USN F-18/EA-18G EA-6B VAQ-129 Mount Rainer 2011
Photo Description: An air to air left side view photo of a United States Navy E/A-6B Prowler aircraft ( BuNo 160609 ) assigned to the Vikings of Electronic Attack Squadron VAQ-129 flying over Mount Rainer with an E/A-18G Growler, also assigned to the Vikings. The Prowler aircraft is painted in a throwback tactical paint scheme (circa 1942), honoring U.S. combat aircraft that fought in the Battle of the Coral Sea during World War II. The Growler is painted in a throwback three-tone paint scheme of a F-U Corsair from the VBF-85 "Sky Pirates" ( 1944 ) honoring Air Group 85 which operated from USS Shangri-La (CV 34) during World War II.
Photo Credit: USGov
Photo Date: 8 February 2011
Photo Location: Mount Rainer Washington
Photo ID: F180370