Pic of The Day: USS Midway

[zippyjuan]

I finally went on the tour of the USS Midway which has been converted to a museum and sits in San Diego Harbor. They even have flight simulators you can go on (for an extra fee of course). The tour is self-guided and you get to see quite a few things. They have a lot of different aircraft on board too- this is an F-8 Cursader. Most of the guides are people who actually served on the ship. More info: http://www.midway.org/site/pp.asp?c=coIMKTMCF&b=81432

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v243/JeffryZ/F-8Cursader.jpg

[Leon]

Very nice. :thumbup:

[IrishSS]

Actually Zippy, it's a F4-Phantom.

The F8(E) Crusader is one ugly sonuva...

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/aeromil-yf/F8%203%20retour%20de%20mission.JPG

[guiseppewv]

That's funny b/c as soon as I saw that picture I said that is a phantom not a crusader. :) Irish beat me to it. :)

[ufcrusher]

My wife's grandfather was one of the driving factors on making the Midway into a museum. He fought in the battle of Midway on the Midway and is often quoted regarding it.

[cadetevon]

The tour is self-guided and you get to see quite a few things. They have a lot of different aircraft on board too- this is an F-8 Cursader.


You may have named the plane wrong, ... but the photo is brilliant!

Great framing job wiht the plane/mast/flags.

[flipper]

Thanks for sharing the awesome photo!

[guiseppewv]

the photo is brilliant!

Great framing job wiht the plane/mast/flags.

:stupid:

It is an awesome photo. :)

[zippyjuan]

I was trying to remember where it was on the deck and going by the map they handed out. Thanks for the correction! The map shows the F-4 Phantom on the other side of the ship.

[modena]

incredible pic

[surfer]

Cool looking phantom! I had a tiny metal replica when I was a kid.