chinalake

VAQ-138 Yellow Jackets EA-6B Prowlers from Whidbey Island WA work with the VX-9 Vampires to conduct tests on the AGM-88 HARM weapons system, Armitage Field, China Lake 24 September 2005. Official U.S. Navy photo.

QF-9G Cougar (127387) Probably one of the "Red Bird" NWC (Naval Weapons Center) Conducted research and evaluation of guided missiles, weapons delivery systems, rockets and rockets launchers, fire control systems and underwater ordnance. NAS China Lake 1967 Ex F9F-6 Cougar Struck off charge at NAS China Lake, California, 1969.

This shot is at NAWS China Lake the back ground aircraft are McDonald Douglas F4C Phantom and a North American F-100 Super Saber one of 8 that was bailed to the USN by the USAF for weapons testing

One of our NAF China Lake AD-5N/A-1G Skyraiders taken between August 1962 and August 1965, probably in the earlier part of that range. Armitage Field, NAF China Lake, south side of the NAF Line Shack. The Phantom in the background looks to be one of our (NAF) F-4B's. The F-4 and the F-100 are not parked in a location that they would have operated from. VX-5 hangar 1 is the building in the left background. The BuNo from the original print could narrow the time frame.