Here we go folks, Let's see if I got this figgered out... :hmmm
My theme builds are the aircraft that family members have flown, and/ or worked on during their career. I have several Ancestors/family members that were in the US Navy, Some, USAAF,and later US Air Farce. Some have interesting stories behind them.
Well, to start with, My uncle Charles David Schoonover (Chuck) was a Naval Aviator lost during a Night trap aboard the USS Ranger 16 JAN 1966 off the coast of VIetnam flying the RA-5C Vigilante BuNo: 149312 AC 901. Callsign: Postdate 901
He entered the USNA in 1950 and graduated in JUNE 1954 went on to Pensacola for Flight Training. Stayed on as an Instructor before going to Ordnance School in 1957 and off to his first Duty station at NAAS Cecil Field, Jacksonville,FL assigned to VF-11 "World Famous" Red Rippers squadron flying the F2H3/4 Banshees off the USS ESSEX(CVA-9) during 1958 receiving his "Baptism of Fire" during the Lebanon Crisis. Once settled down, the Carrier moved to the Formosa Straits in a "Show of Force" when Taiwan & China were chest beating one another.
Chuck entered the A3D RAG Squadron VAH-3 Flying the Whales in JAN/FEB 1959 and quickly moved on to VAH-5 "Savage Sons of Sanford" assigned to USS Forrestal (CVA-59) from Mar 1959 to June 1961 where he flew the "Slot position" of a 4-plane diamond formation in the Paris Airshow. He went back to VAH-3 to be an Instructor & LSO bringing the A3J-1/A-5A Vigilante into the Fleet before being assigned to Naval Test Plot School in OCT 1962 CLass #34 at Pax River,MD Graduating in JUNE 1963. Stayed on as a Test pilot & was the Project Pilot on the A6A/EA-6A airframes until recalled to the Fleet in April 1965 as a Vigilante Pilot flying the RA-5C with RVAH-9 "Hoot Owls" and was lost at sea.
I plan to build each aircraft he had flown during his career.
Here we have the 1/72 Tamiya F4D-1 Skyray which will be done up in TPS markings. I am awaiting the decals at this time.
Canopy installed & awaiting her turn in the paint shop...
All this is being Supervised by Capt. Psycho :captain
Thanks for looking. Any advice, comments will be appreciated...
More pics to come. I also have the F2h-3/4 to add to this thread.
My theme builds are the aircraft that family members have flown, and/ or worked on during their career. I have several Ancestors/family members that were in the US Navy, Some, USAAF,and later US Air Farce. Some have interesting stories behind them.
Well, to start with, My uncle Charles David Schoonover (Chuck) was a Naval Aviator lost during a Night trap aboard the USS Ranger 16 JAN 1966 off the coast of VIetnam flying the RA-5C Vigilante BuNo: 149312 AC 901. Callsign: Postdate 901
He entered the USNA in 1950 and graduated in JUNE 1954 went on to Pensacola for Flight Training. Stayed on as an Instructor before going to Ordnance School in 1957 and off to his first Duty station at NAAS Cecil Field, Jacksonville,FL assigned to VF-11 "World Famous" Red Rippers squadron flying the F2H3/4 Banshees off the USS ESSEX(CVA-9) during 1958 receiving his "Baptism of Fire" during the Lebanon Crisis. Once settled down, the Carrier moved to the Formosa Straits in a "Show of Force" when Taiwan & China were chest beating one another.
Chuck entered the A3D RAG Squadron VAH-3 Flying the Whales in JAN/FEB 1959 and quickly moved on to VAH-5 "Savage Sons of Sanford" assigned to USS Forrestal (CVA-59) from Mar 1959 to June 1961 where he flew the "Slot position" of a 4-plane diamond formation in the Paris Airshow. He went back to VAH-3 to be an Instructor & LSO bringing the A3J-1/A-5A Vigilante into the Fleet before being assigned to Naval Test Plot School in OCT 1962 CLass #34 at Pax River,MD Graduating in JUNE 1963. Stayed on as a Test pilot & was the Project Pilot on the A6A/EA-6A airframes until recalled to the Fleet in April 1965 as a Vigilante Pilot flying the RA-5C with RVAH-9 "Hoot Owls" and was lost at sea.
I plan to build each aircraft he had flown during his career.
Here we have the 1/72 Tamiya F4D-1 Skyray which will be done up in TPS markings. I am awaiting the decals at this time.
Canopy installed & awaiting her turn in the paint shop...
All this is being Supervised by Capt. Psycho :captain
Thanks for looking. Any advice, comments will be appreciated...
More pics to come. I also have the F2h-3/4 to add to this thread.
It's unsteady... :drunk
:drinks I wanna see more! 
ldguy
