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[FE_USNAce]

Grumman F9F-5P Panther Photo Recon Sorite
Aircraft: F9F-5P - 202 - 126277 (serial #)
Squadron- VMCJ-3
Date: August 1, 1952
Place: Sea of Japan, USS ORISKANY (CV-32)
Crew- Marine Lieutenant Christopher 'Ace' Sohn
Time: 1500
Expected Arrival Time- 1700
Briefing
Military intel reported that there has been some activity near the DMZ at a rural airport. Similiar photo sorties report that there has been movement of enemy artillery and aircraft. The F9F-5P will fly above that air base at low altitude using both foward and base recon cameras.
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Photos Gathered From Declassified Marine After-Action Reports
F9F-5P at the number 2 catapult.
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3e8645f807dfdc56.jpg

Grumman Panther about to fly over the bow of USS ORISKANY.
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3e86462d07fbdc56.jpg

Heading West toward the DMZ.
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3e86464f0826053a.jpg

The coastline is seen and the F9F-5P is now entering enemy territory.
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3e864683084c9128.jpg

Low level attitude is now achieved.
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3e8647dd09308d02.jpg

Banking toward target area (AO)
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3e86483d09764ceb.jpg

Target airbase is now seen at upper righthand corner.
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3e864858098c4950.jpg

What You're About To See Is DECLASSIFIED Marine Photos On This Recon Flight.
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Banking Out of the Target Area.
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3e86491f0a7029f2.jpg

Low Level Egress
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3e8649500ab16992.jpg

Engine smoke is now visible with afterburners.
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3e8649710ad961b3.jpg

Three photos of a F9F-5P entering marshall stack.
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3e8649a00ae88fb9.jpg
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3e8649cb0b06c59d.jpg
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3e8649d90b2b2523.jpg

Tailhook down, final checklist checks for landing.
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3e864a000b33e9e8.jpg

On Final. LSO Cmdr. Kevin O'Neill guiding Lt. Sohn for a trap.
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3e864a330b4e29f2.jpg

Similiar photo to what Panther pilots see during the final 3/4 mile to landing.
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3e864a5b0b5d496e.jpg

Over the stern, looking good. LSO is not waving off.
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3e864a7a0b8a436b.jpg

Smokey landing- Courtesy of Life Magazine
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3e864ab30baed55b.jpg

Taxiing toward the evelator.
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3e864ace0be8c46a.jpg

Wings folded, ground crew taking out the film, and a good flight with a good airplane.
http://www.flightsim.com/dcforum/User_files/3e864af40c068815.jpg

I know this was long, but i hope it was worth it. Please leave comments and suggestions.

Christopher Sohn
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[Blackbirdlova]

Those are some of the best edits I've ever seen ! :-eek

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[FE_USNAce]

Thanks for your wonderful comment. I personally love the idea of that declassified thing. Lol, just came up with it when i was editing the pics in Photoshop 5.0 LE (lol!). I forgot to mention, but this is dedicated to Bazzar and the Aeroplane Heaven team.

[Blackbirdlova]

Man, I cant even do that with Photoshop 7!

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[FE_USNAce]

LAST EDITED ON Mar-29-03 AT 09:27PM (EST)[p]Sure you can. I just added some noise, sharpened the pic (the first thing i did), then add motion blur or blur, and then i used the smudge tool. I then changed it into grayscale. I saved it at medium so it wouldn't exceed 100kb. I'm sure PS 7 has more features and is a lot easier to use than my PS 5 Limited Edition.

[FE_USNAce]

Does anyone know how i can get just the aircraft not blurry while the entire background is? For example, theres a panther on final and the background is the carrier. Is there a way i can make the carrier blurry and make the aircraft the way it is so its like a sharp aircraft into a blurry background.

[Erick_Cantu]

Sleek plane ya got there. Where did you get it?;-)

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[towergeek]

Wonderful series of shots! I enjoyed the whole thing, the second shot from the top and the smokey landing are my favorites. I also enjoyed the "Declassified" series of shots as well. Very clever, nice job!

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[philliptan]

Hi,

You have to lasso the aircraft, then inverse the mask (Ctrl-Shift-I) and blur the lasso.

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