Naval Aviation News articles from September 2003

Naval Aviation News archives from September 2003

Fifty years have passed since the Korean War, and while many things have changed, the technology that sprang from that era and some of the lessons learned during the conflict are still visible today.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Fifty years have passed since the Korean War, and while many things have changed, the technology that sprang from that era and some of the lessons learned during the conflict are still visible today. Beginning with the May-June 2000 issue to...

Gramps from yesteryear.(Grampaw Pettibone)
September 1, 2003... By a Hair During preflight of his F4D Skyray prior to launch from a big attack carrier, the "Ford" pilot noted that his plane had no zero-delay lanyard for use in the ejection system. He sent the plane captain off to get one for him. After...

Seahawks granted flight hour extension.(Airscoop)
September 1, 2003... In April, the Naval Air Systems Command cleared the in-service Seahawk fleet to continue flying to 12,000 hours. The current flight hour limit of 10,000 was expanded to allow H-60B/F/H model aircraft to continue flying during the transition...

Air test and evaluation squadron 1: 60 years of pioneer pride.
September 1, 2003... Submarine hunting has been a primary mission of the Navy since Germany patrolled the underwater depths of the sea during WW I. To counter Germany's increasing subsurface fleet and the considerable threat it posed to the U.S. and its allies, the...

Sao Paulo rules the waves.
September 1, 2003... In recent years the Brazilian navy's aviation program has undergone a significant evolution in both ship and aircraft capability. Since 1965 the navy's air assets had been limited to helicopters because the president decided that fixed-wing...

Lt. Shane Osborn: looking at a miracle.
September 1, 2003... "Standing in the sweltering heat of the Lingshui taxi ramp, I realized I was looking at a miracle!"--Lt. Shane Osborn. On 1 April 2001, 26-year-old Lieutenant Shane Osborn was the aircraft and mission commander of an EP-3E Aries II (BuNo...

LPDs: the gator navy's aviation gem.
September 1, 2003... Let's be serious. As a first-tour H-46D Sea Knight driver in Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 5, I couldn't tell an LPD (amphibious transport dock) from an LSD (dock landing ship). Both are gray, have some type of flight deck and travel with...

The fast and the furyous.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... North American's FJ Fury series began with the FJ-1 straight-wing jet. It evolved into the U.S. Air Force's swept-wing F-86 Sabre, which formed the basis of the Navy's FJ-2. However,the FJ-2 was heavier than the F-86 and underpowered for...

McCool Award.(People Planes Places: Awards)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... VAQ-133 named a new squadron award after Cdr. William McCool, who was lost in the space shuttle Columbia accident on 1 February. The award is presented by the outgoing commanding officer to a squadron officer who is a talented aviator and...

Winners of the 2002 Adm. Flatley Memorial Award are Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)/CVW-14 and Wasp (LHD 1)/22nd MEU.(People Planes Places: Awards)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Winners of the 2002 Adm. Flatley Memorial Award are Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)/CVW-14 and Wasp (LHD 1)/22nd MEU. The award recognizes the aircraft carrier and amphibious ship with an embarked air wing or Marine Air-Ground Task Force which surpass...

NADEP North Island, Calif., is the winner of the Secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations 2002 awards.(Awards)(Naval Air Depot )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... NADEP North Island, Calif., is the winner of the Secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations 2002 awards in Environmental Quality for an industrial installation.

USS Ronald Reagan commissioned.
September 1, 2003... Clockwise from top, Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) crew members run up the gangplank to "bring the ship to life" and man the rails during the ship's commissioning at NS Norfolk, Va., on 13 July. CO Capt. Bill Goodwin addresses a distinguished audience,...

Welcome aboard!
September 1, 2003... In July, Naval Aviation News welcomed to the staff Editor Cdr. Jeremy W. Gillespie. His previous tour was as Safety Officer on board Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), pictured above in April 2003.

An F-14A tomcat of fighter squadron 211 performs a touch and go aboard Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) on 12 November 2002.(Awards)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... An F-14A Tomcat of Fighter Squadron 211 performs a touch and go aboard Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) on 12 November 2002. VF-211 was the winner of the 2002 VAdm. Richard Allen Precision Strike Award, which recognizes dedication to furthering...

The Chief of Naval Air Training named Lt. Charles Bassel of VT-9 2002 Flight Instructor of the Year.(Awards)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Chief of Naval Air Training named Lt. Charles Bassel of VT-9 2002 Flight Instructor of the Year and LCdr. Brian Paul of VT-28 2002 Reserve Flight Instructor of the Year.

Capt. Bruce W. Jackson Reserve Flight Surgeon Memorial Award.(Awards)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Capt. John A. McGurty, Jr., was presented the Capt. Bruce W. Jackson Reserve Flight Surgeon Memorial Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to aerospace medicine by a Selected Reserves naval flight surgeon.

2002 Cdr. Theodore G. Ellyson Aviator Production Excellence Award.(Awards)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The winners of the 2002 Cdr. Theodore G. Ellyson Aviator Production Excellence Award were HMMT-164, HSL-40, HT-18, VAQ-129 and VT-27. The recipients demonstrated the greatest production efficiency in meeting the fleet requirement for pilots and...

2003 Naval Education and Training Command Training Excellence Awards.(Awards)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... VT-10 and HT-8 received 2003 Naval Education and Training Command Training Excellence Awards in the Training Wings category. The units were recognized for superior performance in providing training to flight students.

Sailor receives war medals--59 years later.
September 1, 2003... More than 50 years have passed since Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Royce Hall (inset) earned three Distinguished Flying Cross medals and 13 Air Medals for his bravery and service in WW II. The 79-year-old Navy veteran finally received those...

The black knights of VF-154 ended their decade-plus association with the F-14A Tomcat having achieved a 100-percent completion rate during 286 combat sorties as part of operations Southern watch and Iraqi freedom.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Black Knights of VF-154 ended their decade-plus association with the F-14A Tomcat having achieved a 100-percent completion rate during 286 combat sorties as part of operations Southern Watch and Iraqi Freedom. Aircrews expended 358...

2002 Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award.(Awards)(Naval Air Systems Command. Air Vehicle Department )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Members of the NAVAIR Air Vehicle Department received the 2002 Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award for innovative manufacturing technology achievement in rapid technology transition, affordability, cycle time, readiness and...

Records.(Capt. David Newland, Commander CVW-8, completed his 1,000th trap)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... HS-7 surpassed 15,000 Class A mishap-free hours. VP-92 marked 79,000 Class A mishap-free hours over 25 years. HC-3 surpassed 182,500 Class A mishap-free flight hours. Capt. David Newland, Commander CVW-8, completed his 1,000th trap,...

HSL-51.(Rescues)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... A distress call from the Iraqi fishing vessel Captain Mohamed, near the Iranian territorial waters of the central Arabian Gulf, tasked an HSL-51 SH-60B Seahawk crew embarked on Gary (FFG 51) to locate the vessel and provide backup for a...

ABAN Kevin Harris.(Rescues)(saved many crew members on Carl Vinson)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... ABAN Kevin Harris potentially saved many crew members on Carl Vinson (CVN 70) after calling "foul deck." Harris was serving as the starboard sheave damper operator when an E-2C Hawkeye landed and lifted the tailhook too soon, resulting in 340...

NAS Oceana, Va.(Rescues)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... An emergency phone call summoned the help of AT2 Scott Pickryl and ABH2(AW) Douglas Shaffer of the NAS Oceana, Va., Security Department to a Navy housing unit, where they found a young boy severely bleeding after a bicycle accident. The boy's...

CGAS Houston, Texas.(Coast Guard Air Station dispatched an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter to rescue a burn victim from a tanker in the Gulf of Mexico)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... CGAS Houston, Texas, dispatched an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter to rescue a burn victim from a tanker in the Gulf of Mexico. The victim, a crew member of the 360-foot chemical tanker Ece, was burned when a generator cover came off and sprayed him...

Theodore Roosevelt's (CVN 71) Operation Iraqi Freedom deployment (5 January-29 May) by numbers.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Theodore Roosevelt's (CVN 71) Operation Iraqi Freedom deployment (5 January-29 May) by numbers: Sorties: over 6,500 (1,703 in combat). Launches/recoveries: 7,230. Flight hours: more than 15,000, with a 99.2-percent aircraft sortie...

Weather forecasters train for perfect predictions.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Grease pencils and paper charts, once common tools of the Navy's weather forecasters, are slowly becoming a memory. A new era in Navy weather forecasting training has produced state-of-the-art computerized prediction systems designed to more...

A CH-46D Sea Knight of Helicopter Support Squadron 11 Det 8.
September 1, 2003... A CH-46D Sea Knight of Helicopter Support Squadron 11 Det 8 lifts a full load from Carl Vinson (CVN 70) to the fast combat support ship Sacramento (AOE 1) during an underway replenishment on 12 June.

Change of command.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69): Capt. E. Smith relieved Capt. Mark T. McNally, 26 Apr. HC-11: Cdr. Greg A. Thomas relieved Cdr. James B White III, 12 Jun. HM-15: Cdr. Paul A. Lluy relieved Cdr. Steven J. Richey, 27 Mar. HS-6: Cdr....

Carroll, Ward. Punk's Wing.(Book Review)
September 1, 2003... Carroll, Ward. Punk's Wing. Signet, 375 Hudson St., New York, NY 10014. 2003. 336 pp. $6.99. It's hard enough to write a highly successful debut novel, AND harder to follow it with one of equal or higher appeal, even when using the same...

Nordeen, Lon O. Air Warfare in the Missile Age.(Book Review)
September 1, 2003... Nordeen, Lon O. Air Warfare in the Missile Age, 2nd Ed. Smithsonian Institution Press, 750 Ninth St. NW, Washington, DC 20560-0950. 2002. 337 pp. Ill. $42.95. First published in 1985, this well-researched book has been updated and expanded...

Hobson, Chris. Vietnam Air Losses: United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps Fixed-Wing Aircraft Losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973.(Book Review)
September 1, 2003... Hobson, Chris. Vietnam Air Losses: United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps Fixed-Wing Aircraft Losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973. Specialty press, 39966 Grand Ave., North Branch, MN 55056. 2002. 192 pp. Ill. $29.95. Originally...

Carey, Alan C. PV Ventura/Harpoon Units of World War 2.(Professional Reading)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 1, 2003... Carey, Alan C. PV Ventura/Harpoon Units of World War 2. Osprey Publishing, Elms Court, Chapel Way, Botley, Oxford OX2 9LP, UK. 2002.96 pp. Ill. $18.95. The Lockheed Ventura and PV Harpoon medium bombers were a somewhat shadowy family of...

Korean War F9F-5 Panther.(Flightbag)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2003... The Combat Air Museum has completed the restoration of F9F-5 Panther BuNo 126226, which is now on display. The aircraft flew combat missions over North Korea with Fighter Squadron 51 from 8 February to 15 March 1953 as part of Carrier Air Group...

Reunions.(Flightbag)(Calendar)
September 1, 2003... Nassau (CVE 16), 9-12 SEP, King of Prussia, PA. POC: Sam Moore, 10320 Calimesa Blvd., Sp. 221, Calimesa, CA 92320; 909-795-6070. Vietnam Veterans TLC Brotherhood, 2 OCT, Fort Walton Beach, FL. POC: Ed Miller, 139 Fulmar Circle NE, Fort...

Corrections to May-Jun 03.(Flightbag)(Correction Notice)
September 1, 2003... Page 11 caption: LSD 47 is Rushmore vice Mount Rushmore. Page 31, "Looking out for Number One": The aircraft depicted and flown by Lt. George W. Bush in the Texas Air National Guard was the F-102 Delta Dagger vice F-106 as stated in the...

ANA photo contest.(Association of Naval Aviation)
September 1, 2003... 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...