Parade of Ships Photos

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05-22-2008, 12:28 AM
Matt Molnar

Parade of Ships Photos

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Got to my spot at 55th and the river at 9:30. And waited. And waited. I remember waiting last year but not this long. No ships, no planes, nada. Until 11:30! F/A-18s showed up at 11:39! And that's it. I waited til noon and left after seeing a couple of ships. Unless there was some kind of security problem whoever organized it this year needs to never have that job again.

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HMCS Toronto frigate

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Guided-missile destroyer USS Monterey

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Scary Marine Corps boat.

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D-UCK on short final.
05-22-2008, 12:50 AM
MORS-AB-ALTO

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Ooooh! Superbugs from the Pukin' Dogs & Checkmates. That's it in the air from the USN, USCG & USMC? One word...P A T H E T I C! Someone really should be fired for the post on the Fleetweek website. :evil: Glad one of the kids had to stay home today and I couldn't make it. The S.E.A.L. boat was nice to see though.
05-22-2008, 01:59 AM
PhilDernerJr

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That SEAL boat (assuming as MORS also did that it's a SEAL one) I believe is called a Mark II. It's a pretty serious delivery craft. There are four mounts for a guns ranging from an M-60 to a M-2. Great in shallow water and fast an maneuverable, even for its size.
05-22-2008, 04:54 PM
SengaB

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GO Phil!...now that what IM talking about!!! Show your stuff!

I'm sure Tom was out there hes is a Big ship, Helicopter photographer...

Senga
05-22-2008, 08:46 PM
Gerard

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Was that AB139 flying low checking out the boats? Your great picture shows a number of passengers looking out the window. I checked the N # and it is registered to Agusta in Philly. Maybe a sales flight? We now have two 139s in the area (AIG and Honeywell).
05-23-2008, 10:26 PM
Mateo

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Actually, your bird isn't German at all - it's on the Canadian register as C-ORMORANT :lol:
05-23-2008, 10:34 PM
Matt Molnar

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Originally Posted by Gerard

Was that AB139 flying low checking out the boats? Your great picture shows a number of passengers looking out the window. I checked the N # and it is registered to Agusta in Philly. Maybe a sales flight? We now have two 139s in the area (AIG and Honeywell).

I think it had taken off from W 30th St Heliport, did a bit of a low pass over the docked ships, and continued ascending when it got to my spot at 55th St. Interestingly, that reg used to belong to an America West 732.
05-23-2008, 10:36 PM
Matt Molnar

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Originally Posted by Mateo

Actually, your bird isn't German at all - it's on the Canadian register as C-ORMORANT :lol:

Ah, that makes sense. Ugliest duck I've ever seen. :)
05-24-2008, 08:39 AM
Gerard

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Quote:

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Originally Posted by Gerard

Was that AB139 flying low checking out the boats? Your great picture shows a number of passengers looking out the window. I checked the N # and it is registered to Agusta in Philly. Maybe a sales flight? We now have two 139s in the area (AIG and Honeywell).

I think it had taken off from W 30th St Heliport, did a bit of a low pass over the docked ships, and continued ascending when it got to my spot at 55th St. Interestingly, that reg used to belong to an America West 732.

Thanks