E2C Hawkeyes @ FRG!!!

[lijk604]

2 Grumman E2C Hawkeye's have landed at FRG @ 0830 this morning (Tuesday the 29th). Of course, the wife needed the camera today so I do not have pictures, but if anyone is in the area.....

They are parked at the Main Terminal

s/n 165304 - AC5304 from the USS Harry S Truman
s/n 165302 - AC5302 from the USS Harry S Truman

Somebody....Moose, Mirrodie, please tell me you have a camera and are close by.


John

[mirrodie]

aw man......

the wx is crap so I left it home. and hte camera is 2 days old so I am aching for pics!


calling wifey right now to see if she can shoot.

fingers crossed


OK, shes game but I am trying to explain to where where they are.. where are they..... I never knew, is hte main terminal nearest the museum or nearest the old millionair bldg?


please let me know. asap!

mario

[lijk604]

Right next to 56th Fighter Group restaurant.

main entrance to airport off 110, that road puts you right into the parking lot you need to be by.

[mirrodie]

well, shes off to do it, but I pissed her off :)

[moose135]

Just after reading this post, someone stopped in my office to tell me she saw two "little airplanes with big domes on top" this morning. I said "I know, get out of my way, I'm heading there now!"

Got a bunch of pictures, will process & upload some shortly. Just as I was leaving, I saw Shoshona (Mario's better half) pulling up, so I stopped and hung out while she shot some pix for Mario. She didn't seem that pissed to me, Mario...

[T-Bird76]

I just spoke to Fred, he's there now. So expect about 100 pics to be posted soon, hehe.

[moose135]

A lunch hour well spent...

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[mirrodie]

Ah man moose! i wont know til later tongiht! LOL

I kind of threw her into the belly of the beast there, so did she at least look like she knew what she was doing? LOL

Love the photos! And you get double points for pulling a Fred and posting your pics prior to his! LOL

[moose135]

She looked like she knew what to do, and I gave her a couple of pointers about shooting through the fence, but she was glad that I was there shooting and posting, just in case.

[T-Bird76]

Great pictures Moose! Its to bad the light wasn't better, but those are great.

[mirrodie]

thanks again, she just came in... the photos came out not bad,considering her first time..


but she didnt realize they were on the MACROsetting! (little flower)..


despite that, not bad.

[PhilDernerJr]

I'm glad you guys share ther same interest in the E-2 as I do.

Good to see you guys got pics, lookin good. Can't wait to see what the wife did out there. :)

[moose135]

I'm glad you guys share ther same interest in the E-2 as I do.

Well, you know us ex-military types, we get all excited when we see camouflage paint :D

[lijk604]

Great shots Moose! For years when I lived in Hicksville, those birds woke me up every morning taking off from the Grumman plant in Bethpage. It was a treat to see them this morning. Thanks for grabbing some great shots!

[Jonesbeach]

I tried to get some pictures around 4:00, but it was just a little too dark and there were a bunch of people standing around the planes. When I spoke to the bus drivers in front of the terminal, they told me the people were Grumman employees. I guess they were getting to see something they designed or worked on.

[moose135]

For years when I lived in Hicksville, those birds woke me up every morning taking off from the Grumman plant in Bethpage. It was a treat to see them this morning.

Yeah, I remember seeing them flying around as well back in the day. I also remember seeing the occasional F-14 out east - a real treat!

I would love to know when they are leaving. If it's some time Wednesday, I might have to juggle my schedule to get out there.

[Jonesbeach]

It looked they were going to leave around dark tonight, 29 Nov. They had their flight gear on the tarmac and there was another military, twin engine plane taking off at 4:30. So they probably weren't too far behind.

[moose135]

I swung by after work (7:30 or so) and they were still there, looking buttoned up for the night. I'll probably swing by on the way in to work in the morning and see if they're still around.

[moose135]

I swung by after work (7:30 or so) and they were still there, looking buttoned up for the night. I'll probably swing by on the way in to work in the morning and see if they're still around.

[Derf]

Those are much better than mine, 10 min after I left the house today, my Camera arrived from Cannon Repair! I had to use a 4MP Olympus with 3X zoom.....like I said, those were much better!

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[USAF Pilot 07]

Wow, those are some weird, but pretty cool looking planes. Sweet shots!

[mirrodie]

OK, just got back,. I took some photos last night at 8 PM and then this morning, at 840 I swung by.


One nice gentleman advised me they are leaving today (wednesday) around 1130. They are here so that the new generation of northrop grumman engineers, all computer genration types who have no real hands on, could see the planes and touch and feel their product.

pretty cool eh?! :)

[cancidas]

wonder how long this trip was planned, someone had to truck in a ground power cart for them. anyone know where the closest active NAVY installation to FRG is? hope nobody says NAS Calverton...

[NIKV69]

Great pics John! I love the close-ups. Fred you must of been going through withdrawal!

Mario how did you piss her off? That's impossible. Glad you guys got out there!

[T-Bird76]

I stopped by this morning to check them out, Mario we must have justed missed each other by like a min. I didn't bring the camera since it was so crappy out. Very cool looking planes, didn't realize how big they were.

[mirrodie]

aw man. I looked at my watch at 9.02 then stayed another ten minutes before leaveing.

as I left, a bunch of students from wilson tech came to look and were rampside. so if you saw them, yep, we missed each other by minutes :)

[UrbanExplorer222]

anyone know if they are still there? i wanna get them tomorrow if they are!!

[Jonesbeach]

When I drove past today, they were gone. Congrats to all who got pictures.

[mirrodie]

sorry I thought I posted...

they were there for Tuesday and left at 1230 on Wednesday, as confirmed by my father who saw them aloft.