U.S.S. MIDWAY DOCENT PAGE

2009-06-18T06:00:00.000-07:00

"Head of docents standing watch on the flight deck."

2006-02-16T09:07:00.000-08:00

"Designed to stop Soviet armor in the Fulda Gap, this
old plane brings terror to the terrorists!"

2006-02-12T13:28:00.000-08:00

"Hornet about to deliver ordnance!"

2006-02-12T13:27:00.000-08:00

"The Hornet dropped these and exited to the right of the picture"

2006-02-12T12:56:00.000-08:00

2006-02-12T12:39:00.000-08:00

"F-117 ...A truly Black Jet"

2006-02-12T11:47:00.000-08:00

"Air Force F-16 silhouetted against menacing sky"

2006-02-12T11:46:00.000-08:00

Counter clockwise, from left to right: F4 at "9" , P 51 at "12",
F- 16 at "3", and an A 10 at "6"

2006-02-12T11:43:00.000-08:00

"A MiG 17 flies over Miramar "

2006-02-12T11:41:00.000-08:00

"Marine Harrier in vertical ascent"

2006-02-12T11:40:00.000-08:00

"Harrier prepares for level flight"

2006-02-12T11:37:00.000-08:00

"Rocket Assisted Take Off blasts C-130 upward!"

2006-02-12T11:36:00.001-08:00

"Fat Albert runs out of rocket power!"

2006-02-12T11:35:00.000-08:00

"These guys are LOW!"

2006-02-12T11:34:00.000-08:00

"Anyone know how high (low) this guy is?"

2006-02-12T11:32:00.000-08:00

"A VERY impressive maneuver!"

2006-02-12T11:31:00.001-08:00

"Blue Angels everywhere!"

2006-02-12T11:31:00.000-08:00

"You take the high road........"

2006-02-12T11:30:00.000-08:00

"Smoke on!"

2006-02-12T11:15:00.000-08:00

"Blue Angels rolling over at the top of starburst"

2006-02-11T19:25:00.000-08:00

"Blue Angels end the starburst maneuver and the 2005
Miramar Air Show by crossing center "

2006-01-24T13:34:00.000-08:00

"An interested group of visitors learns how carrier planes are launched"

2006-01-24T09:06:00.000-08:00

"Despite the weather, these people want to know how
the Navy can land a jet travelling at 120 miles per hour
on a runway which is moving forward as well as up and down!"

2006-01-04T13:13:00.000-08:00

You can see the silhouettes of the sailors on the flight deck as they get a last look at home port for a few months.(Click on photos to enlarge them)

2006-01-04T13:12:00.000-08:00

Try to imagine yourself lining up to land on the ship's angle deck at 120 - 140 knots!