Naval Aviation News articles from November 2005

Naval Aviation News archives from November 2005

Botched bailout.(GRAMPAW PETTIBONE)
November 1, 2005... A new flight instructor launched with his enthusiastic student naval flight officer for an aerobatic FAM flight. Once established at altitude in the warning area, the instructor put the T-34C through a stall series, a spin, and a series of...

Airscoop.
November 1, 2005... Desert Ducks Depart Bahrain The Desert Ducks of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 2 Det 2 passed the mission of combat logistics in the Naval Forces Central Command area of responsibility to the Desert Hawks of Helicopter Sea Combat...

Naval Aviation responds to Hurricane Katrina.
November 1, 2005... Hurricane Katrina smashed into the United States' Gulf Coast on 29 August 2005, devastating parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. Military response to the massive natural disaster included Navy and Naval Aviation assets from across the...

Jolly Rogers take to the skies in the Super Hornet.
November 1, 2005... After bidding farewell to their beloved F-14B Tomcats in January, the Strike Fighter Squadron 103 Jolly Rogers have now completed their transition to the F/A-18F Super Hornet, receiving their safe-for-flight accreditation in July. This marks a...

Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364: Purple Foxes support Operation Iraqi Freedom.
November 1, 2005... Under the light of a full moon, a CH-46E Sea Knight lifts into the hot night air in Al Anbar province, Iraq, and the offloaded Marines make their way toward the rest of their tour in country. The helo is from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron...

Long awaited debrief: an NFO meets the man who shot him down.(naval flight officer, James B. Souder)
November 1, 2005... On 27 April 1972, two Navy F-4 Phantoms from Fighter Squadron (VF) 51 based on board Coral Sea (CVA 43) were intercepting a MiG deep in North Vietnamese territory near the town of Bai Thuong. As the flight proceeded on the eighty-five mile...

PROFESSIONAL READING.(Fire from the Sky: Seawolf Gunships in the Mekong Delta by Richard Knott)(Book Review)
November 1, 2005... Knott, Richard. Fire from the Sky: Seawolf Gunships in the Mekong Delta. U.S. Naval Institute, 291 Wood Rd., Annapolis, MD 21402. 2005. 261 pp. Ill. $29.95. Students of the air war in Vietnam know about the Navy's dedicated gunship...

People, planes, places.
November 1, 2005... Awards VAQ-134 received the 2004 CNO Aviation Safety Award, their second consecutive award. Above, CO Cdr. Jay Johnston, left, and XO Cdr. Randy Lynch accept the award from Commander Electronic Attack Wing, Pacific Capt. Chris Field,...

ANA photo contest.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... The Association of Naval Aviation's (ANA) photo contest is open to everyone except the staffs of ANA, Wings of Gold magazine and Naval Aviation News. The subject matter MUST pertain to Naval Aviation. Submissions can be in black and white or...