The supercarrier, USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), formerly CVA-63, is the second naval ship named after Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the site of the Wright brothers' first powered airplane flight.

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  • James Edward Stockton April 4, 2012 at 1:03pm

    Two Tours wespac 67to 1969 worked AIMD ships coon board and on station Korea, Captured P-3 and held crew

  • Robert K. Barnard September 12, 2011 at 10:33pm
    Weapons Dept. G1 Division (ships armory) Worked with AO1 Smith, GM1/C Whitfield, Paul Dornan, Eddie VanOrnam, J. Little, Stemple, Lilly, Montgomery, Dahl, Bailey, Whittaker, Stump, Cliff Clark, Joe Matthews and others. 1981-1983
  • Clifton Ray Clark September 6, 2011 at 9:58pm

    Worked Ships Armory with AO1 Smith, GM1/C Whitfield, Paul Dornan, Eddie VanOrnam, J. Little, and a whole bunch more.... 1981-1983

  • James Edward Stockton May 23, 2011 at 1:25pm
    Part of AIMD dept 68/69 westpac  jet shop at aft of hanger bay
  • Sam Miller February 4, 2011 at 1:35pm
    Made two West Pac cruises with the "Hawk" between '77-'80 with VA-52 Knight Riders.
  • ernest carter June 11, 2010 at 10:43pm
    I was a members of the Kitty Hawk from Aug 1976 to May 1980
  • Donald Krein June 5, 2010 at 12:25am
    I spent a good amount of time on the hawk during the first desert storm the Hawk aka 911 Carrier
  • Marvin R. Lucas April 9, 2009 at 7:08pm
    made two cruises on the Kitty Hawk the last on was a world cruise, from San Diego Ca. to Norfolk Va. I was with the Air Wing 9 - VF-211 Checkmates flying F-14 Tomcats.
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