VA-216Photograph Album1961-62: Black Diamonds Skyhawk BuNo 148442, NP-694, manned and ready aboard the Hanna. VA-212 Gloden Dragons BuNo 152044, NP-231, is between 694 and VF-211 Crusader NP-101. G. Bragg 1961-62: Black Diamonds Skyhawk BuNo 148442, NP-694, waiting its turn behind BuNo 149583 on the port cat. VA-212 Rampant Raiders NP-228 is in the foreground behind Black Diamonds BuNo 147835, NP-684. G. Bragg BuNo 149614 of the Black Diamonds on patrol over the South China Sea. Home is the USS Hancock deployed with CVG-21 which included VA-212 with her A-4Bs. Photo taken by VA-216 Pilot and provided by John Graham. 1964 All Centurions... Black Diamonds pilots pose in front of Skyhawk BuNo 149626 aboard the Hanna after the last pilot in the squadron qualified as a Centurion. Naval Aviation News Photo. 1964: Black Diamonds Skyhawk formation, cw from top: BuNo 149620, NP-6xx, BuNo 149623, NP-604, BuNo 149614, NP-609 and BuNo 149616, NP-608. Naval Aviation News 1965-66: the maintenance crew pose in front of Black Diamonds Skyhawk BuNo149583, NP-687. Larry Crotts - Larry is second from the left in the front row. He served as an AO-3 until a 500 pounder fell on his right hand. NOV 1965: Paul Galanti and Black Diamonds Skyhawk BuNo 148442, NP-694, topside on the USS Hancock at Pearl Harbor. Paul Galanti JUN 2006: BuNo 148442 restored and on display. JUN 2006: Nick Monopoli in the cockpit of restored 148442. Nick Monopoli 1965-66: BuNo 148576, NP-681, assigned to CDR Tex Birdwell parked on the ramp. Plane Captain is ADJ-3 J.O. Frederick. Jim Brady 1966 BuNo 149610, NP-611 and BuNo 149616, NP-608, in formation. Naval Aviation News Photo. A-4C Skyhawk BuNo. 147765 Black Diamond BuNo. 147765, side number NP 691 on the United States Ship Hancock CVA 19 port catapult ready to launch. Black & white United States Navy photograph. VA-216 A-4B, BuNo 142130, refueling a VF-31 Phantom, BuNo 151495. From Gary Verver Collection. 1966-67: rear view of Black Diamonds Skyhawk BuNo 149583, NP-6xx, on the Hanna's port cat. partial view of VA-216 NP-684 in the foreground. G. Bragg 18 March 1967 BuNo 144966, AC-00, tail section. Clay Jansson via Tailhook Association. 1967: Black Diamonds Skyhawk BuNo 144943, AC-697, aboard the Sara. VF-103 F-4B Phantom BuNo 150442 at upper right and VA-216 Skyhawk AC-610 at lower left. Unknown Photographer via W. Mutza A-4C Skyhawk BuNo. 147834 - 1968. Black Diamond BuNo. 147834, side number NL 602 from the United States Ship Coral Sea CVA 43, ready to land at Naval Air Station Atsugi, Japan, December 11, 1968. 1968: BuNo 147698, NL-605, and BuNo 149529, NL-607, over Yankee Station. CAPT D.L. Clarke DEC 1968: Black Diamonds Skyhawk BuNo 145106, NL-613, parked on the ramp. Assigned pilot is LT Winkler and the p/c is AME3 Bucko. Drop tanks are marked VA-153. Nick Williams VA-216 Drivers Taken aboard Coral Sea during our 1968-69 Westpac cruise. Left to right: Brad Knickerbocker, Wayne Fairbanks, Cliff Klingler, and John Paron. We're about to lay waste to some inconsequential stretch of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, flying A-4Cs with 500-pounders. Courtesy of Brad Knickerbocker, Ashland Oregon. Black Diamonds Skyhawk BuNo 147834, NL-602, operating from the USS Coral Sea, CVA 43, landing at Naval Air Station Atsugi, Japan. Takafumi Hiroe of Yokohama, Japan Blue Tail Flies and Black Diamonds Skyhawks from L-r: VA-153 NL-304 & NL-302, VA-216 NL-605, NL-601, NL-610 & NL-612 and VA-153 NL-315. Gary Verver Collection. 1968-69: Black Diamonds Skyhawk BuNo 148609, NL-611, assigned to CDR Jim Tyson behind a group photo of the squadron pilots. Unknown Photographer via W. Mutza Black Diamonds Skyhawk AA-414 (BuNo unknown) on the right and Road Runners Skyhawk BuNo 148587 on the left. Gary Verver. |