Morning Ritual by junge1
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Every morning some airman was lucky enough to get to rake the gravel and clean up in front of these F-102s in the revetments. By then some birds had been launched and the temperature at this time of day, around 08:00, was climbing toward the upper 80s with humidity in the 90s. Temperatures usually climbed to the mid- to upper 90s in summer with flight line temperatures in the mid 130s.
In this concrete revetment at DaNang AB, Vietnam two Convair F-102 'Delta Dagger' were sitting on alert near the south end of runway L17/R35. The F-102 was designed as a fighter interceptor and was used by ADC (Air Defense Command) on the North American continent. Their top speed was Mach 1.25 and all armanent (rockets and missiles)was carried internally.
When they were deployed to SEA (South East Asia) they were modified for aerial refueling. Their main function here was to fly CAP (Combat Air Patrol) missions for B-52s.
This picture was taken as a slide in summer 1967 and a print was made in 1969. This print was scanned in 2004.
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Sig...
Comments (33)
thevolunteer
These planes look awesome. I bet he would love to be flying one instead of sweeping up. Great shot. Aloha
tennesseecowgirl
Nice shot Sig.
annie5
An awesome picture Sig..great capture! :)
jeroni
fantastic colors, light and perfect
jocko500
looks ready to fly now. real good to see how they was set up ready to fight. bet that man is hot
NefariousDrO
Interesting photo, the side of air-crew jobs in Vietnam you don't see much of.
billcody
Very impressive! The plane is shimmering in the early sun and the dust the guy creates give the scene life! Wonderful! And the transform -station in the back - an electrician`s delight....
veng3nce
nice ... topgun lol +5
lucindawind
fabulous photo !
eryt
As a retired "flyboy" I really appreciate this...bravo for a wonderful photo that brings back so many memories! :)
SapUS59
superb capture and history, i enjoy seeing photos of earlier war periods, thanks for sharing my friend !!
dragonmuse
Your photo collection id a wonderful time capsule.. very nice shot.
leanndra
An amazing photo! A lot of good men flew those! Lea
timtripp
great image!
Richardphotos
I can imagine the humidity there in Vietnam. a friend of mine was a Navy photographer during the Vietnam war and he told me about the terrible humid conditions. the humidity seems to hang in the air or is it because the slide is so old? either way it is a superb capture
bebert
nice shot.
Iceshark39
Spectacular shot of a georgous bird! I love these fighter aircraft shots you've been showing.
kgb224
Excellent capture and thank you for sharing all the information.
Osper
Nice shot of an obsolecent aircraft. You put your camera to good work.
tetsu-pino
So cool photo...Nice capture.
flora-crassella
...cool! Gute Aufnahme!
PSDuck
Great! I can smell the heavy, humid air mixed with exhaust fumes.
Meisiekind
Lovely shot Sig! I love the sun reflecting of this powerful bird! :)
rainbows
A powerful capture, so full of atmosphere, Sig. Diane.
lior
Excellent capture and wonderful composition!
JeffG7BRJ
Excellent capture Sig, I wonder did you fly yourself, as a pilot that is? You certainly have some great archive shots of your time in the forces. Superb work. Bravo!!!!!
mickuk50
another excellent read sig info adds more depth to an image i think .excellent capture :o) mick
dhanco
Wonderful capture, Sig and the lighting on that plane is excellent. Perfect shot.
virginiese
Great capture. The atmosphere is incredible. i like the tone of your photo !
debz
Fantastic capture! Great work!