Hello!
I'm seeking a list of combat aircrafts used by USMC aviation. I more or less know what "modern" (= jet aircrafts) they used, but I've no idea about their oder of battle circa 1955...
"Modern" aircrafts
- A-4 Skyhawk
- A-6 Intruder
- AV-8B Harrier
- F-35
- Phantom
- Hornet.
I know the service started to used the Skyhawk circa 1956. What early jets and piston-powered aircrafts did they used before the Scooter ?
When was the last Skyraider withdrawn from USMC use ?
I'm a bit confused...
http://www.bluejacket.com/usn-usmc_avi_ima...e_vintage_f.htm (http://www.bluejacket.com/usn-usmc_avi_image_vintage_f.htm)
Try this my old mate. :cheers:
The USMC uses almost every type the USN uses, with the exception of dedicated interceptors (fleet defense fighters) like the F-14 (before they turned it into a bomb truck). I'm not sure when the last Spad was retired, but I know they were using them into at least the late 1960s or early 1970s, along with the Navy.
J
They did not use the A-7.
I think they were close enought to getting the F-14 that one actually had sqn markings on it right before the plug got pulled.
Shas B)
Merci!!
QuoteI think they were close enought to getting the F-14 that one actually had sqn markings on it right before the plug got pulled.
That's my understanding, too. I know I've seen the intended patch for the pilots, the standard Tomcat mascot in Marine dress blues. 'Twould be just the thing to use on a base for displaying a Corps Tomcat. I suspect the Corps interest in the Tomcat waned after Congress forced the USN to forego developing the air-to-ground potential that'd been demonstrated on one of the prototypes (12x 500 lb. bombs).
I'm prety sure the USMC flew the A-1 and the F4D-1 as well as the F8U-1/-2 and the FJ-2/-3/-4 series. Earlier, I know they flew variants of the Corsair well after WW II (where they were the first operational users).
I've always figured that a USMC Douglas A-26 Invader would be cool, maybe to replace Tigercats in the night interdiction mission, so all over black or midnight blue: Korea, Vietnam or elsewhere. I know that the USN had some Invaders for target towing and designated them appropriately, but for a combat role they'd probably be called DB-3 - as the Navy had a few Boston/Havocs and called them DB-2s (I think).
Anyone made a USMC Invader?
comrade harps
One unit of the USMC used 2-seat TA-7Cs....can't remember precisely.
Don't forget F9F Panthers, and Banshees too.
And the North American navalised Sabre, the Fury.
In fact, a version of the SabreDog in USMC colours would be attractive.
The USMC were the sole users of the AU-1 Corsair (apart from a few supplied to France).
USMC....wouldn't an F-104 look nice :lol:
Douglas F3D (F-10) Skyknight
M.A.D
QuoteUSMC....wouldn't an F-104 look nice
Though I do not think the Marines would like an aircraft that was a poor performer in a dogfight!
M.A.D
Nightfighter and later ECM platform. Marines used them in Glos sea blue and the later grey/white.
QuoteNightfighter and later ECM platform. Marines used them in Glos sea blue and the later grey/white.
EF-10... ;)
QuoteI'm prety sure the USMC flew the A-1 and the F4D-1 as well as the F8U-1/-2 and the FJ-2/-3/-4 series. Earlier, I know they flew variants of the Corsair well after WW II (where they were the first operational users).
The Jarheads most definitely flew the A-1, the Ford, and the entire Crusader series in great numbers. The naval infantry (man, do they hate that term!) were the only users of the AU-1 Corsair (other than the French, but we don't like them, so it doesn't count).
J
QuoteThe naval infantry (man, do they hate that term!)
How and why do you know that :huh:
The Jarheads dont really like the fact that they're lumped-in with the Navy 9 times out of 10.
Shas B)
Can't leave out the OV-10 Broncos.
The Vought (F8U-1) F-8 Crusader.
The last of the gun-fighters that the Marines were most reluctant to loss!
Note - The Marines never wanted the Grumman F-14 Tomcat.
The USMC thought it was to singly-rolled (Interceptor) and technically complicated and maintenance intense.
It was being forced upon it by the navy, so as to increase production and lower production.
M.A.D
On the contrare, the Marine pilots that went to VF-124 were chompin at the bit for theyre new toy and were heartbroken when the corps' F-14s got cut.
Shas B)
QuoteQuoteI'm prety sure the USMC flew the A-1 and the F4D-1 as well as the F8U-1/-2 and the FJ-2/-3/-4 series. Earlier, I know they flew variants of the Corsair well after WW II (where they were the first operational users).
The Jarheads most definitely flew the A-1, the Ford, and the entire Crusader series in great numbers. The naval infantry (man, do they hate that term!) were the only users of the AU-1 Corsair (other than the French, but we don't like them, so it doesn't count).
J
Tu sais ce qu'ils te disent les français ???!!! :lol:
QuoteI've always figured that a USMC Douglas A-26 Invader would be cool, maybe to replace Tigercats in the night interdiction mission, so all over black or midnight blue: Korea, Vietnam or elsewhere. I know that the USN had some Invaders for target towing and designated them appropriately, but for a combat role they'd probably be called DB-3 - as the Navy had a few Boston/Havocs and called them DB-2s (I think).
Anyone made a USMC Invader?
How about the proposed but never built nightfighter version of the basic Douglas Invader design? That could look quite nice supplementing Tigercat nightfighters.
QuoteThe Vought (F8U-1) F-8 Crusader.
The last of the gun-fighters that the Marines were most reluctant to loss!
Note - The Marines never wanted the Grumman F-14 Tomcat.
The USMC thought it was to singly-rolled (Interceptor) and technically complicated and maintenance intense.
It was being forced upon it by the navy, so as to increase production and lower production.
Actually, for the longest time it was "simply" single-role by act of the US Congress. The #12 prototype had demonstrated the ability to carry and deliver 12x 500lb dumb bombs but Congress insisted that it be used solely as an interceptor/fighter, not as a "mud mover". The capability to do more was there all along.
I do know that I've seen the "Marine Tomcat" patch with the F-14 mascot in Marine dress blues. 'Twould be just the thing to put under a model of a USMC Tomcat.
Something for me to do at a later date.
Shas B)
QuoteThe naval infantry (man, do they hate that term!) were the only users of the AU-1 Corsair (other than the French, but we don't like them, so it doesn't count).
J
Actually the French got their own version the F4U-7, whereas the AU-1 was the F4U-6. They had differently shaped cowlings and some other stuff but I forget what...
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