• Coming in for a landing (Photo by US Navy)
• VQ-1 World Watchers EP-3E on static display at the 2001 Join Service Open House, Andrews Air Force Base: nose, wing, 156514, and tail. (All photos by Lynellen D. S. Perry)
• The "first" EP-3E Aries II Aircraft (BUNO 156507), nicknamed "SALLY", departing the Lockheed Plant in Greenville, S.C. (with all of her antennas) 10 June 1990, enroute to NATC PAX River MD for Testing. Aircraft Commander was LT Mike Lopez-Alegria, the Mission Commander was CDR Dave Wallace, and the AES was ATCS Billy Beard. (found at http://www.viablewebsolutions.com/vq/acgallery.html)
• Sitting on the flight line under some clouds. (found at http://www.viablewebsolutions.com/vq/acgallery.html, photo appears to be credited to "Kat")
• Flying over water with two A-3s in escort. (found at http://www.viablewebsolutions.com/vq/acgallery.html)
• Banking over water. (found at http://www.viablewebsolutions.com/vq/acgallery.html)
• VQ-1 flying near Mt. Fuji, Japan. (found at http://www.viablewebsolutions.com/vq/acgallery.html)
• EP-3 flying over what looks like farmland. (found at http://www.viablewebsolutions.com/vq/acgallery.html)
• Looking up at the bottom of a craft in flight. (found at http://www.viablewebsolutions.com/vq/acgallery.html)
• VQ-1 static display at an airshow. Photo by Ian MacCorquodale. (found January 25, 2002, http://www.geocities.com/macrachael/navair.html)
• Central Command Area of Operation (Oct. 24, 2002) -- A crewmember assigned to the "World Watchers" of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One (VQ-1) returns to the base after completing a routine mission. VQ-1 is based in Whidbey Island, Wash., and is on a regularly scheduled six-month deployment to the Middle East conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg. (RELEASED)
• Central Command Area of Operation (Oct. 24, 2002) -- Plane Captain, Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Timothy Adams, stands by in front of an EP-3E Aries II assigned to the "World Watchers" assigned to the "World Watchers" of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One (VQ-1) while conducting shutdown procedures. VQ-1 is based in Whidbey Island, Wash., and is on a regularly scheduled six-month deployment to the Middle East conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg. (RELEASED)
• Central Command Area of Operation (Oct. 24, 2002) -- Plane Captain, Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Timothy Adams, gives a reverse command to a pilot as he guides his EP-3E Aries II assigned to the "World Watchers" assigned to the "World Watchers" of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One (VQ-1). VQ-1 is based in Whidbey Island, Wash., and is on a regularly scheduled six-month deployment to the Middle East conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg. (RELEASED)

Hainan Island Incident 2001

• Waiting for fuel removal and disassembly at Lingshui airfield. (Photo by US Navy)
• Repositioning the aircraft at the Lingshui airfield. (Photo by US Navy)
• Draining fuel, oil, and hydraulic fluid in preparation for recovery. (Photo by US Navy)
• Venting fuel tanks to provide the "gas-free certification" required before packaging the wings. (Photo by US Navy)
• Unloading equipment from the AN-124 cargo aircraft preparing to ship the dismantled EP-3E in background. (Photo by US Navy)
• Removing the tail cone. (Photo by US Navy)
• Stabilizing the removed tail cone. (Photo by US Navy)
• Fuselage waiting for more disassembly like removing the propellers, engines, wing leading edges, and trailing edge flaps. (Photo by US Navy)
• Damaged propeller closeup. Found on cnn.com, photo credit appears to be Xinhua News Agency.
• A Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. recovery team member prepares the U.S. Navy EP-3E "Aries II" dorsal fin for removal. The recovery team is performing disassembly work on the aircraft at Lingshui Airfield in preparation for its return to the United States. The Fleet Reconnaissance Squadron One (VQ-1) aircraft was struck by a Chinese F-8 fighter on March 31 and made an emergency landing on Hainan Island, where it has remained until disassembly and removal operations began on June 13. Photos courtesy of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. [010622-N-0000L-001] June 22, 2001. (found at http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/images/people/ep3-tail.jpg)

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