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VMA-311 Tanking
A MAG-12 Tomcats Skyhawk taxies at Chu Lai, So. Vietnam.
Top view of Major Melville's stitched A-4E,
Top close up view of Major Melville's wounded A-4E,
The inspection cover is blown away displaying some of the twisted rubble.
Installation
installation
Pic3 of installation
Pic4 of installation
VMA-311 A-4M.
Bombs and Flares.
Tomcats Return to Lair.
Bombs on Station 2, mirror check.
Tomcat driver
A-4M BuNo 160043, WL-01,
Tomcat driver
Pic 2
Pic 1
A-4M BuNo 158166, WL-12,
Tomcat driver
VMA-311 A-4E at Chu Lai.
A-4E Skyhawks launching from the United States Ship Hornet
A4D-2 BuNo 142943
Tomcats Skyhawk BuNo 142943, WL-3,
BuNo 142943, WL-3,
VMA-311 taken at NAF China Lake,
VMA-311 Tomcats A4D-2 Skyhawk BuNo 142947, WL-1,
BuNo 145119
Chu Lai; remains of Tomcats (MAG-12)
L to R: VMA-211 CF-03, 211 CF-20, 211 CF-xx and VMA-311 WL-xx.
Side in-flight view of Tomcats Skyhawk formation. Top to bottom: BuNo 150029, WL-3, BuNo 150053, WL-6, BuNo 150054, WL-7 and BuNo 150057, WL-9.
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Tomcats Skyhawk BuNo 150046, WL-4,
Tomcats Skyhawk BuNo 150046, WL-4,
BuNo 150053, WL2, and 151140 on the flight line
BuNo 150057, WL-9,
BuNo 150085, WL-16,
BuNo 150105, WL-19,
BuNo 150107, WL-18,
VMA-311 BuNo 150111
A-4E Skyhawk BuNo 150111, WL-3
BuNo 151036, WL-22,
VMA-311 A-4E BuNo 151038, WL-11, in the foreground & BuNo 151148, WL-5,
A-4E Skyhawk BuNo. 151046 - a year later.
A-4E Skyhawk BuNo. 151046 WL-15
BuNo 151050, WL-2,
Skyhawk BuNo 151050, WL-2,
VMA-311 A-4E BuNo. 151078 at Chu Lai.
BuNo 151124, WL-9,
BuNo 151165, WL-5,
Topcat One's Return to Lair.
C.O.'s Skyhawk BuNo.151176.
A-4E BuNo. 151176 at Da Nang.
BuNo 152056 WL1 at Chu Lai RVN
VMA-311 BuNo 152070 WL-04 taxing out
VMA-311 A-4M BuNo 159473, WL-460,
Well worn A-4M 158155 from VMA-311 at MCAS Beaufort, SC.
BuNo 158158,
158165 undergoing maintenance.
BuNo 158165, WL-04
158165
A-4M BuNo 158165, WL-04,
158165
VMA-311 Tomcats A-4M Skyhawk BuNo 158168, WL-15,
Another shot
BuNo 158168, WL-15
BuNo 158168, VMA-311 WL-15,
BuNo 158168,
BuNo 158168,
BuNo 158169,
BuNo 158169, WL-16,
BuNo 158171, WL-18,
A-4M BuNo 158173,
A-4M BuNo. 158177
A-4M Skyhawk BuNo 158181, VL-5,
BuNo 158184, VMA-331 VL-6, on the ramp.
A-4M BuNo 158186,WL-03,
A-4M BuNo 158186, WL-03,
BuNo 158186, WL-02
Pic 1
Pic 2
Pic 1
Pic 2
Pic 1
Pic 4
Pic 2
Pic 3
158192, WL-08
Left side view of VMA-311 Tomcats A-4M Skyhawk BuNo 158193
BuNo 158194, WL-01
BuNo.158194
BuNo 158194,
BuNo 158194, WL-01,
BuNo 158196
BuNo 158413,
BuNo 158413, WL-02,
VMA-311 158416 (WL-22) take-off
VMA-311 A-4M BuNo 158416,
BuNo 158416,
BuNo 158416,
BuNo 158419 WL-05
A-4M Skyhawk BuNo 158423
Nov 1980 BuNo 158427,
VMA-311 158428,
BuNo 159483.
A-4M Skyhawk BuNo. 159473. Tomcat WL 460
BuNo.154973
BuNo.154973
BuNo 159477,
BuNo 159477,
BuNo 159478,
BuNo 159480, WL-01,
BuNo 159493, WL-05
BuNo 159493 VMA-311 WL-05
VMA-311 159780
VMA-311 159780
BuNo 159780,
Skyhawk line,
Pic2
BuNo 159784, WL-09
Pic2.
VMA-311 A-4M BuNo 159784, WL-
BuNo 159784, WL-09,
Tomcat
A-4M BuNo 159786, WL-18,
159790, WL-19
Two A-4 Skyhawk aircraft take off simultaneously
VMA-311 160022
BuNo 160028,
VMA-311 160029 taxiing,
VMA-311 160029
BuNo 160029,
BuNo 160029, WL-10,
VMA-311 160030
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BuNo 160031, WL-00,
BuNo 160031,
VMA-311 160032
BuNo 160032, WL-12
BuNo 160032,
BuNo 160035,
160035, WL-19
A-4M BuNo 160035, WL-11,
BuNo 160035,
BuNo 160038
BuNo 160038,
BuNo 160038,
A-4M BuNo 160040, WL-17
BuNo 160040, WL-17,
Vought F4U-1C Corsair.
Grumman F9F-8 Cougar.
Grumman F9F-2 Panther.
Naval Aviator Wings
Sailor playing TAPS
USS Midway deck log
USS Midway deck log
Redlands Daily Facts
The Morgantown Post
Stars and Stripes
Times Standard
Pacific Stars and Stripes
Independent
The Sun
Register
Pacific Stars and Stripes
Pacific Stars and Stripes
Capital Times
Newspaper article by Cpl. R.R. Keene
Orange County Register
Indiana Gazette
Los Angeles Times
Yuma Daily Sun
Orange County Register
AAR page 1
AAR page 2
The Register
Naval Aviation News
Lieutenant Colonel A. R. Hickle, USMC
Lt Col David A. Kelly, USMC
Major J. L. McManaway, USMC
Major Robert H. Melville Sr.
Officer's Photo
A USO Princess Visits the Da Nang Tomcats.
Marine Corps Air Station El Toro.
VMA-311 Tomcats
VMA-311 Tomcats 31st MEU
VMA-311 Tomcats
VMF-311 Hells Belles
VMF-311 Hells Belles
VMF-311 Hells Belles
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vma-311-bill-mcvey
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VMA-311 Chu Lai pictures
VMA-311 Chu Lai pictures.
THE LAST BOMB.
The bomb painted by troops in the squadron says: