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Photo ID: 1616111
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N13-154906 / 885 (cn 13779) Rare low res photo of the Real RAN A-4G Skyhawk N13-154906 Code 885 (with a 'Buddy' Refuel Tank) refuelling TA-4G Code 880 (N13-154911) over the Nowra runway. Photo taken during a NAS Nowra Open Day in May 1980. The A-4G aircraft, Delivered in Nov 1967, wears a two-tone grey camouflage paint scheme, while the TA-4G in in off-white livery. N13-154906 crashed off HMAS Melbourne 200 km South-West of Colombo in October 1980, due to ship catapult failure. Apologies for the quality of this 29 year old photo. |
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Photo ID: 1489858
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Views: 1466
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N13-154906 / 885 (cn 13779) View of the ex-USN A-4B (Bu 142971), representing RAN A-4G Skyhawk N13-154906 Code 885, displayed in the Nowra Aviation Museum. The real aircraft Code 885 was Delivered in Nov 1967, and she crashed off HMAS Melbourne 200 km South-West of Colombo in October 1980, due to ship catapult failure. Low res photo. |
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Photo ID: 1481568
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N13-155052 / 871 (cn 13868) Rare low res photo of RAN A-4G Skyhawk Code 871 after take-off, carrying 12 practice bombs. Photo taken during a NAS Nowra Open Day in May 1980. The aircraft has off-white livery with a Red/White VF805 tail flash. This aircraft, Delivered: Aug 1971, was withdrawn from use in June 1983, and went to the RNZAF in July 1984 as NZ6215. Apologies for low quality of this 28 year old photo. |
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Photo ID: 1472377
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Views: 3433
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N13-154906 / 885 (cn 13779) Rare photo of the Real RAN A-4G Skyhawk N13-154906 Code 885 (with a 'Buddy' Refuel Tank) following A-4G Code 882 (N13-154903) to the Nowra runway during a NAS Nowra Open Day in May 1980. The aircraft wears a two-tone grey camouflage paint scheme, which works well here. This aircraft crashed off HMAS Melbourne 200 km South-West of Colombo in October 1980, due to ship catapult failure. (Skyhawk Code 885 in the NAS Nowra Museum is an ex USN A-4B repainted to represent N13-154906.) |
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Photo ID: 1375143
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Views: 3125
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N13-154907 / 886 (cn 13780) Rare view of RAN VF-805 A-4G Code 886 taxying out at RAAF Williamtown in August 1970. At the time, VF-805 had red and white checkers on the A-4's rudder. This aircraft was Delivered to the RAN in Nov 1967. Unfortunately, she rolled off the deck of HMAS Melbourne, 355 km east of the Australian coast, during a storm in Sept 1979. Low res photo. |
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Photo ID: 1375142
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N13-154907 / 886 (cn 13780) Close-up view of the front end of RAN VF-805 A-4G Code 886, taken during an 'After-Flight' Service, late in the day at RAAF Williamtown in Sept 1970. (Note the 'Gravity Actuated' wing leading edge slats and long nose oleo strut.) This aircraft was Delivered to the RAN in Nov 1967. Unfortunately, she rolled off the deck of HMAS Melbourne, 355 km east of the Australian coast, during a storm in Sept 1979. Low res photo. |
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Photo ID: 1362568
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N13-154910 / 889 (cn 13783) Rare image of RAN VF-805 A-4G Code 889, taken after her 'After-Flight' Servicing, late in the day at Williamtown in 1970. (Note the un-skinned rudder trailing edge, as the aircraft reflects the late sunshine.) This aircraft, Delivered in Nov 1967, crashed off HMAS Melbourne near Singapore on 08Mar1973, due to a catapult failure. The Pilot stayed in the aircraft as the ship passed over him. He then freed himself and was picked up by helicopter. Low res photo. |
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Photo ID: 1362567
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Views: 3424
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N13-154907 / 886 (cn 13780) Rare image of RAN VF-805 A-4G Code 886, on the flightline at Williamtown in 1970. The grey colour scheme blends well with the clouds in the background. (A-4G Code 884 is behind 886.) This aircraft, Delivered in Nov 1967, rolled off the deck of HMAS Melbourne 355km East of the Australian coast in Sept 1979, during a storm. Low res photo. |
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Photo ID: 1359463
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Views: 6491
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N13-154904 / 883 (cn 13777) Rare Air to Air view of RAN VC-724 A-4G Skyhawk Code 883, taken from TA-4G N13-154647 (Code 878) in August 1977. Photo taken In-Flight between RAAF Amberley and the Shoalwater Bay Training Area (SWBTA). A4-G Code 883, Delivered to the RAN in Nov 1967, was withdrawn from service in June 1983. She was Sold to the RNZAF in July 1984 as NZ6212. The photo platform, Code 878 was Del. in August 1971 and crashed at her Nowra home base in April 1980. Low res photo. Apologies for the quality of this 30 year old photo. |
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Photo ID: 1355555
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N13-154910 / 889 (cn 13783) Rare image of RAN A-4G Code 889, taxying past the RAAF 76 Squadron Mirage flightline at Williamtown in 1970. (Note the straight AAR probe, which was later modified to a 'jinked' configuration to reduce the chance of raw fuel going down the intake during AAR.) This aircraft, Delivered in Nov 1967, crashed off HMAS Melbourne near Singapore on 08Mar1973, due to a catapult failure. (Macchi MB-326Hs are visible at rear right.) |
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Photo ID: 1234705
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N13-154910 / 889 (cn 13783) This strategically mobile Military Airfield is the Royal Australian Navy's Aircraft Carrier HMAS MELBOURNE, at Garden Island Dockyard, Sydney on a hazy day in 1969. She was in her hey-day in 1969, flying Skyhawk and Tracker aircraft and Wessex helicopters. Skyhawk Code 889 is visible on her deck. Code 889 was N13-154910, acquired in 1967, and written off when she ditched off HMAS MELBOURNE on 08Nov1973. The ship was paid off on 30June1982, and was towed out of Sydney for scrap metal in May 1984. |
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Photo ID: 0984449
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Views: 5980
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N13-154907 / 886 (cn 13780) Visiting Europe on the Australian carrier 'Melbourne' this A-4 was landing from the west a couple of days before the '77 Tattoo. First and only Skyhawk I ever saw flying |
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Photo ID: 0731147
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Photo ID: 0726501
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Photo ID: 0709942
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