http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-0/504824473_9FNKF-Ti.jpg http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/gallery/7420603_u4i7e/ 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />This accident that happened on 11/22/69 involved a flight of two Navy F-8Js with the VF-124 out of NAF El Centro and a Marine F-4B with the VMFA-513 out of MCAS El Toro. The F-8J’s mission ...</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#504824473_9FNKF" title="This accident that happened on 11/22/69 involved a flight of two Navy F-8Js with the VF-124 out of NAF El Centro and a Marine F-4B with the VMFA-513 out of MCAS El Toro. The F-8J’s mission ..."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-0/504824473_9FNKF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="This accident that happened on 11/22/69 involved a flight of two Navy F-8Js with the VF-124 out of NAF El Centro and a Marine F-4B with the VMFA-513 out of MCAS El Toro. The F-8J’s mission ..." title="This accident that happened on 11/22/69 involved a flight of two Navy F-8Js with the VF-124 out of NAF El Centro and a Marine F-4B with the VMFA-513 out of MCAS El Toro. The F-8J’s mission ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-22T10:01:06Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-0/504824473_9FNKF-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Photo of the F-8J Cusader BuNo 149212.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478230125_KnULm" title="Photo of the F-8J Cusader BuNo 149212."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/000001-1/478230125_KnULm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Photo of the F-8J Cusader BuNo 149212." title="Photo of the F-8J Cusader BuNo 149212." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T16:08:37Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/000001-1/478230125_KnULm-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />While searching the web for information about another crash site that I visited, I came across a photo of a jet engine. The text on the photo gave a vague location. While heading to that are ...</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657417_ZvCaf" title="While searching the web for information about another crash site that I visited, I came across a photo of a jet engine. The text on the photo gave a vague location. While heading to that are ..."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-2/478657417_ZvCaf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="While searching the web for information about another crash site that I visited, I came across a photo of a jet engine. The text on the photo gave a vague location. While heading to that are ..." title="While searching the web for information about another crash site that I visited, I came across a photo of a jet engine. The text on the photo gave a vague location. While heading to that are ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-2/478657417_ZvCaf-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 04:35:46 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />From here I could see that the item I spotted was the fin from the F-8.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657427_jFJfP" title="From here I could see that the item I spotted was the fin from the F-8."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-3/478657427_jFJfP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="From here I could see that the item I spotted was the fin from the F-8." title="From here I could see that the item I spotted was the fin from the F-8." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-3/478657427_jFJfP-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 04:39:51 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Better view of the fin. Finding this really surprised me. I was hoping to find the engine first and use it's location to find the rest of the wreckage.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657444_q5EuL" title="Better view of the fin. Finding this really surprised me. I was hoping to find the engine first and use it's location to find the rest of the wreckage."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-4/478657444_q5EuL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Better view of the fin. Finding this really surprised me. I was hoping to find the engine first and use it's location to find the rest of the wreckage." title="Better view of the fin. Finding this really surprised me. I was hoping to find the engine first and use it's location to find the rest of the wreckage." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-4/478657444_q5EuL-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 04:40:56 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />The fin is hiding behind a big bush. It's a lot larger than it looks in this photo.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657456_XFoQX" title="The fin is hiding behind a big bush. It's a lot larger than it looks in this photo."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-5/478657456_XFoQX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The fin is hiding behind a big bush. It's a lot larger than it looks in this photo." title="The fin is hiding behind a big bush. It's a lot larger than it looks in this photo." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-5/478657456_XFoQX-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 04:57:18 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Top of the fin with the radar warning antenna fairing.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657477_3zRim" title="Top of the fin with the radar warning antenna fairing."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-6/478657477_3zRim-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Top of the fin with the radar warning antenna fairing." title="Top of the fin with the radar warning antenna fairing." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-6/478657477_3zRim-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 04:57:52 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Wiring in the fairing.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657489_kXPR2" title="Wiring in the fairing."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-7/478657489_kXPR2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Wiring in the fairing." title="Wiring in the fairing." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-7/478657489_kXPR2-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 04:57:56 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Socket for a navigation light and one of the radar warning antennas.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657505_zcZ72" title="Socket for a navigation light and one of the radar warning antennas."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-8/478657505_zcZ72-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Socket for a navigation light and one of the radar warning antennas." title="Socket for a navigation light and one of the radar warning antennas." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-8/478657505_zcZ72-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 05:15:21 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Rear view of the fairing.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657514_DKk83" title="Rear view of the fairing."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-9/478657514_DKk83-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Rear view of the fairing." title="Rear view of the fairing." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-9/478657514_DKk83-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 04:58:26 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Another view of the fairing.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657529_W7iVU" title="Another view of the fairing."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-10/478657529_W7iVU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Another view of the fairing." title="Another view of the fairing." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-10/478657529_W7iVU-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 04:59:06 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />A section of skin was pealed away from the rudder exposing the end gained balsa wood core. The rudder linkage can also be seen in this shot.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657541_XWV3s" title="A section of skin was pealed away from the rudder exposing the end gained balsa wood core. The rudder linkage can also be seen in this shot."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-11/478657541_XWV3s-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A section of skin was pealed away from the rudder exposing the end gained balsa wood core. The rudder linkage can also be seen in this shot." title="A section of skin was pealed away from the rudder exposing the end gained balsa wood core. The rudder linkage can also be seen in this shot." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-11/478657541_XWV3s-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 04:58:58 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Lower end of the fin.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657554_z8s8R" title="Lower end of the fin."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-12/478657554_z8s8R-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Lower end of the fin." title="Lower end of the fin." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-12/478657554_z8s8R-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 04:59:22 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Bottom view. A piece of the fuselage bulkhead is still attached to the fin.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657570_SiLSU" title="Bottom view. A piece of the fuselage bulkhead is still attached to the fin."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-13/478657570_SiLSU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Bottom view. A piece of the fuselage bulkhead is still attached to the fin." title="Bottom view. A piece of the fuselage bulkhead is still attached to the fin." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-13/478657570_SiLSU-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 04:59:44 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Hard to see, but the numbers "212" can barely be made out.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657582_Q8Y96" title="Hard to see, but the numbers "212" can barely be made out."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-14/478657582_Q8Y96-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Hard to see, but the numbers "212" can barely be made out." title="Hard to see, but the numbers "212" can barely be made out." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-14/478657582_Q8Y96-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 05:00:07 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Linkages inside the lower leading edge.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657595_sbUex" title="Linkages inside the lower leading edge."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-15/478657595_sbUex-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Linkages inside the lower leading edge." title="Linkages inside the lower leading edge." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-15/478657595_sbUex-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 05:02:22 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />One of the linkages.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657605_ELhrL" title="One of the linkages."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-16/478657605_ELhrL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="One of the linkages." title="One of the linkages." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-16/478657605_ELhrL-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 05:03:01 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />The part number prefix "CV" indicates that it's a Chance-Vought F-8 Crusader.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657620_v5qmR" title="The part number prefix "CV" indicates that it's a Chance-Vought F-8 Crusader."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-17/478657620_v5qmR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The part number prefix "CV" indicates that it's a Chance-Vought F-8 Crusader." title="The part number prefix "CV" indicates that it's a Chance-Vought F-8 Crusader." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-17/478657620_v5qmR-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 05:03:14 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />The serial number "149212", this is the F-8J that I was searching for. Looking under the fin I could see the markings were in great shape, but it was way too heavy for me to lift to get a ph ...</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657634_woraN" title="The serial number "149212", this is the F-8J that I was searching for. Looking under the fin I could see the markings were in great shape, but it was way too heavy for me to lift to get a ph ..."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-18/478657634_woraN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The serial number "149212", this is the F-8J that I was searching for. Looking under the fin I could see the markings were in great shape, but it was way too heavy for me to lift to get a ph ..." title="The serial number "149212", this is the F-8J that I was searching for. Looking under the fin I could see the markings were in great shape, but it was way too heavy for me to lift to get a ph ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-07T13:37:11Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-18/478657634_woraN-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 05:06:29 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />The marking "NJ". This is from the Air Wing VF-124 Gunfighters USN. Sure wish I could lift this thing.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657643_vBc9u" title="The marking "NJ". This is from the Air Wing VF-124 Gunfighters USN. Sure wish I could lift this thing."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-19/478657643_vBc9u-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The marking "NJ". This is from the Air Wing VF-124 Gunfighters USN. Sure wish I could lift this thing." title="The marking "NJ". This is from the Air Wing VF-124 Gunfighters USN. Sure wish I could lift this thing." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-19/478657643_vBc9u-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 05:10:48 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />The number "12" on the top of the rudder.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657654_hrLjy" title="The number "12" on the top of the rudder."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-20/478657654_hrLjy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The number "12" on the top of the rudder." title="The number "12" on the top of the rudder." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-20/478657654_hrLjy-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 05:08:49 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />And on the very top was an insignia of a knight with a sheid and sword. Looks like someone tried to remove him.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657660_3Kt6u" title="And on the very top was an insignia of a knight with a sheid and sword. Looks like someone tried to remove him."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-21/478657660_3Kt6u-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="And on the very top was an insignia of a knight with a sheid and sword. Looks like someone tried to remove him." title="And on the very top was an insignia of a knight with a sheid and sword. Looks like someone tried to remove him." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-21/478657660_3Kt6u-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 05:12:49 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Me with the fin gives an idea of it's size. Time to leave. The sun is about to set and I would like to find the engine before it gets dark.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657675_byJ8t" title="Me with the fin gives an idea of it's size. Time to leave. The sun is about to set and I would like to find the engine before it gets dark."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-22/478657675_byJ8t-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Me with the fin gives an idea of it's size. Time to leave. The sun is about to set and I would like to find the engine before it gets dark." title="Me with the fin gives an idea of it's size. Time to leave. The sun is about to set and I would like to find the engine before it gets dark." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-22/478657675_byJ8t-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 04:53:37 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />On the way back to the truck, I searched the area I thought the engine might be in for about 45 minutes before I found it. I'll spend the night nearby and return in the morning to get some p ...</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657682_kEiZq" title="On the way back to the truck, I searched the area I thought the engine might be in for about 45 minutes before I found it. I'll spend the night nearby and return in the morning to get some p ..."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-23/478657682_kEiZq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="On the way back to the truck, I searched the area I thought the engine might be in for about 45 minutes before I found it. I'll spend the night nearby and return in the morning to get some p ..." title="On the way back to the truck, I searched the area I thought the engine might be in for about 45 minutes before I found it. I'll spend the night nearby and return in the morning to get some p ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-23/478657682_kEiZq-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 06:30:21 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />I had the laptop with me, so while eating dinner, I used a topo program to mark the locations of the fin and engine. They were a good distance apart which was a good thing. Being so far apa ...</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657693_amBtX" title="I had the laptop with me, so while eating dinner, I used a topo program to mark the locations of the fin and engine. They were a good distance apart which was a good thing. Being so far apa ..."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-24/478657693_amBtX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="I had the laptop with me, so while eating dinner, I used a topo program to mark the locations of the fin and engine. They were a good distance apart which was a good thing. Being so far apa ..." title="I had the laptop with me, so while eating dinner, I used a topo program to mark the locations of the fin and engine. They were a good distance apart which was a good thing. Being so far apa ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-24/478657693_amBtX-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 03:36:54 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Back at the engine site that I found last night.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657715_8Q3kS" title="Back at the engine site that I found last night."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-25/478657715_8Q3kS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Back at the engine site that I found last night." title="Back at the engine site that I found last night." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-25/478657715_8Q3kS-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 21:46:17 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />It was buried, but someone has uncovered a section of it.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657725_5uHhL" title="It was buried, but someone has uncovered a section of it."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-26/478657725_5uHhL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="It was buried, but someone has uncovered a section of it." title="It was buried, but someone has uncovered a section of it." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T22:31:12Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-26/478657725_5uHhL-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 21:47:48 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Front end of the engine.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657738_yH3cF" title="Front end of the engine."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-27/478657738_yH3cF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Front end of the engine." title="Front end of the engine." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-27/478657738_yH3cF-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 21:56:24 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Looks like it was buried just below the surface. Thinking that it was either the Navy or Park Service that buried it.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657758_h6fCZ" title="Looks like it was buried just below the surface. Thinking that it was either the Navy or Park Service that buried it."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-28/478657758_h6fCZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Looks like it was buried just below the surface. Thinking that it was either the Navy or Park Service that buried it." title="Looks like it was buried just below the surface. Thinking that it was either the Navy or Park Service that buried it." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-28/478657758_h6fCZ-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 21:57:02 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Blued titanium.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657770_a9gbU" title="Blued titanium."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-29/478657770_a9gbU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Blued titanium." title="Blued titanium." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-29/478657770_a9gbU-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 21:57:26 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />This view shows how much has been uncovered.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657788_N5yje" title="This view shows how much has been uncovered."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-30/478657788_N5yje-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This view shows how much has been uncovered." title="This view shows how much has been uncovered." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-30/478657788_N5yje-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 22:00:13 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />There was also a section of the fuselage buried with the engine.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657801_ajDdc" title="There was also a section of the fuselage buried with the engine."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-31/478657801_ajDdc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="There was also a section of the fuselage buried with the engine." title="There was also a section of the fuselage buried with the engine." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-31/478657801_ajDdc-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 21:58:10 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Another view.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657818_hXMXq" title="Another view."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-32/478657818_hXMXq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Another view." title="Another view." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-32/478657818_hXMXq-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 21:58:25 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Fuselage section.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657829_NoTkK" title="Fuselage section."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-33/478657829_NoTkK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Fuselage section." title="Fuselage section." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-33/478657829_NoTkK-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 21:58:55 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />The VF number "124" can be seen, it's upside down.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657845_WMKJe" title="The VF number "124" can be seen, it's upside down."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-34/478657845_WMKJe-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The VF number "124" can be seen, it's upside down." title="The VF number "124" can be seen, it's upside down." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-34/478657845_WMKJe-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 21:59:05 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />This hinged access panel is torn in half.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657860_a5cBt" title="This hinged access panel is torn in half."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-35/478657860_a5cBt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This hinged access panel is torn in half." title="This hinged access panel is torn in half." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-35/478657860_a5cBt-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 21:59:55 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Nearby was some pieces that were dug up.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657871_SgFTr" title="Nearby was some pieces that were dug up."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-36/478657871_SgFTr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Nearby was some pieces that were dug up." title="Nearby was some pieces that were dug up." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-36/478657871_SgFTr-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 21:46:23 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Melted fuselage piece.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657885_BtcJV" title="Melted fuselage piece."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-37/478657885_BtcJV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Melted fuselage piece." title="Melted fuselage piece." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T12:25:36Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-37/478657885_BtcJV-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 22:01:59 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Another fuselage piece.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657932_h9xoA" title="Another fuselage piece."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-39/478657932_h9xoA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Another fuselage piece." title="Another fuselage piece." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-39/478657932_h9xoA-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 22:02:11 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Engine part, it has a driveshaft attched.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657965_uuqax" title="Engine part, it has a driveshaft attched."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-40/478657965_uuqax-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Engine part, it has a driveshaft attched." title="Engine part, it has a driveshaft attched." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-40/478657965_uuqax-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 22:03:20 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Think this might be some type of fuel pump.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657980_K8ZP8" title="Think this might be some type of fuel pump."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-41/478657980_K8ZP8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Think this might be some type of fuel pump." title="Think this might be some type of fuel pump." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-41/478657980_K8ZP8-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 22:03:52 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Small motor armature.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478657993_iB5PY" title="Small motor armature."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-42/478657993_iB5PY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Small motor armature." title="Small motor armature." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-42/478657993_iB5PY-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 22:04:43 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Me with the engine, time to look for the more wreckage. Plan to beeline to the fin from here.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658017_Fjsxu" title="Me with the engine, time to look for the more wreckage. Plan to beeline to the fin from here."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-43/478658017_Fjsxu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Me with the engine, time to look for the more wreckage. Plan to beeline to the fin from here." title="Me with the engine, time to look for the more wreckage. Plan to beeline to the fin from here." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-43/478658017_Fjsxu-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 21:54:01 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Piece from a canopy</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658026_mUcBB" title="Piece from a canopy"><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-44/478658026_mUcBB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Piece from a canopy" title="Piece from a canopy" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-44/478658026_mUcBB-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 04:20:10 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />The number 38 scratched on this piece.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658032_oYEaW" title="The number 38 scratched on this piece."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-45/478658032_oYEaW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The number 38 scratched on this piece." title="The number 38 scratched on this piece." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-45/478658032_oYEaW-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 23:06:03 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Lot of wreckage in this area, think it's the forward fuselage section and wings.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#504881503_m3bGk" title="Lot of wreckage in this area, think it's the forward fuselage section and wings."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-47/504881503_m3bGk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Lot of wreckage in this area, think it's the forward fuselage section and wings." title="Lot of wreckage in this area, think it's the forward fuselage section and wings." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-47/504881503_m3bGk-Th.jpg 2009-04-10 01:11:53 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />The left wing, looks like it was buried and someone uncovered it.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#504881508_R8QDy" title="The left wing, looks like it was buried and someone uncovered it."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-48/504881508_R8QDy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The left wing, looks like it was buried and someone uncovered it." title="The left wing, looks like it was buried and someone uncovered it." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-48/504881508_R8QDy-Th.jpg 2009-04-10 00:53:14 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />View from the front, looks like the other wing is under it. A section of it can be seen in the top of the photo.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#504881517_LLuKK" title="View from the front, looks like the other wing is under it. A section of it can be seen in the top of the photo."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-49/504881517_LLuKK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="View from the front, looks like the other wing is under it. A section of it can be seen in the top of the photo." title="View from the front, looks like the other wing is under it. A section of it can be seen in the top of the photo." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-49/504881517_LLuKK-Th.jpg 2009-04-10 00:36:18 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />View from the back.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#504881524_eZh3a" title="View from the back."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-50/504881524_eZh3a-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="View from the back." title="View from the back." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-50/504881524_eZh3a-Th.jpg 2009-04-10 00:35:20 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Closer look at the insignia.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#504881541_qCYDU" title="Closer look at the insignia."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-51/504881541_qCYDU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Closer look at the insignia." title="Closer look at the insignia." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-51/504881541_qCYDU-Th.jpg 2009-04-10 00:35:29 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Hinge for the folding wing tip.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#504881549_nUS9L" title="Hinge for the folding wing tip."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-52/504881549_nUS9L-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Hinge for the folding wing tip." title="Hinge for the folding wing tip." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-52/504881549_nUS9L-Th.jpg 2009-04-10 00:36:55 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Close up of the hinge.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#504881556_8xXjY" title="Close up of the hinge."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-53/504881556_8xXjY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Close up of the hinge." title="Close up of the hinge." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-53/504881556_8xXjY-Th.jpg 2009-04-10 01:00:25 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Think that's a spoiler partly opened.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#504881564_tgVTq" title="Think that's a spoiler partly opened."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-54/504881564_tgVTq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Think that's a spoiler partly opened." title="Think that's a spoiler partly opened." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-54/504881564_tgVTq-Th.jpg 2009-04-10 00:38:42 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />This piece is about three feet across, maybe a part of the main landing gear.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#504881575_Lfjni" title="This piece is about three feet across, maybe a part of the main landing gear."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-55/504881575_Lfjni-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This piece is about three feet across, maybe a part of the main landing gear." title="This piece is about three feet across, maybe a part of the main landing gear." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-55/504881575_Lfjni-Th.jpg 2009-04-10 00:39:24 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />No idea what this is.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#504881592_s5Lux" title="No idea what this is."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-56/504881592_s5Lux-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="No idea what this is." title="No idea what this is." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-56/504881592_s5Lux-Th.jpg 2009-04-10 00:40:32 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />There was a lot of burned wreckage here.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#504881601_m4emo" title="There was a lot of burned wreckage here."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-57/504881601_m4emo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="There was a lot of burned wreckage here." title="There was a lot of burned wreckage here." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-57/504881601_m4emo-Th.jpg 2009-04-10 00:56:37 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />This piece has the CV prefix on the part number indicating that this wreckage is from a Chance-Vought F-8.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#504881613_gs5tR" title="This piece has the CV prefix on the part number indicating that this wreckage is from a Chance-Vought F-8."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-58/504881613_gs5tR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This piece has the CV prefix on the part number indicating that this wreckage is from a Chance-Vought F-8." title="This piece has the CV prefix on the part number indicating that this wreckage is from a Chance-Vought F-8." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-58/504881613_gs5tR-Th.jpg 2009-04-10 01:00:11 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />One of the main landing gears.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#504881619_UshVB" title="One of the main landing gears."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-59/504881619_UshVB-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="One of the main landing gears." title="One of the main landing gears." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-59/504881619_UshVB-Th-1.jpg 2009-04-10 00:42:20 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Closer look at the wheel.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#504881632_gbqTb" title="Closer look at the wheel."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-60/504881632_gbqTb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Closer look at the wheel." title="Closer look at the wheel." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-60/504881632_gbqTb-Th.jpg 2009-04-10 00:41:46 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />The brake can be seen on this side.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#504881647_JeEJV" title="The brake can be seen on this side."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-61/504881647_JeEJV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The brake can be seen on this side." title="The brake can be seen on this side." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-61/504881647_JeEJV-Th.jpg 2009-04-10 00:41:56 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />A piece of the fuselage was still attached to it.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#504881663_8d54S" title="A piece of the fuselage was still attached to it."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-62/504881663_8d54S-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A piece of the fuselage was still attached to it." title="A piece of the fuselage was still attached to it." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-62/504881663_8d54S-Th.jpg 2009-04-10 00:42:27 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />A section of the wing skin. Time to hike on and see what else I can find.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#504881485_uxf7z" title="A section of the wing skin. Time to hike on and see what else I can find."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-63/504881485_uxf7z-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A section of the wing skin. Time to hike on and see what else I can find." title="A section of the wing skin. Time to hike on and see what else I can find." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-63/504881485_uxf7z-Th.jpg 2009-04-10 00:43:20 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Looking back at the fin that I checked out yesterday as I hike on.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658043_ijNVE" title="Looking back at the fin that I checked out yesterday as I hike on."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-46/478658043_ijNVE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Looking back at the fin that I checked out yesterday as I hike on." title="Looking back at the fin that I checked out yesterday as I hike on." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-46/478658043_ijNVE-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 23:20:13 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Looking forward, this is a great area to be hiking in.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#481395919_sh7ZB" title="Looking forward, this is a great area to be hiking in."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-47/481395919_sh7ZB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Looking forward, this is a great area to be hiking in." title="Looking forward, this is a great area to be hiking in." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-47/481395919_sh7ZB-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 23:36:39 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Found another piece.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658069_Doqmn" title="Found another piece."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-48/478658069_Doqmn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Found another piece." title="Found another piece." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-48/478658069_Doqmn-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 23:55:04 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />No idea what this is, it's a box about a foot square.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658083_sbooJ" title="No idea what this is, it's a box about a foot square."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-49/478658083_sbooJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="No idea what this is, it's a box about a foot square." title="No idea what this is, it's a box about a foot square." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-49/478658083_sbooJ-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 23:55:39 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Looks like a piece from the engine.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658096_8yE7K" title="Looks like a piece from the engine."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-50/478658096_8yE7K-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Looks like a piece from the engine." title="Looks like a piece from the engine." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-50/478658096_8yE7K-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 00:04:10 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />It's the afterburner combustion chamber.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658153_L47vB" title="It's the afterburner combustion chamber."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-51/478658153_L47vB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="It's the afterburner combustion chamber." title="It's the afterburner combustion chamber." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-51/478658153_L47vB-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 00:05:06 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />View of the other side.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658167_4vEB2" title="View of the other side."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-52/478658167_4vEB2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="View of the other side." title="View of the other side." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-52/478658167_4vEB2-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 00:05:52 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Closer look at the afterburner plumbing.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658179_doZoK" title="Closer look at the afterburner plumbing."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-53/478658179_doZoK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Closer look at the afterburner plumbing." title="Closer look at the afterburner plumbing." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-53/478658179_doZoK-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 00:05:56 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />View inside.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658191_wHqeR" title="View inside."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-54/478658191_wHqeR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="View inside." title="View inside." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-54/478658191_wHqeR-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 00:05:27 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Looking back as I continue on.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#493656774_hxJ9V" title="Looking back as I continue on."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-55/493656774_hxJ9V-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Looking back as I continue on." title="Looking back as I continue on." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-55/493656774_hxJ9V-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 00:06:11 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />After searching for over an hour without finding anything more, I decided to take a lunch break. A short time later this hawk came along and started flying around the area.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658224_jRRvh" title="After searching for over an hour without finding anything more, I decided to take a lunch break. A short time later this hawk came along and started flying around the area."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-57/478658224_jRRvh-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="After searching for over an hour without finding anything more, I decided to take a lunch break. A short time later this hawk came along and started flying around the area." title="After searching for over an hour without finding anything more, I decided to take a lunch break. A short time later this hawk came along and started flying around the area." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-57/478658224_jRRvh-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 01:01:12 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Then a couple of F/A18s flew over really low, only had a chance to get a photo of one of them. Love the sound of these things.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658235_Pxj5A" title="Then a couple of F/A18s flew over really low, only had a chance to get a photo of one of them. Love the sound of these things."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-58/478658235_Pxj5A-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Then a couple of F/A18s flew over really low, only had a chance to get a photo of one of them. Love the sound of these things." title="Then a couple of F/A18s flew over really low, only had a chance to get a photo of one of them. Love the sound of these things." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-58/478658235_Pxj5A-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 01:14:58 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Then this nice looking Cessna 170A cruised by. Happy to have a little air show while eating lunch. Time to hike on.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658239_YT7aU" title="Then this nice looking Cessna 170A cruised by. Happy to have a little air show while eating lunch. Time to hike on."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-59/478658239_YT7aU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Then this nice looking Cessna 170A cruised by. Happy to have a little air show while eating lunch. Time to hike on." title="Then this nice looking Cessna 170A cruised by. Happy to have a little air show while eating lunch. Time to hike on." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-59/478658239_YT7aU-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 01:51:12 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Decided to work my way back using a different route, hoping that there's more wreckage out here.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#493656809_uYHko" title="Decided to work my way back using a different route, hoping that there's more wreckage out here."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-60/493656809_uYHko-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Decided to work my way back using a different route, hoping that there's more wreckage out here." title="Decided to work my way back using a different route, hoping that there's more wreckage out here." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-60/493656809_uYHko-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 01:38:14 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Looking down into a gully, I saw what looked like a square rock.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658261_Fkmfb" title="Looking down into a gully, I saw what looked like a square rock."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-61/478658261_Fkmfb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Looking down into a gully, I saw what looked like a square rock." title="Looking down into a gully, I saw what looked like a square rock." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-61/478658261_Fkmfb-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 02:20:26 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />When I got closer I saw that it was another box like I found earlier.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658277_mowHn" title="When I got closer I saw that it was another box like I found earlier."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-62/478658277_mowHn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="When I got closer I saw that it was another box like I found earlier." title="When I got closer I saw that it was another box like I found earlier." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-62/478658277_mowHn-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 02:21:14 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />After turning it over, it looked like it could be a chaff and flare dispenser.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658293_Tru7N" title="After turning it over, it looked like it could be a chaff and flare dispenser."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-63/478658293_Tru7N-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="After turning it over, it looked like it could be a chaff and flare dispenser." title="After turning it over, it looked like it could be a chaff and flare dispenser." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-63/478658293_Tru7N-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 02:22:28 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Close by, found this piece.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658307_p3j9d" title="Close by, found this piece."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-64/478658307_p3j9d-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Close by, found this piece." title="Close by, found this piece." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-64/478658307_p3j9d-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 02:33:22 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Never seen anything like this.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658322_goaeF" title="Never seen anything like this."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-65/478658322_goaeF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Never seen anything like this." title="Never seen anything like this." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-65/478658322_goaeF-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 02:35:40 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />It looked like a nozzle and on the other end, four rods with fork ends.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658343_DDjRR" title="It looked like a nozzle and on the other end, four rods with fork ends."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-66/478658343_DDjRR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="It looked like a nozzle and on the other end, four rods with fork ends." title="It looked like a nozzle and on the other end, four rods with fork ends." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-66/478658343_DDjRR-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 02:34:47 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Hiking on, I could make out something up ahead, it's near the center of the photo.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658364_UmP5M" title="Hiking on, I could make out something up ahead, it's near the center of the photo."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-67/478658364_UmP5M-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Hiking on, I could make out something up ahead, it's near the center of the photo." title="Hiking on, I could make out something up ahead, it's near the center of the photo." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-67/478658364_UmP5M-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 02:42:46 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Turned out to be one from the tailplanes. Don't know how I missed it hiking in, must have passed within 50 yards of it.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658385_p3zVf" title="Turned out to be one from the tailplanes. Don't know how I missed it hiking in, must have passed within 50 yards of it."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-68/478658385_p3zVf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Turned out to be one from the tailplanes. Don't know how I missed it hiking in, must have passed within 50 yards of it." title="Turned out to be one from the tailplanes. Don't know how I missed it hiking in, must have passed within 50 yards of it." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-68/478658385_p3zVf-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 02:46:05 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Another view of the tailplane.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658396_y7UzX" title="Another view of the tailplane."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-69/478658396_y7UzX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Another view of the tailplane." title="Another view of the tailplane." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-69/478658396_y7UzX-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 02:49:52 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />The tip was in good shape.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658417_gCRwz" title="The tip was in good shape."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-70/478658417_gCRwz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The tip was in good shape." title="The tip was in good shape." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-70/478658417_gCRwz-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 02:46:25 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Lot of damage on the root end from being torn off the aircraft.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658436_nLX9Y" title="Lot of damage on the root end from being torn off the aircraft."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-71/478658436_nLX9Y-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Lot of damage on the root end from being torn off the aircraft." title="Lot of damage on the root end from being torn off the aircraft." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-71/478658436_nLX9Y-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 02:47:14 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />End view of the root end.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658456_iGv8k" title="End view of the root end."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-72/478658456_iGv8k-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="End view of the root end." title="End view of the root end." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-72/478658456_iGv8k-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 02:48:16 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Closer look at the tailplane pivot point and control horn.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#478658485_nbVG9" title="Closer look at the tailplane pivot point and control horn."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-73/478658485_nbVG9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Closer look at the tailplane pivot point and control horn." title="Closer look at the tailplane pivot point and control horn." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-03T14:42:41Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-73/478658485_nbVG9-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 02:48:22 <p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Taking a wash back to the truck, it's a longer way, but I don't have to deal with the cacti and other pointy things hiking in the wash.This trip turned out better than I was hoping for. Whil ...</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/7420603_u4i7e#493656757_r7ddR" title="Taking a wash back to the truck, it's a longer way, but I don't have to deal with the cacti and other pointy things hiking in the wash.This trip turned out better than I was hoping for. Whil ..."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-74/493656757_r7ddR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Taking a wash back to the truck, it's a longer way, but I don't have to deal with the cacti and other pointy things hiking in the wash.This trip turned out better than I was hoping for. Whil ..." title="Taking a wash back to the truck, it's a longer way, but I don't have to deal with the cacti and other pointy things hiking in the wash.This trip turned out better than I was hoping for. Whil ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-22T10:41:09Z Joe Idoni http://joeidoni.smugmug.com http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Anza-Borrego-F-8J-Cusader/001-74/493656757_r7ddR-Th.jpg 2009-02-28 03:00:47