First Lockheed EP-3E ARIES Arrives at VQ-1

This page was installed on 08 Apr 2018. Renamed 02 Sep 2019.

Robert S. Fritzius, LT USNR(ret)

8-mm film of approach, landing, and entrance of Lockheed EP-3E ARIES airplane to VQ-1's flight line
Still images on this web page are derived from film freeze-frame shots.

Drawing of VQ-1 Hangar Area showing 1st Lockheed EP-3E
Arrival Party at NAS Agana Guam - SEP 1974
Diagram of hangar area welcoming party showing locations of squadron aircraft visible in the film.

Lockheed EP-3E on Final Approach to Runway 6L NAS Agana

Lockheed EP-3E Taxiing in, NAS Agana Guam - SEP 1974
EP-3E (left) VQ-1 Lineman Directing Taxiing EP-3E A-3 (on runway) C-121 (right)

Lockheed EP-3E VQ-1 NAS Agana Guam Taxiing in - final turn - SEP 1974
Final turn. Plane pivoting on right mainmount.

Lockheed EP-3E VQ-1 NAS Agana Guam Welcoming Party Down Front - SEP 1974
Welcoming Party Down Front
Tallest man in khakis is Warrant Officer "Kill a Snake a Day" Phillips.

Lockheed Ep-3E VQ-1 NAS Agana Guam Welcoming Party Further Back - SEP 1974
Welcoming Party Further back

Lockheed EP-3E VQ-1 NAS Agana Guam Welcoming Party, Way Back - SEP 1974
Way Back - EP-3B in hangar

Lockheed EP-3E NAS Agana Guam VQ-1 Hangar-05 - SEP 1974
Birds of a Feather
Best I can tell, these planes landed about five minutes apart. This causes me
to speculate that a brief period of "pre-approach" formation flying occurred.
Yes? No? Pictures anybody?

Questions/Comments: contact Bob Fritzius at
fritzius@bellsouth.net