Photos of VMA (AW) 242 During Its Tour
Terms used to describe items are the terms I remember us using
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Area Between Hanger and Flight Line
Dale Summers 1966-67
Flight Line at Dusk
Courtesy Mike Lucas 1969
Time Lapsed Nite Shots of the Runway
Courtesy Mike Lucas 1969
Backside of 242's Hanger
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
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Hanger Row
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
Arresting Cable Damage and They Flew it Back
Dale Summers 69
Arresting Cable Damage and They Flew it Back
David Fletcher - 68-69
Arresting Cable Damage and They Flew it Back
David Fletcher - 68-69
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 Flight Line By Night
Courtesy Mike Lucas 1969-70
242 Flight Line 
Mike Pearl 1968-70
My Revetment Defensive Position In Front of 242 Hanger Doors 242 Flight Line 
Dale Summers 1969
A6a Taxiing
Greg Southward 1969-70
Cpl Chris Wilkins on 242's Flight Line
Courtesy Chris Wilkins1969-70
DT4 in New Revetments
Courtesy Chris Wilkins1969-70
A6a Taxiing
Courtesy Chris Wilkins1969-70
I LUV you Charlie
Greg Southward 1969-70
A little Easter Payload
Greg Southward 1969-70
A little Easter Payload
Greg Southward 1969-70
A little Easter Payload
 Greg Southward 1969-70
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DT 10 in for PM and Repaint
Dale Summers - 1969
Easter launch
Greg Southward 1969-70
A little Easter Payload
 Greg Southward 1969-70
A 2000 Pounder Ready For Delivery
Courtesy Mike Lucas 1969
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DT-8 Coming home
Dale Summers 1969
DT 10 and Others Ready to Transpac to Vietnam - Cherry Point - 1966 OOOPPPS, Houston, We have a Problem!
Dale Summers - 1969
Up Close and Personal
Courtesy Mike Lucas 1969
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More Easter Eggs for Charlie
Pete Killian 1969
More Easter Eggs for Charlie
Pete Killian 1969
Close up DT-8
Dale Summers 1969
The New "Bat" in Town
Courtesy Flay Goodwin
 
242 Flight Line
David Fletcher - 68-69
242  Hanger - Danang Airfield
David Fletcher - 68-69
Night Time Elapse Wing Fold 
David Fletcher - 68-69
More Easter Eggs for Charlie 
David Fletcher - 68-69
       
Capt. Dave Fletcher and his Easter Egg 
David Fletcher - 68-69
Capt. Dave Fletcher Delivering his Easter Eggs 
David Fletcher - 68-69
DT-9 loaded with Rockeyes and Daisy Cutters 
David Fletcher - 68-69
Rockeyes at $18,000 - Lets see 18000 x 32 = ??
David Fletcher - 68-69
   
Capt. Dave Fletcher Fusing a Fat Boy
David Fletcher - 68-69
Delivering a Load of Snake Eyes to Charlie
David Fletcher - 68-69
A Load of MK 82's Awaiting Delivery 
David Fletcher - 68-69
A6's in for Maintenance
Courtesy of Elliott Anderson
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Ready for Launch with 28
 MK 82's (500 #ers)
1969
Courtesy Mike Lucas
Capt David Fletcher and his Hot Rod
David Fletcher - 68-69
Capt Dave Fletcher All Suited up Waiting for Somewhere to Go Capt. David Fletcher Ready to Go
David Fletcher - 68-69
Five 2000 lb Fat Boys Ready for Victor Charlie
Charlie Clark - 67
28 500 lb'ers Ready for Victor Charlie
Charlie Clark - 67
Lt Charlie Clark & Capt Dick Tinsley Ready for Launch - Charlie Clark - 67 Lt Charlie Clark Feet Wet Crusin' Home
Charlie Clark - 67
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Area Between Hanger and Flight Line
Dale Summers 1966-67
 
Hi Pattie
Courtesy Mike Lucas 1969
Lots of fireworks to be delivered
Courtesy Mike Lucas
1969
Plane washing Detail
L/CPL Jarvis up top
Courtesy CV Foster
VMA (aw ) 242 Flightline Full load Full load ready to go Happy Easter Mr Hoe
VMA (aw) 242 Flightline
Bruce Beckman - 1968
Getting ready to go
Bruce Beckman - 1968
Up and ready for delivery
Nighty night Charlie !!

Bruce Beckman - 1968
Happy Easter Mr. Ho from
Ike Byers 68-69
Flight Line 1976 DT 9 fully Loaded & Ready To Go Al working on Flight Line
Flight Line 1967
Ted Allen 67 - 68
DT 9 Fully Loaded & Ready To Go
Ike Byers 68-69
"Big Al" Working on Flight Line
Ted Allen 67 - 68
Pre-Flight Check by CPL Joe Cathcart
Ted Allen 67 - 68
Grumman Reps getting an award from Col Jake Jacobson
A6 Taxing
Kim Ketchum - 67
Grumman Reps Don, Jay Tom & Steve
Steve Foster 66 - 70
A6's in Revetments
Kim Ketchum - 67
L/cpl Dean Glorso, Capt Kit Corcoran, L/cpl Gary Vannatter Dean Glorso - 69

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