree with others - the full colour jets were something else!

[Lossieloon]

Great pics from my home base, unfortunately was in Germany at that time. Thanks for posting!

[matt e]

Great set of some great aircraft in great schemes

[toom317]

Lucky git!. I was posted to Lossie in the late 70's and one Sunday evening in 77 or 78 there was a storm blowing out at sea, and we had a shedload of US Navy aircraft land. My mate in VASS told me they were incoming and I was out helping with the marshaling. A7's, Intruders, and others stuff, but the pick of the crop was 4 Phantoms. Got up the next morning, camera in hand and headed to what I think is now 6 Sqns pan, and most of them were gone, including the Phantoms. I was gutted. I did get some nice US Navy stuff over the years I spent at Lossie, but those 4 Phantoms are my No1 "The ones that got away".