A Flight in the SNJ-4

[Wyandot Jim]

The Girlfrend in this flight is our friend's who is a Marine going thru. T-45 jet training at Kingsville NAS. A great couple.
Yea Son is doing the flying.

https://youtu.be/5dTPLiQbgXI

 

[Mus408]

That's cool! I have a friend that owns one of those type planes and sometimes he makes a fly over in our area.

 

[gramps]

Thanks for sharing WJ. Interesting that her canopy was left open!
gramps

 

[Wyandot Jim]

That is the way everybody wants it. The wind doen't beat you to death and the view is great. That SNJ has what is called a gunners hood. It folds forward so the gunner could rotate his seat 180 and swivel the M-2 30 Cal for gunnery practice.

Grandson searching for the enemy

 

[CGDustDevil]

Great stuff, Jim!!

 

[jimbo1096]

Man does that bring back memories of flying in a T-28. I couldn't get the grin off my face either. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Conservative]

I was a ground pounding grunt, but I certainly appreciate those who fly and help fight.

BTW: his girlfriend is a doll...this from an old guy who knows dolls...

 

[Wyandot Jim]

I was a ground pounding grunt, but I certainly appreciate those who fly and help fight.

BTW: his girlfriend is a doll...this from an old guy who knows dolls...

Yaaaaaaaaaaaa think. Dang Marines always get the Dolls :wink:

At times they just don't seem to be the sharpest knife in the drawer

 

[Heliman]

Great video! When stationed in China Lake CA I had the opportunity to ride back seat in a TA-4F Skyhawk and an F4-J Phantom II. The thrill of my young life. Got air sick in the Phantom which was being flown by a Marine Major. It was worth it! Also flew off the USS MIDWAY in a C-2 COD. Quite a thrill too!

Dave

 

[WendyZXZ]

That is a fine video and looks like a lot of fun!

 

[Cholo]

Great video! Put a smile on my face

 

[Dave P.]

I know they weren't wearing chutes but he still could have
squashed her a few times.
Dave

 

[H.H. Hipshot]

My mom and dad were both pilots. My dad was a flight instructor prior to and during WW2. My mom was the first woman to graduate from the CPT Program in about 1940. I took my first flight in an Aeronca two seater at age two months, according to a note I found recently in a baby book my mom kept.

HHH

 

[SR1911SHOOTER]

A friend of mine had a AT-6 Texan called "Thunder Chicken" He took me up one day and
we did mock dogfighting with one of his buddies, an F-4 pilot. (In another AT-6) That was great.
I went out the next day and got my friend (Ex-A4 pilot) to teach me how to fly.
Never regretted it.