4/2/2023 0 Comments A6 intruderI lOVED my work in Avionics as a SGT QC in Iwakuni and Naha Okinawa. Even worked HMMS intermediate Maintenance fixing what had to be one of the first ANTI Lock brake systems. For aw hile at Cherry Point I was even cross trained so I could do all three Avionics Shop, AE, AT, AQ, preflights AND go through ALL the other preflight Check cards 250+ to be a Plain Captain. What an aircraft! Inertial navigation system, D I A N E, with spinning drum memory that I ran into in the telephony career, which was the database for an electroning switching office at General telephone, after my 4 years as an Avionics Tech, at Cherry Point, VMA AW 332, (hat and Cain Squadron)and overseas at Iwakuni, Japan, 71 -72. I cannot believe this site and the comments from everyone. great plane best all weather plane to fly So, entire active duty tour at VA 42.ĭid three WestPACS one on the USS Ranger and two on the USS Enterprise as a member of VA-196 AMH 4 got to know this bird inside and out. When I came up for rotation to sea duty, they said oh no, you have to stay here and train on Standard Arm. Got assigned to GD to help rewire missile system on shot up B Bird. Spent a career (34 years) with the Intruder as a rep and marketing manager.loved it. just months under 4 years.we were AT's in those days. Like you, I did my "A" school (28weeks) at Millington in 1949-50, left the Navy in March, '53 as a slick arm 1st Class. William G Schultz, e-mail, Alden Schofieldĭid you make VA-35's first cruise '66-'67.? I was the Grumman WSI with the squadron.I still stay in touch with Denny Westhoff.Hugh Chitwood has passed.Īt the last Intruder reunion I had Nick Carpenter and George Malleks widows, Don Ross and wife and Ken van Lue and wife at my table.
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