F-0418 Seaview: Miramar Naval Air Station

Miramar Naval Air Station San Diego Circa 1970. McDonnell F-4 Phantom, Vought F-8 Crusader and Douglas A4D Skyhawk are shown. From the archives of the San Diego Air and Space Museum. Please support the our Museum during these trying times by donating. For a limited time your donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar through the Museum’s Challenge Grant Recovery Fund: sandiegoairandspace.org/suppo...
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[@johnnyallred3753]

My wife's Sister and her family live in Poway and her husband works for North Grummam we came out to see them and went to the Miramar air show and watched the Blue Angels fly it was a 3 day airshow in September 2019 as former Marine I've seen air shows ( mostly Air Force ) and Miramar is the best one hands down. 10 out of 10.

[@tedwswope5969]

I was there from 1968 thru 1970 and deployed on Det 31 Bon Homme Richard and Det 31 Oriskany with VFP-63. I saw my Chief and a few of the guys in my Squadron in the film. I got my Private Pilots license at the nearby Montgomery Field airport. I was an AMS-2 when Discharged, it was a great experience. Ted Swope, florida.

[@georgeingram4787]

Ted, I remember you.

[@bigredlancer]

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[@bigredlancer]

F-8 Facebook group

[@dirtydave2691]

My Dad lived in nearby University City around this time. I remember sitting in his back yard watching Crusaders and Phantoms flying over. Man they were loud and so cool.

[@MrEastern021]

I grew up and still live in Poway, just a short distance from Miramar. We came here in 1959 and loved watching the old F-4's and F-8's passing over our house on their downwind runs. We used to love driving down that road just east of the end of 24R until they closed it to traffic shortly after the F-14 slammed down on it on approach. So many great memories of those days. I used to live with a Navy guy and would go with him to the EM club on base. What a great place to get layed! Fun!

[@jayyakeley7523]

Was Stationed at NAS Miramar for many years. CO of VF-114, VF -124, and TOPGUN at Miramar for several years. RADM Jay "SPOOK" Yakeley

[@taproom113]

Thanx for your service, Spook! Those were heady days when you strapped on a steed and manually 'pushed the outside of the envelope'! Welcome home ... ^v^

[@marksartor]

Was with VF-124 (TAD for a bit with VF-126) 68-69 Plane Captain (Carrier Quals) then went to Photo school , and on to NAS Brunswick in Maine as a photographer's mate.(69-72) Love it all!

[@raydenny4132]

I was at Miramar 69-71 AZ VF 161 Westpac Det 43 Coral Sea. I really liked Miramar.

[@bobsit1945]

Was stationed at the Branch Medical Clinic at the old NAS from mid 73 to late 75. Really enjoyed my time there and loved seeing this

[@billycramer4829]

What a good place to be stationed! at.

[@georgehigdon4974]

vf-124 1971 til it became the f-14 rag squadron then the f-8 rag was merged into vfp-63 there til 74 when I mustered out. I was a plane captain... and loved it!

[@godssunsonjbp777sodomitesl5]

Vf 124 82-83 aviation ordinance. Loved that fire fighting training.

[@williamlarson3623]

Never having been to Miramar, had worked as electrician on tankers with VAH-4 (flying KA-3Bs) out of Whidbey Is, Washington state. The pilots, sailors shown here (with their long sideburns, stash, and all) seem strange to me, not having seen this 'new look' when aboard the Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31), in 1967, and the Ticonderoga (CVA-14), in 1968. Not sure where our photo recon planes were normally stationed back then, but a diary I kept notes VFP-63 had been flying RF-8G photo recons (Nos. 991, 2, and 3) off the Bonnie during our '67 WestPac Cruise, and lost 992 in May '67; also that 991 was damaged by flak in July of that year. Another F-8 Recon (not sure which squadron) had also been lost flying off the Tico, in '68, piloted by LCDR Wallace (missing in action), but that's from memory only, so don't quote me. There were, to be sure, many A-4s and F-8s (both gun fighters and recons) lost or damaged back then, and many a good pilot, too. What a waste.

[@donb9738]

My dad was AQ1 Don Baldwin VAH-4 Whidbey (I think) 1960s. He Retired 1972 at Miramar AQC. Did you know him, I'm looking for any info, he died 1979 of cancer. Thanks for Serving!

[@cecilpotter1229]

At 7:45 I still have that patch the pilots wearing I still have my dad's clipboard like the pilot has on I live in Miramar as a child and got to watch all these planes fly with a wonderful childhood there

[@allgood6760]

Awesome

[@georgeingram4787]

At 13.07 (mistake) taxing with both, top and bottom foot step down and not secured.

[@bosscompany1]

My father was YNC Chief Crosby for VFP-63 from ‘71-‘76. Any information about my father is appreciated as he passed from Cancer ‘79.

[@markthomas2352]

My father was CO of Combat Camera in San Diego in 67-68. I never saw a date when this was filmed. Does anyone have an idea?

[@GSMSfromFV]

Per the description, sometime in 1970.

[@drguffey]

My dad was an F3-H Demon pilot, early 60's. He once buzzed a flight of 4 F8's flying up the California coast. Flew right over the top of them in full burner. Are there any F8 pilots who remember such an incident? Dad always wondered what those F8 pilots thought of his 'flying' skills !!!

[@rl5055]

Miramar Mira Mar = Mira is sight, Mar is Sea. Sea Sight.

[@scootergeorge9576]

Seaview? I was stationed at NAS Miramar, VC-13 in Hanger 2. Top Gun and VF-126 was in Hanger 1. There is no view of the ocean from the base.

[@fiftystate1388]

Spanish: Mira - see/look/view Mar - ocean/sea When I lived there I thought see-sea

[@scootergeorge9576]

Si, si, Senor!

[@fiftystate1388]

Well played! Those were the days...

[@taproom113]

When the base was first formed, it encompassed acreage right up to the Pacific shore. The base has shrunk in size since those early days.

[@stijnvandamme76]

the F8 is a real tits machine, Sierra Hotel al the way.. I would have picked that over any F4

[@scootergeorge9576]

"My dad was an F3-H Demon pilot, early 60's. He once buzzed a flight of 4 F8's flying up the California coast. Flew right over the top of them in full burner. Are there any F8 pilots who remember such an incident? Dad always wondered what those F8 pilots thought of his 'flying' skills !!!" Probably felt sorry for him having to be flying an underpowered dog that was the Demon. The Demon was a victim of the ill fated Westinghouse J-40 turbojet. With the failure of the J-40, McDonnel aircraft had to install whatever engine would fit the Demon airframe. The Crusader was a much hotter ship.

[@F8COWBOY105]

George: when graduating @NAS Pensacola, we had our choice between Subsonic F3-H Demons and the Supersonic F8U Crusader. It was NO CONTEST. Semper Fly! :)

[@johnd.8224]

VF121 AQ shop '68 - '71.

[@markjumper]

Did you know Lt. Cdr. Vern Jumper, Operations Officer of VF121?

[@donb9738]

My dad was AQ1 Don Baldwin. He Retired 1972 at Miramar AQC. Did you know him, I'm looking for any info, he died 1979 of cancer. Thanks for Serving!

[@johnd.8224]

@@donb9738 I do not remember him. I worked mostly night check (shift), but did interact or work with day check some. I am a member of a couple of VF121 (Fitron 121) pages & will ask if any of the members knew your dad. I shared an apartment with a guy who worked days & will email him to see what he might remember. I hope we can turn up some info.

[@johnd.8224]

@@markjumper Yes, but not well. I spent my last year and a half as the Night Check LPO so interacted with LCDR Jumper from time to time in clearing gripes or Maint Admin. Seemed like an OK guy.

[@donb9738]

@@johnd.8224 thanks

[@NewMexico67]

Those Marines on horseback looking at the ocean are way, way offbase.

[@taproom113]

When the base was first formed, the western limit was the Pacific shore line. The base has shrunk considerably since then.