T-2 formation practice photo 253

Over the Gulf of Mexico aircraft from VT-86 practice for a commemorative
flyover of the Naval Air Station Pensacola Sherman Field in honor of the
50th anniversary of the first flight on the T-2 Buckeye series aircraft on
January 31, 1951.

This practice was on January 30. Unfortunately, the weather precluded a
flyover on the 31st.
The photos in this series were taken by the VT-86 Safety Officer, LT Brendan
O'Brien, who was in a chase plane.

Fifty years ago would have been 1958 not 1951. Just FYI.

Randy

"Pensacola Beachcomber" wrote in
message ...

Over the Gulf of Mexico aircraft from VT-86 practice for a commemorative
flyover of the Naval Air Station Pensacola Sherman Field in honor of the
50th anniversary of the first flight on the T-2 Buckeye series aircraft on
January 31, 1951.

This practice was on January 30. Unfortunately, the weather precluded a
flyover on the 31st.
The photos in this series were taken by the VT-86 Safety Officer, LT
Brendan O'Brien, who was in a chase plane.

"Randy Wilson" wrote in
:

Fifty years ago would have been 1958 not 1951. Just FYI.

Randy

"Math is hard! Let's go to the mall!"
- Barbie

=)

"Pensacola Beachcomber"
wrote in message ...

Over the Gulf of Mexico aircraft from VT-86 practice for a
commemorative flyover of the Naval Air Station Pensacola Sherman
Field in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first flight on the T-2
Buckeye series aircraft on January 31, 1951.

This practice was on January 30. Unfortunately, the weather
precluded a flyover on the 31st.
The photos in this series were taken by the VT-86 Safety Officer, LT
Brendan O'Brien, who was in a chase plane.

Would whomever posted these pictures please re-post them? My
newsreader (Agent) just changed something in how it handled messages
and I was not able to pick up anything from the past two weeks or so
(last time I downloaded anyway).

Appreciate it.

As Randy just pointed out - 1958 was 50 years ago. The T2J-1
(redesignated T-2A in 1962) first flew in January 31, 1958. Steve
Ginter has an excellent book (as always) on the development and
operational history of the "Buckeye".

Over the Gulf of Mexico aircraft from VT-86 practice for a
commemorative flyover of the Naval Air Station Pensacola Sherman
Field in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first flight on the T-2
Buckeye series aircraft on January 31, 1951.

John Alger USN(ret)
1972-1997 // 1310,1320
TA-4J, A-7E, EC-130Q, P-3B