Vpnavy is dedicated to the men and women of the united states navy flying asw vpvpb patrol aircraft past and present. Carrier air wing 9 vf92 vf96 va146 va147 va165 vaq4 rvah 12 vaw116 hs6 det. I am a sailor that sailed the uss ticonderoga in 1964,65,66 and i was looking for some info about vf 53, f8 squadron with carrier air wing 5 having trouble finding anything out about vf 53 maybe i could find a cruise book. Vf154 black knights cvw5 cv62 uss independence cv62. Visible are f8u2n crusaders of vf154 black knights, f3h demons of.
Uss kitty hawk cv63 westpac 1973 74 air wing 11 navy patch. The winter weather made for high seas and the ship was rocking side to side. Carrier air wing 9 vf92 vf96 va146 va147 va165 vaq4 rvah12 vaw116 hs6 det. Vf 154 flew a total of 1,425 combat sorties in 1965. I need a picture of someone who was in the 1975 cruisebook. Aimd weapons department air department carrier air wing 15 va22 va 94 va95 vf51. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Uss mattaponi ao41 westpac 1968 1969 cruise book deployment vietnam tab patch. Served in vf 154 from summer of 63 to december of 64. Beginning with their 16 november 1972 deployment on board uss ranger, vf 154 participated in some of the last us navy strikes of the war, they undertook the squadrons final vietnam cruise, and they were awarded the clifton. I made the 69,70 westpac aboard the coral sea as a member of va86.
Clouse, morabito,letanoski,and others,checking out the 6970 cruisebook brings back. During 196869, 196970 and 197071 westpac cruises aboard uss ranger, vf 154 was equipped with the f4j phantom ii which used the westinghouse awg10 radar system. Members of the usna class of 1963 who served in the vietnam war. After a second cruise with the coral sea, the black knights shifted carrier to the uss ranger cv61 and completing five more cruises to south east asia. Strike fighter squadron 41 vfa41 also known as the black aces, is a united states navy. Plank owners cruise book photo provided by leigh d. Vf41 transitioned from the f4b to the f4j in 1973 and as an 18 aircraft. Uss independence cv62 westpac deployment cruise book. In 2007 vfa41 deployed aboard nimitz for a westpac cruise and. Here you can download the uss ranger cva 61 westpac cruise book 197273 as a high resolution. My 3rd cruise in a row aboard ranger was the 76 deployment.
It was later reported in the book, alpha strike vietnam, by jeffrey l. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Here you can download the uss kitty hawk cva 63 westpac cruise book 1973 74 as a high resolution. Your professional and practical approach to your job and rangers mission made the cruise my best. Visible on the flight deck are f4b phantom iis of vf21 freelancers and vf154 black knights. I hated to leave after only one cruise but got orders to photo school then to ficpac for the rest of my enlistment. It was a typical day for the uss coral sea in the indian ocean during their westpac cruise. Aimd weapons department air department carrier air wing 15 va22 va94 va95 vf51. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. The sundowners and the black knights were also the only crusader squadrons engaged in combat from other than an essexclass 27 charlie ship uss. That squadron, vf154 the black knights had already lost. Med cruise book, september 9, 1950february 1, 1951, with carrier air group 17 cvg17. Cvw14 squadrons on board westpaciopersian gulf cruise. Westpac patch for sale military collectibles for sale.
I served on the coral sea during her 63 westpac cruise with vfp 63 as an aviation electrician ae3. Photo from the rangers 1959 cruise book 3 january27 july. Westpac navy for sale military collectibles for sale. Cover 197071 cruise book 197172 cruise book 197374 cruise book 197475 cruise book 197576 cruise book. Navy asw patrol squadrons is posted with permission on pages dedicated to each respective squadron. Vf51 19731977, ao shopwould like to hear from old shipmates. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Vf 111, aboard uss midway cva41, and vf 154, aboard the uss coral sea cva43, were the only f8d squadrons engaged in combat in vietnam. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc.
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