HSC-3 "Merlins" based out of NAS North Island Painted up as an aircraft Lt. j.g. John Thornton flew during the Korean War recipient of Navy Cross, assigned to HU-2 Circa 1950. Naval Aviation Centennial Kick Off Event NAS North Island.
VX-31 Bloodhounds based out of NAS Pt Mugu CA. Painted up this S-3 to represent an early tactical paint scheme on TBF Avengers circa the Battle of Midway June 1942
VX-9 Vampires F/A-18F Super Hornet based out of NAWS China Lake. Painted up to represent VX-5 Vampires in the 1980's. Naval Aviation Centennial Kick Off Event NAS North Island
VAQ-129 Vikings based out of NAS Whidbey Island WA. Painted up as a F-4U4 Corsair from VBF-85 "Sky Pirates" aboard USS Shangri-La (CV-38) in 1944. Naval Aviation Centennial Kick Off Event NAS North Island CA
VFC-12 Fighting Omars based out of NAS Oceana Virginia. Painted up as Gloss Sea Blue WWII Air Wing aboard USS Randolph in the Pacific in March 1945. Naval Aviation Centennial Kick off Event NAS North Island CA
F/A-18C Hornet painted up to represent the early days of markings for aircraft from NAS China Lake. Seen at the 100th Centennial of Naval Aviation NAS North Island
190 ARW 117ARS. Kansas Coyotes Kansas Air National Guard based out of Forbes Field Topeka Kansas. Rolls down 10L in the last light of a cold winter day at PDX