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USS Midway Museum, San Diego - 3 April 2025
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2025 7:03 pm
by stevep22
Hi there,
Just spent a few days in San Diego and naturally the Midway was on the 'must do' list. So a few shots from the flightdeck for you. More to follow....
DSC_3719 by
Stephen Procter, on Flickr
DSC_3679 by
Stephen Procter, on Flickr
DSC_3664 by
Stephen Procter, on Flickr
DSC_3637 by
Stephen Procter, on Flickr
DSC_3603 by
Stephen Procter, on Flickr
DSC_3592 by
Stephen Procter, on Flickr
DSC_3721 by
Stephen Procter, on Flickr
DSC_3844 by
Stephen Procter, on Flickr
DSC_3624 by
Stephen Procter, on Flickr
DSC_3834 by
Stephen Procter, on Flickr
Cheers
Steve
Re: USS Midway Museum, San Diego - 3 April 2025
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2025 7:25 pm
by eLaReF
Great Pix
Was there in Oct. '23 for a second visit.
Nice collection, but I wish they wouldn't paint different sides of the same aircraft in different schemes (and serial numbers)
Main reason I needed to go back was the Cutlass, not having seen one before
129565 Vought F7U-3 Cutlass by
eLaReF, on Flickr
The hangar deck is also getting more crowded than previously.
122515 Sikorsky HO3S-1 msn 5154 UR/51 by
eLaReF, on Flickr
Re: USS Midway Museum, San Diego - 3 April 2025
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2025 9:39 pm
by stevep22
The only aircraft I could see carrying two different colour schemes were the F4 and F14. They carried the same serial number.however, on both aides
Re: USS Midway Museum, San Diego - 3 April 2025
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2025 9:48 pm
by eLaReF
stevep22 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 07, 2025 9:39 pm
The only aircraft I could see carrying two different colour schemes were the F4 and F14. They carried the same serial number.however, on both aides
in 2014
153030 McDonnell F-4N Phantom msn 1557 101/NE VF-21 by
eLaReF, on Flickr
and
153030 McDonnell F-4N Phantom msn 1557 102/NF VF-161 (on this side at least) by
eLaReF, on Flickr
Both carried the small 153030 but the port side also had a 'last four' of 0646 which was a w/o in 1965
Still the same in 2023
153030 McDonnell Douglad=s QF-4N Phantom II msn 1557 nf/102 & NE101 by
eLaReF, on Flickr
Re: USS Midway Museum, San Diego - 3 April 2025
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 3:35 am
by paddyboy
Worth the trip for that Vigilante alone
Re: USS Midway Museum, San Diego - 3 April 2025
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 6:40 am
by roughcutter
Great set of images. Actually I beg to differ, I think it's a very practical idea to dual mark the fighters, primarily considering the limited amount of space topside, and it adds to the variety of amazing colour schemes the USN adorned their aircraft in the 1960's & 70's. Believe me, it could be worse, like what was done to the canopies of some of the exhibits at Palm Springs.
Re: USS Midway Museum, San Diego - 3 April 2025
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 12:50 pm
by MR TERRY GREEN
Very nice.Some classics there.
Re: USS Midway Museum, San Diego - 3 April 2025
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 9:44 am
by eLaReF
roughcutter wrote: ↑Tue Apr 08, 2025 6:40 am
Great set of images. Actually I beg to differ, I think it's a very practical idea to dual mark the fighters, primarily considering the limited amount of space topside, and it adds to the variety of amazing colour schemes the USN adorned their aircraft in the 1960's & 70's. Believe me, it could be worse, like what was done to the canopies of some of the exhibits at Palm Springs.
I just prefer things to be in their real ID's & colours. Museums are there to preserve history.
Imagine the fuss if archaeologists painted Tutankhamun's Golden mask with flesh colours.
Re: USS Midway Museum, San Diego - 3 April 2025
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2025 6:13 am
by Mustang531
Thanks for sharing these with us, interesting selection of shots. Nice to see the Vigilante, whilst the Cutlass is a rarity.