VSF-3Photograph AlbumVSF-3 A-4B being loaded aboard CVS-11, USS Intrepid, in 1967. "Boom" Powell A-4B being moved aboard CVS-11, USS Intrepid, in 1967. "Boom" Powell 1966-67: VSF-3 Skyhawk BuNo 142126, AK-103, and Valions Skyhawk BuNo 148484 on the Intrepids hangar deck during a sweepdown. "Boom" Powell 1967: VSF-3 Skyhawk BuNo 142687, AK-111, armed with Sidewinder missiles and on Alert aboard the Intrepid. "Boom" Powell Photo. 1967: VSF-3 Skyhawk BuNo 142687, AK-111, armed with Sidewinder missiles and on Alert aboard the Intrepid. "Boom" Powell Photo. 1967: VSF-3 Skyhawk BuNo 142687, AK-111, armed with Sidewinder missiles and on Alert aboard the Intrepid. "Boom" Powell Photo. Ordies loading up a Skyhawk. 'Boom' Powell' VSF-3 A-4B SKYHAWK BuNo. 142140 AK-108 on the Intrepid Catapult. Photograph from John W. Hays VSF-3 A-4B SKYHAWK BuNo. 142131 AK-110 in the Intrepid pattern. Photograph from John W. Hays Circa 1967: A-4B of VSF-3 shows the need for a paint job. "Boom" Powell Photo. 1967: "Boom" Powell atop the boarding ladder of Skyhawk BuNo 144889, AK-101, aboard the Intrepid. Photograph from John "Boom" Powell. 17 NOV 1967: LTJG "Boom" Powell inspects the damage received over Hanoi to VSF-3 Skyhawk BuNo 144889, AK-101. Photograph from John "Boom" Powell. 1967: VSF-3 Skyhawk BuNo 142100, AK-109, and BuNo 142849, AK-102, in flight with Bullpup missiles on the wing pylons which they trained with, but did not use anytime during the deployment. Photograph from John "Boom" Powell. 1967: VSF-3 Skyhawk BuNo 142100, AK-116, on the deck edge elevator. Probably during work-ups off of the east coast. 1967 Intrepid Cruise Book, John "Boom" Powell. 1967: #1 in a sequence of LCDR Tom "Cork" Corkhill (VSF-3 maintenance officer) in Skyhawk BuNo 142131, AK-110, going into the barricade after one of his landing gear would'nt come down on a maintenance check flight. 1967 Intrepid Cruise Book, John "Boom" Powell. 1967: #2 in a sequence of LCDR Tom "Cork" Corkhill (VSF-3 maintenance officer) in Skyhawk BuNo 142131, AK-110, going into the barricade after one of his landing gear would'nt come down on a maintenance check flight. 1967 Intrepid Cruise Book, John "Boom" Powell. 1967: #3 in a sequence of LCDR Tom "Cork" Corkhill (VSF-3 maintenance officer) in Skyhawk BuNo 142131, AK-110, going into the barricade after one of his landing gear would'nt come down on a maintenance check flight. 1967 Intrepid Cruise Book, John "Boom" Powell. 1967: VSF-3 Skyhawks BuNo 142772 and 145002 await their turn to be loaded aboard the USS Intrepid. VSF-3 and the rest of CVW-10 flew into NAS Norfolk and taxied to Intrepid for a hoist aboard before departing on deployment. 1967 Intrepid Cruise Book, John "Boom" Powell. JUN 1967: CAPT John Fair, Intrepid CO, chalks a greeting to Ho Chi Minh on a 750 pound USAF M-117 before Airwing-10 Skyhawk BuNo 149587 launches on the 1st mission of the 1967 deployment. M-117 was used because of the bomb shortage that officially did not exist. 1967 Intrepid Cruise Book, John "Boom" Powell. 1967: VSF-3 Skyhawk BuNo 142772, AK-110, serves as the backdrop for a crew photo aboard the Intrepid. 1967 Intrepid Cruise Book, John "Boom" Powell. Early 1967: VSF-3 Skyhawk BuNo 142100, AK-109, and BuNo 142849, AK-102, in flight with Bullpup missiles on the wing pylons which they trained with, but did not use anytime during the deployment. 1967 Intrepid Cruise Book, John "Boom" Powell. 1966-67: VSF-3 Skyhawk BuNo 144889, aboard the Intrepid. Photograph from John "Boom" Powell. 1966-67: VSF-3 Skyhawk BuNo 144929, AK-104, topside on the Intrepid with a byte out of the vertical fin. Photograph from John "Boom" Powell. 1967: VSF-3 Skyhawk AK-105 with Sidewinder missiles is towed forward as it goes on alert. Photograph from John "Boom" Powell. Circa 1967: VSF-3 Skyhawks line the starboard bow side of the Intrepid. Photograph from John "Boom" Powell. Circa 1967: VSF-3 Skyhawk moments from an OK 3 aboard the Intrepid. Photograph from John "Boom" Powell. |