Used to be that if you landed on the wrong carrier, you were in for some “special” treatment. This AD Skyraider which mistakenly landed on USS Boxer was no exception.  Check out the whitewall tires.

This aircraft was re-designated a P-2H by the time it was with NAS Whidbey Island’s VP-2 as seen here in 1963. Despite the date, it still has its overall navy blue paint scheme.

Taken at the McChord AFB open house.  I can ballpark the date of the photo by the pilot’s name on the canopy – “Bob Aumack.” His bio says he was Op’s O with 191 from 61-63.

Parked on its home turf in the 1960’s, this aircraft was later transferred to the USAF and was shot down over Vietnam in 1966.  In way of contrast, the P-3A behind it (152158) of VP-31, had a long life ahead of it.

On a side note, one of the reasons NAS Seattle closed can be seen looming in the background: that hill is not navy property, it is a suburb of Seattle covered with homes. The base was nestled between suburbia and a very large lake; it simply could not expand.  Now, I’m from Seattle, my grandfather worked at the air station as a civilian, and visiting the base was always a treat.  But boy, was it small and crowded!

To be precise, 139143 had been redesignated as an F-6A by the time this photo was taken in the mid-60’s.

Comparing the display aircraft (top) with those on the flightline, one can see that the sailors had to do some scrubbing to rid the aircraft of at least most of its exhaust stains.

Assigned to Heavy Attack 10 (VAH-10), it is seen here at the Paine AFB open house in the early 60’s.

Behind the A3D, an RCAF Avro CF-100 of the 409th All Weather Fighter Interceptor Squadron, RCAF Comox, keeps an eye on things.