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Decay

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by John Linton

Uploaded 5 Sep 2009 — 73 favorites

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Grumman C-1A Traders in a St. Augustine, FL field.

"In 1952 the United States Navy typed this aircraft the XS2F-1 and flew it for the first time on December 4th of that year. During the rest of the 1950s 3 major variants emerged, the C-1 Trader being one of them. The C-1 (originally the TF-1) was outfitted to carry nine passengers or 3500 pounds of cargo and first flew in January 1955. Through out the 1960s and 1970s the C-1 Trader carried mail and supplies to aircraft carriers on station in the Pacific Ocean during the Vietnam War and also served as a trainer for all weather carrier operations. Over its production life 83 C-1 Traders were built plus four EC-1A Tracers which were converted into electronic countermeasure aircraft. The last C-1 was retired from US Navy service in 1988 though approximately ten are still operated as vintage war birds." [Wikipedia]

Canon EOS 350D camera with a Sigma AF 18-200mm DC OS Zoom lens

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06/03/09

80 responses

Hugh Taylor said (5 Sep 2009):
I flew in one, called by us "COD" carrier onboard delivery. Love the picture, also brings back many memories of Viet Nam.
Litz Go gave props (5 Sep 2009):
one great theme entry. Love the photo and the information that comes with it. Outstanding, John!
Regenia Brabham gave props (5 Sep 2009):
A great entry John!!! I will have to come back and vote!
dp * gave props (5 Sep 2009):
Fabulous! Great entry, I'll be back to vote. dp
Warren ~Mangione~ gave props (5 Sep 2009):
Excellent theme entry, John. Voted!
Sarah Dudley gave props (5 Sep 2009):
Cool!
Regenia Brabham said (5 Sep 2009):
I am back to vote on this cool entry.
Heaven Man gave props (5 Sep 2009):
This fits to this theme! my vote!
Karen Roberts gave props (5 Sep 2009):
VOTED!
dp * gave props (5 Sep 2009):
RAD man! dp
Judy Wanamaker gave props (5 Sep 2009):
Decaying for sure! Great capture, John; and excellent entry.
Tiia Vissak gave props (5 Sep 2009):
a cool theme capture! yes!
Martin E. Morris gave props (5 Sep 2009):
A great entry to the theme John but such a crying shame to see such a sad site.Great work easily get's my vote!!!
Aaron Schwartz gave props (5 Sep 2009):
Perfect for this theme. Bam!
stuart s gave props (5 Sep 2009):
Cool shot and story. Voting "Yeah".
Anne Worner gave props (5 Sep 2009):
Yup, rad alright.
diana anderson gave props (5 Sep 2009):
voted. love the info, you would think they could recycle these somehow.
Leslie Hunziker gave props (5 Sep 2009):
Amazing shot! voted
elfriede fulda gave props (5 Sep 2009):
Fabulous entry
Ronnie Ginnever gave props (5 Sep 2009):
Excellent - voted!
Joseph Rotindo said (5 Sep 2009):
I always liked this photo, John...

I've driven by this field a few times when i lived down south....and they really are something to see, left like that.

great work.
eithne mythen gave props (6 Sep 2009):
Outstanding entry, would love to explore here, love the info..
Farras Abdelnour gave props (6 Sep 2009):
love the shot and its title. voted!
JOE FAILK gave props (6 Sep 2009):
Yes it rocks!! Vote
Joy B gave props (6 Sep 2009):
I vote yes!
Maura Wolfson-Foster gave props (6 Sep 2009):
A perfect choice.....my vote!!!
Vidyavati Chandan gave props (6 Sep 2009):
voted!!
Sonia Adam Murray gave props (7 Sep 2009):
Oh yea it rocks!
suzanne said (7 Sep 2009):
A great image of what was then...Voted.
Doug McElroy gave props (7 Sep 2009):
Great shot! I love these old planes.
Richard Knight gave props (7 Sep 2009):
Even without the theme, stands on its own merits. Voted.
Rob Roy gave props (8 Sep 2009):
A 1st Class entry, John!!
Sarah Terokowskie gave props (8 Sep 2009):
Wow, that is perfect. Great shot.
Mojca Savicki gave props (8 Sep 2009):
Yeah, decay for sure :)
Alexis Gerard gave props (8 Sep 2009):
Great entry, voted
sarah trafton-barao gave props (9 Sep 2009):
awesome john!
Natalie S gave props (9 Sep 2009):
Perfect entry. Definite + vote.
Michael Ball gave props (9 Sep 2009):
Excellent entry!! RAD!
Paul Lavallee gave props (11 Sep 2009):
very cool, wish we had ruins like these in Quonset!
Mario Scattoloni gave props (11 Sep 2009):
next time climb over or under the fence I think your fotos could lead U onto sometime Radical....great 1 all the same, Vot´d.
Norman Caldwell gave props (12 Sep 2009):
really rocks!
nö gave props (13 Sep 2009):
yeah, voted!
Jean Pierre Vacherot gave props (13 Sep 2009):
Great, voted
Yasmina Baggili gave props (13 Sep 2009):
fantastic capture! Excellent job. My vote
Nelson Campbell gave props (13 Sep 2009):
Great entry...
Karen K Smith gave props (14 Sep 2009):
One RAD entry and great history too!
Dawn Duffield gave props (15 Sep 2009):
Oh my gosh! For these planes to just die here, it's so sad...Decay has been a depressing theme for me personally, although for the most part an unavoidable part of life. Definitely rad with very informative info...thank you!
Desiree Adams gave props (15 Sep 2009):
Wow awesome find TY for shaing!
Ron LaFond gave props (16 Sep 2009):
Kinda sad to see these beauties rotting away like that. Cool photos and story. It's a "Yeah!" R
Angelo Narciso gave props (16 Sep 2009):
ghost town squadron! rad!
Deborah Downes gave props (16 Sep 2009):
Perfect for this theme, John, but sure makes me feel old, considering I was born in 1952. Thankfully, I've weathered better than these planes.
Linda Houghton gave props (20 Sep 2009):
Yeah! Rad
PINAKI SARKAR gave props (22 Sep 2009):
great shot. voted
francesco scipioni gave props (23 Sep 2009):
oh yes!!
Sherry gave props (24 Sep 2009):
Yes, voted!
Andrea Petersen gave props (24 Sep 2009):
A very good example of decay ...Sad to see the deterioration take place when this type of plane was so vital in its day...Voting!
Prasanna kundu gave props (26 Sep 2009):
Marvelous!!!!
sasha ormond said (26 Sep 2009):
good entry!
Greg Adams gave props (26 Sep 2009):
Very cool!!
Jüri Vissak gave props (26 Sep 2009):
Cool find! Well done. Got my vote.
James Leocadi gave props (27 Sep 2009):
awesome!
Michael Lynch gave props (1 Oct 2009):
Definitely a YEAH !!!
Michaela Krumrey gave props (1 Oct 2009):
YEAH!!!!
Robert D Brozek gave props (3 Oct 2009):
cool shot my vote
Alexandru Valentin Iedu gave props (4 Oct 2009):
Very strong image for this theme ... yeah for sure.
Michael Griffey gave props (4 Oct 2009):
Great old plane!
Hector rtiz gave props (6 Oct 2009):
not too late..to voted...
Frank Summers gave props (6 Oct 2009):
GMV... Great shot!
eva monbert gave props (10 Oct 2009):
great finding, my vote
Christopher J Chalk gave props (15 Oct 2009):
Sorry i missed this great find John! Excellent image, story and entry for the theme.
Jessica Hardin gave props (19 Oct 2009):
Love this! Great history lesson and the image is outstanding...this has my vote!
Owen Richards gave props (22 Oct 2009):
Hello John, are those acft easy to find?
Carol Masiak gave props (22 Oct 2009):
nice and we are certainly in sync on our decay entry!
Aaron Mythen gave props (29 Oct 2009):
Great entry for the theme! Voted...
Ioana Caravan gave props (2 Nov 2009):
Perfect entry!
Elyseo Nagel said (3 Nov 2009):
my vote!!
Al Gieryna gave props (10 Nov 2009):
Perfect entry, voting
Julien Maury gave props (18 Nov 2009):
my vote.!
Stefanie Failk gave props (24 Nov 2009):
A great entry John!!! my vote
Debrah Leonard gave props (24 Nov 2009):
voting again and again