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#planespotting #planespotter #avgeek #aviation: Who else loves the Vought F8 Crusader? It was a single-engine supersonic fighter jet / interceptor used by the US Navy, French Navy, USMC and Philippine Air Force.
1,219 built starting 1955. 1/

12/ From the Conning Tower, we climb down to the Control Room. Below us is the Pump Room↖️(📸https://t.co/EQfNE6APXL), but that's closed now, so let's head aft past the Radio Room↗️and Galley↙️. Another cool diagram shows the air system↘️.

#IJN Shokaku-class - Of the six Kido Butai IJN aircraft carriers attacking Pearl Harbor (Kaga, Akagi, Hiryu, Soryu, Shokaku and Zuikaku), the Shokaku-class twins, Shokaku and Zuikaku, were brand new. Were they also the best? #USNavy #RoyalNavy #PearlHarbor 1/

4/ F3F-3↖️↗️; 27 built, all for #USNavy. Per Wiki, "Featured a redesigned forward fuselage forward of the aft cabane struts." I don't really see the difference, but... Also here's the F3F-2 cockpit↙️↘️ at @navalmuseum. 📸: https://t.co/PgAHSZGFNf.

2/ The new plane also added ground attack capability. The first two XF3F-1 prototypes crashed, killing the first pilot. 54 F3F-1's built; 650 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1535-72 Twin Wasp Junior, 1 x .30 cal, 1 x .50 cal; 2× 116 lb Mk IV bombs. Note the F3F-1's narrow cowling.

3/ ↖️↗️More ventral gunner position diagrams/photos from https://t.co/uRas915oow. TB=Torpedo bomber. F=Grumman, thus built the TBF, while the GM version was the TBM. Group shot↙️. Stunning painting from https://t.co/36nD1F2ptS shows .30 cal nose gun↘️.

#avgeek #aviation #USNavy #USMC - The US Navy's Grumman's F8F Bearcat↙️↘️ was one of WW2's fastest fighters. It had the F4F's↖️smaller size to operate from escort carriers and nbr. of guns. to the F6F's↗️more powerful engine. The result was... 1/ @Sylvia70485099 @kadonkey

Civil War #USNavy #ships #CivilWar - USS Hartford was Admiral David G. Farragut's flagship. She fought at the Battle of New Orleans in 1862, Vicksburg in 1863, and the Battle of Mobile Bay August 5, 1864. 12 of her crew received the Medal of Honor that day! There's a great 1/

#avgeek #USNavy #USAF #aviation: Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II’s three main blocks are F-35A (USAF), F-35B (STOVL for USMC) and F-35C (USN). Others include F-35I (Israel) and proposed F-35D and CF-35. So why are “booms” called that? Here's more jargon you'll love.

2/ In 1962, A2F-1 was redesignated A-6 Intruder but why I’m unsure. The YA2F-1s were redesignated A-6A and several hundred more A-6A Intruders were built. Excellent article with detailed Bureau Numbers tracking, specs: https://t.co/xwVVSFcoUm.