In 1985 while serving as The Maintenance Chief of VA-46 I was detached for a medical condition and subsequently spent a year working for the Commander of Light Attack Wing One as a manpower management analyst - I had earned the Navy classification code for that position while working for The Commander in Chief of the Atlantic Fleet on my previous shore duty assignment. Back to the picture story. Right after I left VA-46 a friend - still in VA-46 - sent me this framed picture.
This display of USAF aircraft was found at Laughlin AFB near Del Rio, TX. All of the ones on the ground were on display just inside the main gate. There is a pull off area where you can park and browse around and take pictures. The two on pedestals were found at other areas on the base. The F5 was near the golf course and the other one was near a traffic circle at base housing.
You can click on any picture to get a larger view.
I served 31 years in the U.S. Navy starting in Jan 1957 and ending in Mar 1988. I later served another 10 years supporting the U.S. Navy as an aircraft mechanic employed by the Naval Aviation Depot at Jacksonville, FL from 1992 to 2002. Then we went full-time RVing.