| 05 Jul |
Lt. Boh
(Butch Priddy)
I remeber exactly where I was and watching him slam against the front of the angle deck before being pulled back on board. When I went to vicsit him in the Dispencery he showed me his fake shit in the bed pan and saying hey! I finally did what they wanted. He was shipped back to cecil and laid up... More |
| 19 Sep |
88 Med Cruise.
(Michael Shasteen)
I remember how messed up it was while pulling into Norfolk on CVN-69 "Ike" we where hit by an oil tanker and one of the desks from our maintenance department fell on the tankers deck. I don't believe Captain Wise ever made Admiral because of that. |
| 29 Feb |
LTJG Boh
(Carman Okon)
Remember LT Boh ejecting on the flight deck. That film comes up every once in awhiel on TV as the A-7 runs off the deck. |
| 07 Nov |
Cdr Anderson
(Donald Teater)
I was the Ame Shop Supervisor,and was on deck
when Cdr Anderson ejection He was a really a good officer. |
| 17 Sep |
VA-72 BlueHawks, Never forget
(Don Mcguffin)
Checked into VA-72 in mid 1967, (an) after B school in Memphis and a short time in the rag (VA-44 if I recall). Assignerd to the Line Shop, of course. "Pappy" Grimsley was line Boss. We left in late summer for a 9 mo. Med Cruise. Left an AN came back an E-5. Figure that out. I couldn' believe how... More |
| 21 Aug |
More about Hal Anderson
(Bob Nash)
From the USS Eisenhower ship's history:
3 Dec 1977: AB 405, a Corsair II, LCDR Harold “Hal” Andersen of VA-72, suffered a mechanical malfunction and crashed shortly after launching from catapult No. 4. Andersen ejected and the ship launched a motor whaleboat, assisted by a Sikorsky SH-3D from... More |
| 21 Aug |
LCDR Hal Anderson
(Bob Nash)
Hal was my boss at the time, as he was the Maintenance department head, and I was the asst. maintence control officer. We were onboard the newly commissioned USS Eisenhower, working her through operational qualifications in the Caribbean. Hal experienced engine problems immediately after his cat... More |
| 20 Aug |
VA-72 Bluehawks (ATKRON 72)
(John Mays)
Hey Rick, you are right about the LTV Corsairs'. The pilots name was LCDR Hal Anderson.
John Mays - VA72 line crew |
| 23 Mar |
VA-72 Bluehawks (ATKRON 72)
(Rick Valente)
Teh information posted in History is incorrect in that the A7-B's we had in 1970 to 1977 were not Skyhawks but Ling Temco Vought Corsair II's with TF30-408 powerplants. The A7-E's were coming on board as I left the squadron in 1977 (they had TF30-P412's, which were not the greatest engine... More |
| 14 May |
From the Beginning to the End
SQUADRON PATCH: Bomber Fighter Squadron EIGHTEEN (VBF-18) was using the Bearcat patch before 1945. This patch
courtesy of Doug Siegfried, is displayed above. On December 5, 1950, Fighter Squadron SEVENTY TWO (VF-72) installed the
Peregrine Falcon patch. The colors were: a red outline with upper... More [+1 pictures ] |
