USS Iwo Jima visit to Liverpool 1980

[sschofield11]

Just a few snaps from when the USS Iwo Jima visited Liverpool back in 1980, a good day, i think now i was very lucky to get on.

151914, USS Iowa Jima (Liverpoool) October 19th, 1980.jpg by Steven Schofield, on Flickr

157175, USS Iowa Jima (Liverpoool) October 19th, 1980.jpg by Steven Schofield, on Flickr

157733, USS Iowa Jima (Liverpoool) October 19th, 1980-2.jpg by Steven Schofield, on Flickr

158969, USS Iowa Jima (Liverpoool) October 19th, 1980.jpg by Steven Schofield, on Flickr

159240, USS Iowa Jima (Liverpoool) October 19th, 1980.jpg by Steven Schofield, on Flickr

USS Iowa Jima (Liverpoool) October 19th, 1980-2.jpg by Steven Schofield, on Flickr

155443, USS Iowa Jima (Liverpoool) October 19th, 1980.jpg by Steven Schofield, on Flickr

A good few more on flickr address below

Steven

[Yammer]

Excellent images - thanks for posting, all good stuff especially the Broncos

[Mark]

Looks like the dock that has now been filled in for the Bio-Mass terminal, fascinating photos as this is my workplace..

[paddyboy]

Hi Steven

Great shots

Love the Bronco

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy

[Sparts99]

Did Broncos operate off the carrier?

[sschofield11]

I believe so

[Seahawk 11]

Very very good set of photos, thanks for posting these, I remember seeing some Broncos on the USS Saipan in Stokes Bay back in 1984,
Rob

[Punkrunner62]

Oh Yes!!!
Cheers.

[petetasker]

Remember it well mainly because I didn't manage to get on board!

[Knife 04]

Very good Steven - like the green 53s!

Thanks for posting and keep them coming

Darren

[sschofield11]

Thanks for all the comments, happy days back then plenty to see.

[dollar99]

Remember it well as I did get on

[slogen51]

Excellent post

I didn't know OV-10 operated from Assault ships

[BFM]

Wow . What a great set of pics thanks for posting .

[fisherman]

Very nice and a lot more aircraft on board compared to her Southampton visit in 1978 or was it 79? Certainly never saw any OV-10s. Excellent!

[Irish251]

A few of us travelled from Dublin by Jetfoil to see this so it's great to see these images to jog the memory.

[Ghastly Whisper]

Did Broncos operate off the carrier?

I belive they were lifted on and off Iowa by CH-53 Sea Stallions! or so some evidence suggests.....

https://www.militaryimages.net/threads/ ... post-22932

[Sparts99]

Interesting, I had no idea. Done a bit of a websearch meself, seems it was a normal thing rather than the exception.