A bunch of young newly winged Naval Flight Officers from June of 1986. Graduates of VT-86 in Pensacola, these officers went to Navy F-14 Tomcats and A-6 Intruders and in the sole USMC grad, an F-4. We had flown the T-34 Turbo Mentor, the T-2C Buckeye, the TA-4J Skyhawk and the T-47 Cessna Citation II.
Former U.S. Naval Flight Officer, now retired from Gub’mint work living the life in the mountains of western North Carolina. Had my fill of watching the sausage made in DC in 2018.
Excellent series of posts Pinch. Four major milestones in every Naval Aviator’s career. They certainly had me going into the memory vault of my own career.