VC-8
NAME: Redtails
TAIL CODES: GF
Established (as VU-8): January 1959
Disestablished:  August 23, 2003
First published: 17. May 1999
Last updated: February 1, 2011
Changed format: March 4, 2002
Photo of 128344 added 11. December 1999.
Photo of 148338 added March 10, 2000.
Photos of 128351, 128393, 148338, 148343 and 148351 added March 4, 2002.
Photo of 148354 added March 10, 2002.
Photo of 128344 added September 17, 2003.
Photo of 148338 added November 15, 2005.
Photo of 150283 added November 17, 2005.
Updated photo of 128351 and new photo of  128385 added March 13, 2006
Photos of 128344, 128395, 128401 and 128415  added January 22, 2007.
Photos of  128395, 148338, 148351 and 150283  added January 23, 2007.
1000 pixel photo of 128395 added February 1, 2011.

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Known Neptunes of VC-8 as of December 4, 2001.
A short history of VU-8/VC-8

DP-2E, 128341, Photographed at Andrews AFB in 1964 by John Wible.
DP-2E, 128344, Photographed at Davis Monthan AFB in early 1971 by Terry Waddington.	DP-2E, 128344, USN Photo. Date, pre 1970. Location and photographer unknown. Courtesy Joe G Killough New September 17, 2003	DP-2E, 128344, 1000 pixels Photo courtesy Lonnie Simmons and the VC-8 Redtails website New January 22, 2007
P-2E, 128351, 1000 pixels Photographed at Roosevelt Roads on 25 February 1967 by Richard Sullivan, Courtesy Steve Miller Updated March 15, 2006	P-2E, 128351, Photographed in early 1971 by Terry Waddington. Probably at Mavis Monthan.	P-2E, 128351,   Photographed at Davis Monthan. Date & photographer unknown. Courtesy MAP.
DP-2E, 128385, 1000 pixels Photographed at Roosevelt Roads in August 1976 by Denis Hughes. Courtesy Steve Miller New March 15, 2006 Photographed at Roosevelt Roads in 1969, Courtesy Jim Sullivan via Wayne Mutza.	DP-2E, 128385, Photograph by Norman E. Taylor. Date and location unknown	DP-2E, 128385, Photographed in May 1971. Courtesy Picciani Aircraft Slides.
DP-2E, 128393, USN Photograph, courtesy Mahlon K. Miller.
DP-2E, 128395, 1000 pixels USN Photograph taken on 25 July 1961,  Courtesy Mike Walsh 1000 pixels Photo courtesy Lonnie Simmons and  the VC-8 Redtails website New January 22, 2007 1000 pixels Photo courtesy Lonnie Simmons and  the VC-8 Redtails website New January 22, 2007	DP-2E, 128395, 1000 pixels 1000 pixels 1000 pixels All three photographed by Stephen H. Miller at Roosevelt Roads on August 27, 1966. New January 23, 2007	DP-2E, 128395, Photographed by Bruce Stewart in June 1977 1000 pixels Photographed at Roosevelt Roads. Courtesy Lionel Paul. New January 23, 2007
DP-2E, 128401, 1000 pixels Photo courtesy Lonnie Simmons and  the VC-8 Redtails website New January 22, 2007
DP-2E, 128415, 1000 pixels Photo courtesy Joe Killough and  the VC-8 Redtails website New January 22, 2007
DP-2H, 147969, Photographed by Denis Hughes. Date unknown. Courtesy Steve Miller via Wane Mutza	DP-2H, 147969, Photographed at Roosevelt Roads in Jan/Feb 1971 by Turbo Darling,  Courtesy John Lameer via Wane Mutza
DP-2H, 148338, Photographed by Norman E. Taylor. Date and location unknown. Probably photographed at Roosevelt Roads. Date, location and photographer unknown. New January 23, 2007	DP-2H, 148338, Photographed at Davis Monthan. Date & photographer unknown. Courtesy MAP	DP-2H, 148338, US Navy photo by Harry Gann. Taken April 20, 1980. (New November 15, 2005)
DP-2H, 148343, Photographed at Davis Monthan. Date & photographer unknown. Courtesy MAP
DP-2H, 148351, Photographed at Davis Monthan. Date & photographer unknown. Courtesy MAP	DP-2H, 148351 1000 pixels Probably photographed at Roosevelt Roads. Date, location and photographer unknown. New January 23, 2007
EP-2H, 148354, Photographed by Norman E. Taylor. Date and location unknown.	EP-2H, 148354, Photograph courtesy Gil Bliss
DP-2H, 150283, Photographed at Davis Monthan AFB in November 1978 by Bruce Stewart.	DP-2H, 150283, Photographed at Davis Monthan AFB in January 1978 by Ben Knowles. 1000 pixels Photographer, date and location unknown.	DP-2H, 150283, 1000 pixels Probably photographed at Roosevelt Roads. Date, location and photographer unknown. New January 23, 2007
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Known Neptunes of VC-8 as of December 4, 2001.