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July 16, 1962 - The last flight in VS-42. Cdr. Bean, Elkins, Borg, Cdr. Gilles |
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VS-42 Aircraft taxiing |
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VS-42 Aircraft before squadron markings |
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Can anybody supply the missing names? Cdr. Bean, Mitchell, ?, Elkins, ?, ?, ? |
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Cdr. Bean & Elkins - 16 January, 62 |
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The official commissioning ceremony in hanger LP-1, 25 Sep
1961. |
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VS-42's first "Stoof" arrives. |
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Although I never got to sea while in VS-42, the "Champ" and
the Essex were our neighbors for a year. |
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Who could forget where we lived? This was billed as
a "typical" wing of the enlisted barracks in the 1962 Quonset
Point Guide and Directory. |
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General Mess.. "Dining area has CPO, PO1 &
WAVE sections." |
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I spent a lot of time in the hobby shop and in fact,
that's me in dress blues with my back to the camera. |