"Adrian,
It was really the A3s (The Whale) and E2s (Eye in the Sky) that were too big, but the "Bell of the Ball" (the A5 vigilante) left the deck at 65,000 lbs. We had a lot of reconnaissance equipment. We could tell if the targets were hit,…"
"Adrian,
Not sure who won the toss because they had my face covered except for a small hole between my eyes.
You can see the US flag flying from the superstructure which means we were at sea, but all the planes are not onboard. Where you were…"
"Was that in 1970? I was in C021,but had a reaction to the flew shot and got put in sickbay for a week. Then reassigned to C022 which was the where they dumped all the f*&k ups. "
"You were especially busy after a leave in PI. The clap line went from sickbay to the mess hall to the hanger bay. I worked flight deck with Heavy 5, but I do not remember the chopper."
"Adrian,
I know this is an old post, but I need your memories of an injury that the Big E sickbay treated in 1971. I was knocked out when an A5 camera station closed and hit me in the head. I remember you guys flipping a coin to see who was going to…"
"I served aboard the Big "E" with RVAH-5 during the 1971 WestPac. I don't know flags, but the two A-5s in the background are "Heavy 5" Vigilantes. If that picture was taken in 1971, I was there. I worked flight deck the entire cruise.
PH2 Murray…"