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F-86D Super Sabre |
USAF F-86D Super Sabre s/n 50-0574, firing 2.75"
FFAR's, circa 1952. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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F-94C Starfire |
USAF F-94C Starfire s/n 50-0970 with twelve 2.75"
FFAR's in the wing pod, circa 1952. Official USAF
photo.
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F-94C Starfire |
USAF F-94C Starfire firing 2.75" Mighty Mouse
rockets, China Lake, ca. 1952. Official U.S. Navy
photo from the Secret City video.
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RAM ATAR HVAR |
6.5" RAM ATAR HVAR missile chamber test, China
Lake, 1952. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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AD-2QU Skyraider |
NOTS NAF Inyokern AD-2QU Skyraider BuNo 122373,
Armitage Field, circa 1952. Photo from Mark Aldrich
collection courtesy A. Romano
www.navarchives.com
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AD-2QU Skyraider |
AD-2QU Skyraider BuNo 123920, Sidewinder 1 missile,
hangar 1, Armitage Field, China Lake, 03 January
1952. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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F4U-4 Corsair BuNo 97061 |
F4U-4 Corsair BuNo 97061, on the B-1 range
emergency strip 7 mi. NW Armitage Field after a
2.75" FFAR misfired from an experimental launcher.
The rocket tore a 15" x 4" piece from one prop blade
and damaged two others causing severe engine
vibrations that required the engine to be shut down.
The B-1 strip was 4,000' long by 70' wide, 1500'
blacktop and 2,500' hard pack leveled dirt at 2256'
elev., China Lake, 17 January 1952. Photo and
comment from pilot S. Joel Premselaar (31 year old
Ltjg).
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PB4Y-2 Privateer BuNo 59896 |
Armitage Field tower, P2V-2 Neptune BuNo 122464,
PB4Y-2 Privateer BuNo 59896, unknown F-84, JD
Invader BuNo 77149 & AJ Savage BuNo 122592, 7
February 1952. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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RWTR Gunline |
Gunline with Target suspension tower in the
background, Randsburg Wash Range, China Lake, March
1952. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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AD-4 Skyraider BuNo 123920 |
AD-4 Skyraider BuNo 123920, Sidewinder 1,
Armitage Field, China Lake, 14 May 1952.Official
U.S. Navy photo.
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F-86D Super Sabre s/n 50-0577 |
USAF F-86D Super Sabre s/n 50-0577, 2.75" FFAR
salvo, 16 May 1952. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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TV-2 Seastar BuNo 126598 |
TV-2 Seastar BuNo 126598, JATO takeoff, 02 Jun
1952. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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TV-2 Seastar BuNo 126598 |
Lt. Joel Premselaar (exiting cockpit) and TV-2
Seastar BuNo 126598, JATO takeoff, Armed Forces Day,
China Lake, 02 Jun 1952. Photo from Joel Premselaar.
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TV-2 Seastar BuNo 126598 |
Lt. Joel Premselaar (at right) and TV-2 Seastar
BuNo 126598, JATO takeoff, Armed Forces Day, China
Lake, 02 Jun 1952. Photo from Joel Premselaar.
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F8F-1 Bearcat BuNo 94759 |
NAF/NOTS F8F-1 Bearcat BuNo 94759, HVAR's,
Armitage Field, China Lake, circa 1952. Photo and
comment from S. Joel Premselaar.
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F-94C Starfire s/n 50-0957 |
USAF F-94C Starfire s/n 50-0957 in-flight, 10 Jul
1952. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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AD-1 Skyraider BuNo 009239 |
AD-1 Skyraider BuNo 009239, DOA camera, Armitage
Field, China Lake, 01 Aug 1952. Official U.S. Navy
photo.
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Nakijima 97 model, Argus fuze |
Nakijima 97 model, Argus fuze, Randsburg Wash
Test Range, 18 August 1952. Official U.S. Navy
photo.
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Douglas supersonic pilot escape module |
Douglas Aircraft supersonic pilot escape module,
SNORT, China Lake, September 1952. Naval Aviation
News photo.
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Douglas supersonic pilot escape module |
Douglas Aircraft supersonic pilot escape module,
SNORT, China Lake, September 1952. Naval Aviation
News photo.
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JD-1 Invader BuNo 77149 |
JD-1 Invader BuNo 77149, Armitage Field, China
Lake, 09 September 1952. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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F3D-1 Skyknight BuNo 123757 |
F3D-1 Skyknight BuNo 123757, Sidewinder 1
missile, Armitage Field, China Lake, 25 Sep 1952.
Official U.S. Navy photo.
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AD-2Q Skyraider BuNo 122373 |
AD-2Q Skyraider BuNo 122373, APQ 46-XN2, hangar
1, Armitage Field, China Lake, 16 Oct 1952. Official
U.S. Navy photo.
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PB4Y-1 Privateer BuNo 59920 |
PB4Y-1 Privateer BuNo 59920, on the ramp and
XBT2D-1 Dauntless II BuNo 9089 in hangar 1, Armitage
Field, China Lake, 29 Oct 1952. Official U.S. Navy
photo.
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AJ Savage BuNo 122592 |
AJ Savage BuNo 122592, Armitage Field, China
Lake, 29 Oct 1952. Official U.S. Navy photo.
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NAS Johnsville XBT2D-1 Dauntless II BuNo 9089 |
NAS Johnsville XBT2D-1 Dauntless II BuNo 9089
arrested landing, China Lake, 04 November 1952.
Official U.S. Navy photo.
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F3D-1 Skyknight BuNo 123757 |
F3D-1 Skyknight BuNo 123757, Sidewinder missile,
Armitage Field, China Lake, 05 November 1952.
Official U.S. Navy photo.
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TV-2 Seastar BuNo 126598 |
TV-2 Seastar BuNo 126598 & F3D-1 Skyknight BuNo
123755, Armitage Field, China Lake, 06 Nov 1952.
Official U.S. Navy photo.
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F3D-1 Skyknight BuNo 123757 |
F3D-1 Skyknight BuNo 123757, Sidewinder 1
missile, Armitage Field, China Lake, 06 Nov 1952.
Official U.S. Navy photo.
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F3D-1 Skyknight BuNo 123757 |
F3D-1 Skyknight BuNo 123757 in-flight with a
Sidewinder 1 missile, China Lake, 11 Dec 1952.
Official U.S. Navy photo.
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F3D-1 Skyknight BuNo 123757 |
F3D-1 Skyknight BuNo 123757 in-flight with a
Sidewinder 1 missile, China Lake, circa 1952.
Official U.S. Navy photo.
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VX-5 F2H-2 Banshee BuNo 125029 |
VX-5 F2H-2 Banshee BuNo 125029, XE-11 in-flight
circa 1952. Photographer unknown.
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VX-5 F2H-2 Banshee BuNo125030, XE-14, with 5"
Holy Moses rockets, China Lake, 16 Dec 1952.
Official U.S. Navy photo.
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