Marine (possibly Navy) jet somewhere between mid 50's - mid 60's.

Pilot is the late Glen (sometimes spelled Glenn) Jacks who was KIA in RVN in '67.

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Looks like a McDonnell Douglas A4 Skyhawk....

I think it may be a Douglas F4D-1.

Tipath

you might be right, Tip....

check out this site to compare the a/c

is this link legal to communicate???

www.aviastar.org/air/usa/index.html

Bob,Tip...

thanks for the replies. just from pictures that I have been able to find (like the one on the Bob's link) it looks to me like he would be climbing in the cockpit over the star if it were a Ford (F4D-1).

looks like the location of the air hook-up and the sight mounted on the windscreen would be keys to the puzzle.

I'll see what other nibbles I might get.

I vote Skyray.

Just saw this and confess to knowing zip about jets - I'm an old Coastie's kid and only do amphibs and helos. However, to me and my "female eye", I'd say the star on the one the pilot is standing next to is farther aft than the ones on the other 2 photos (they're right under the window). That would indicate to me that the wings were also much farther back from the cockpit on the pilot's aircraft.

What say you? Or was the photo just taken from a wierd angle?

It's an F-106. The website isn't cooperating with me at the moment...or it could be operator error...so I will post the pictures in individual replies...

Note the pitch of the windscreen and the center mounted sight...

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Note the relation of the boarding ladder to the aircraft's markings...


JIF

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Similar to the above photo...better crop on this one...shows the top of the boarding ladder...



JIF

And another...

I don't know who Glen (Glenn) Jacks is or why he was operating the -106, but that's aircraft you have in your photograph.

If he had been a candidate for NASA or a test pilot, that may explain it.

Hope that helps,
JIF

Thanks Q1.

Records show that Jacks indeed flew the F-106A. Another article notes that he was an exchange pilot with the Air Force in 1962. Thanks again for taking the time to post this information -- it is most appreciated.
-vm

OK, so I got the fact that the aircraft was, indeed, different but, without going into all the details of the 2, are the wings further back on the -106 as it appeared to look like to me from the photograph?

Thanks, guys. Sorry to be such a no-nothing but, like I said, these aren't my speciality. But I do love 'em anyway! (PS - This old Coastie airdale's kid was brought up with Marines and one taught me how to play poker when I was 4.)

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Originally posted by vanmac:
Thanks Q1.

Records show that Jacks indeed flew the F-106A. Another article notes that he was an exchange pilot with the Air Force in 1962. Thanks again for taking the time to post this information -- it is most appreciated.
-vm

No problem. Glad that helps.

JIF

Glenn Gates Jacks is my grandfather! I am the youngest on his grandchildren, and I was looking for information about him to make a book for my dad and I came across this photo. I look just like him. My father is Micheal Tracy Jacks.... My granddad named him Tracy after "Dick Tracy". He is my dad's hero.... Thank you for your info, on this page.

Hayley Jacks

I didn't see it mentioned but that's the original Mercury 7 astronauts posing w/ that '106, for those that didn't know.

stelep2121 is right. I thought the third from the left looked like John Glenn? On second glance it was the entire Mercury seven ensembe.Wasn't the "Skyray" the predecessor to the A4 Skyhawk?

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Wasn't the "Skyray" the predecessor to the A4 Skyhawk?

No. The "Skyray" was at the time, a high performance carrier fighter. It had a J57 engine with afterburner. At one time it held the world's record for its climb rate.
The first squadron (Navy) to get it was a Navy squadron at NAS North Island, and was assigned to the North American Air Defense Command. In its day it was one hot bird.
I recall, while being at Atsugi, we would go at night just to watch those birds take off with full A/B and climb out. It was like going to a show if you liked aircraft.
I think the Corps got their first Fords in 1956.
I watched one land at El Toro, piloted by a real pro. He had a flameout, and brought the a/c back. To control it he swung from side to side and looked like a falling leaf as he came through the air. He landed 'hot', but saved the
a/c.
I also was in the last F4 in the Corps outfit at Atsugi in '63. We were replaced by VMF(AW)314, which transpaced. They had The F4 Phantom, and claimed to be the first squadron to have them.
115 disputed (an east coast outfit) that claim.
But 314 was the 'first' in the FE with the Phanthom.
The A4D Skyhawk was a small a/c whose mission was strictly attack/ground support. The A4D and F4D were both made by Douglas in those days.I also had the pleasure of working on that bird. It had a J65 engine. No afterburner, and the design was much different than the F4.
Confusion as to a/c models has come about as they were changed in 1963. Example: F4D SkyRay was redesignated to F1. F4J Phantom went to F4.
The letter in the designation was the manufacturer. D=Douglas H=McDonnel F=Grumman
V=Chance J=North American. I think that the letter designation was dropped.
Of course F stood for fighter, and A for attack.
Semper Fi

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Originally posted by stelep2121:
I didn't see it mentioned but that's the original Mercury 7 astronauts posing w/ that '106, for those that didn't know.

That '106 is also a '2 seater'...TF-106
There was one here at the museum at one time...