Comments on: Carrier Landing Practice Runway

By: FAA test

FAA test — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:33:34 +0000

I could’nt see him? Where is he?

By: John R

John R — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 14:31:29 +0000

It’s the deck of an LHA/Tarawa-Class Ship. West Coast: USS Belleau Wood (LHA-3,) USS Tarawa (LHA-1,) USS Peleliu (LHA-5.) East Coast: Saipan (LHA-2,) and Nassau (LHA-5.)

Remarkable ships that have a stern gate which opens-up to de-ballast the ship and submerge the ‘wet’ well deck to launch/recover Marine Corps landing craft (and pique the curiosity of a California Sea Lion or two.)

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 22:36:58 +0000

Just wanted to say thanks for the marker – I was just in Emerald Isle on vacation. I saw the AV-8 practicing and watched a C-130 fly over during what seemed like touch-n-go’s for two days in a row. Also watched a fleet form up just off the coast including an aircraft carrier, an AEGIS cruiser, a couple of other escorts and what looked like the bridge of a sub. It was a good vacation

By: Alfred

Alfred — Sun, 12 Mar 2006 21:20:09 +0000

Yeah, those aren’t aircraft carrier outlines, they’re LHA outlines…sorry guys. And there are no arresting cables on these ships, so I don’t know what you’re seeing. Those aren’t airplanes on them either, those are landing marks for the AV-8B Harrier and various helicopters carried aboard. Check out the real thing: Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

By: William

William — Wed, 09 Nov 2005 13:06:06 +0000

This is a similated LHA located on Red Beach at Camp Pendleton California. An LHA is a small aircraft carrier designed to carry helicopters and many, many, U.S. Marines. OOHRAH!
Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

By: DJ Swammi

DJ Swammi — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 21:41:13 +0000

There’s another one of these here:

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

It’s low-res in Maps, but in his-res glory in Earth.

By: .

Tue, 08 Nov 2005 12:54:01 +0000

If you look closely at maximum zoom, you can see President Bush in his flight suit.

By: TT

TT — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 04:28:44 +0000

This is Bogue Field. The runway is made of aluminum panels which can be moved to other sites.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/bogue-field.htm