"Nimitz CVN 68" Topic

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Tango01	16 Aug 2011 12:20 p.m. PST
Beautifull ship!. More pics on main page link Hope you enjoy!. Question: On board the real ship, the cranes are yellow?. Amicalement Armand
Cpt Arexu	16 Aug 2011 1:09 p.m. PST
1) Yes, the cranes are really yellow. That's the color that ground support equipment (cranes, tow tractors, start carts, et cetera) gets painted in the navy, they call it all "yellow gear." 2) Except in one bad movie, USS Nimitz never served during WW2.
Tango01	16 Aug 2011 2:44 p.m. PST
Thanks Cpt Arexu. That color is for the pilots? Amicalement Armand
Blacklight6	16 Aug 2011 4:06 p.m. PST
I don't recall F-4 Phantom's being deployed on Nimitz either?
Cpt Arexu	16 Aug 2011 4:28 p.m. PST
They did it on shore too, so I think it is just an institutional choice of color. Based on image searches for Navy tow tractors (and the model itself – you can see a tow tractor at the bow and two more pulling the E-2 and A3-D into position for the catapults) they don't paint all the tows yellow anymore. I found a variety of colors.
OldGrenadier	17 Aug 2011 7:28 p.m. PST
It's theoretically possible in that the ship first sailed at the end of 1976, and the fleet was still transitioning from F-4's to F-14's. They may have flown side by side in different squadrons of the same air group.
Lion in the Stars	20 Aug 2011 10:03 p.m. PST
Different tugs are owned by different groups, so the firefighting tugs are white w/ red stripes, IIRC, and bomb tugs are red, for example. Regular aircraft-movers are supposed to be yellow, however.