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| An F/A-18 Hornet sits in an overflow hangar at Fleet Readiness Center Southeast Jan. 12, awaiting its return to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122 in Lemoore, Calif. The aircraft is part of the Centennial of Naval Aviation’s Heritage Paint Project to recreate vintage paint schemes on modern aircraft. (U.S. Navy photo by Vic Pitts/Released) |
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On Jan. 13, F/A-18 Hornet Pilot Cmdr. Mitch Conover
prepares for takeoff at NAS Jacksonville, Fla., in a jet painted in a
vintage WWII paint scheme used from late 1943 to late 1944. Painters at
Fleet Readiness Center Southeast are applying heritage color schemes to
several military aircraft for the 100th anniversary of Naval Aviation.
(Photo courtesy of NAS Jacksonville Air Operations)
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On Jan. 28, Fleet Readiness Center Southeast in
Jacksonville, Fla., completes a heritage paint scheme on a P-3C Orion
for Patrol Squadron (VP) 9 attached to Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The
squadron chose to honor the VP-6 “Blue Sharks” by using the defunct
squadron’s insignia on the modern aircraft. (U.S. Navy photo by Vic
Pitts/Released)
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