SQUADRON HISTORY 1969 \

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Introduction........................................................l

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Narrative ....................................................'.......5

(bunand Organization. ...............................................12

Mission of Command..................................................12

. . Compsltlon of Command..............................................12

Pwsomel Assigned ..................................................13

The E-1B "Tracer" ...................................................13

.Operational S ta t i s t i c s . .............................................14

Accidents, Incidents, Ground Accidents, and Safety URS. . . . . . . . . . . . . .~~

INTR0DUC-rI O N

Carrier Airborne Early Warming Squadron ONE HUNDRED TWENTY ONE'S history

dates back t o 6 July 1948 when Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron TWO

was corMnissioned a t Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia. Shortly a f t e r

formation, the squadron moved t o Naval Air Station, Quonset Point, mode

Island, where it was redesignated Composite Squadron TWELVE (VC-12). In

1956, the squadron was redesignated Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron

TWELVE (VAW-12).

In September 1962, the squadron mved back t o Naval Air Station, Norfolk,

Virginia, and on 1April 1967, Carrier Airborne Early Warming Squadron ONE

HUNDRED TWENTY ONE was connnissioned.

The squadron is large, numbering 108 off icers and 322 enl is ted men. We

f l y 25 aircraft fromthe decks of several Atlantic Fleet Aircraft Carriers.

To ensure ef f ic ient operations, the squad& operates i n the "Detachment

Concept". We are currently operating detachments TEN, EIGH'IEEN, THIKIY-EIGHT,

FOm-TWO, and SIXIY-SEVEN. Since the bulk of our squadron's operations are

performed by our detachments, we are including, as pa r t of our his tory, a

copy of the applicable sections of our detachments' MONTHLY OPERATING REPORT

(FDR) , a ccanplete report of the detachment operations f o r tha t month.

CXWMRON-121 19 69 CHRONOLOGY

07 Jan Detachment THIKTY-EIW boards USS SHANGRI-LA (CVA-38) at Mayport f o r deployment t o the Nediterranean

09 Jan USS SHANGRI-LA (CVA-38) par t ic ipa tes i n RIMEX off Bermuda

18 Jan USS SHANGRI-LA (CVA-38) completes turnover with USS INDEPENDENCE (CVA-62) in t h e Mediterranean

01 Feb Detachment TEN established, LCDR C. A. PUNDT, Officer i n Charge

08 Feb k t a h n t ELEVEN returns from WESTPAC" AROUND THE WORLD CRUISE" 12 Feb RAIN L. E. S. H. IiE BAILLFY,CB., OBE., RN, present Tracer

Trophy awarded t o AE1 H. A. WALKER, USN, i n recognition of outstanding performance as enl i s ted aircrewman

12-14 Feb USS SHANGRI-LA (CVA- 38) par t ic ipa tes i n EXERCISE POOPDECK

7-4 Feb LCDR L. G. LOMHEIM re l ieves LCDR 3. E. SHERIN as Officer-in-Charge , Cetachment SIXIY-SEVEN

19 Feb LCDR R. W. SAR- re l ieves LCDR C.W. GIBSON as Officer in-Charge , Deta-t ELEVEN

28 Feb Cetachment TEN departs NAS NORFOLK f o r deployment on board USS YORKTOWN (CVS-10 )

29 Feb Detadhment SIXIY-SEVEN boards USS J. F. KENNEDY (CVA-67) in preparation f o r ~ d i t e r r a n e a n deployment

01 Mar Detachment ELEVEN becones Cetachent FORTY-TWO

03 Mar Detachment SIXIY-SEVEN becomes part of ATTACK CARRlER AIR WING ONE (CVW-11 on board USS J. F. KENNEDY (CVA-67)

03-05 Mar USS SHANGRI-LA (CVA-38) par t ic ipa tes in OPERATION NATIONAL WEEK 11

13-31 Mar USS YORKTOWN (CVS-10) par t ic ipa tes in OPEFWION SPRINGBOARD at Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico

20 Mar USS SHANGRI-LA (CVA-38) participates i n OPERATION QUICKDRAW 4-69

20-30 Mar USS SHANGRI-LA (CVA-38) par t ic ipa tes i n NATO-conducted EXERCISE DAWN PATROL

01-02 Apr USS SHANGRI-LA (CVA-38) par t ic ipa tes in RIMEX exercise

02 Pgr Detachment THIRTY-EIQE ' s aircraft 767 suffered a b i r d strike, causing extensive damage t o t h e radome DECLA.S$fm

07 Apr Detachment TEN returns from deployment aboard USS YORlCTOWN (cvs-101

08 Apr Detachment EIGHTEEN'S aircraft 776 recovered in barricade during deployment aboard USS WASP (CVS-18)

10 Apr Detachment TEN boards USS YORKTOWN (CVS-10) as p a r t of CVSG56

12-13 Apr Detachment SIXTY-SEVEN par t ic ipa tes in Operational Readiness Inspection on board USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CVA-67)

14 Apr USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CVA-67) commences t r a n s i t t o t he Mediter- ranean f o r turnover with USS FOFSESTAL (CVA-59)

16 May CDR C. F. ALEXANDER re l ieves CDR S. V. REXNOLDS as Cornanding Officer, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron ONE HUNDRED 73dENE ONE

22-24 May USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CVA-67) par t ic ipa tes i n OPERATION NATIONAL WEEK 111, accompanied by USS SHANGRI-LA (CVA-38)

01-0 2 Jun USS WASP (CVS-18 par t ic ipa tes i n - ~ x e r c i s e SEAPOACHER I11

05-09 Jun USS SHANGRI-LA (CVA-38) par t ic ipates i n OPERATION OLYMPIC EXPRESS

23 Jun LCDR D. P. SMITH re l ieves LCDR ,R. W. SARGEANT as Officer i n Charge of Detachment FOKIY-TWO

01-02 Jul USS WASP (CVS-18) par t ic ipa tes i n Exercise TRILATERAL

09-11 Jul USS SHANGRI-LA (CVA-38) par t ic ipates i n Exercise POOPDECK 1-70

11J u l Detachment EI- re turns t o Naval Air Stat ion Norfolk

29 Jul Detachment THIKTY-EIW returns t o Naval Air Stat ion Norfolk

29- 31 J u l Detachment TEN par t ic ipa tes in Operational Readiness Inspection on board USS YORKTOWN (CVS-10 )

31 J u l Detachment FORTY-TWO joins ATTACK CARRIER A I R WING SIX (CVW-6 ) on board 'USS FORRESTAL (CVA- 59 )

29-31 Aug USS YOKVOWN (CVS-10) par t ic ipa tes i n Exercise SNOWTIME

07-13 Sep USS YORKTOWN (CVS-10) conducts ASW Operations while t r a n s i t t i n g Atlant ic in preparation f o r Norwegian Sea Operations

1 2 Sep Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron ONE HUNDRED TWENTY ONE moves from SP-2 t o LP-13

17-23 Sep USS YORKTOWN (CVS-10) par t ic ipa tes i n NATO Exercise OPERATION -PEACEKEEPER

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17 O c t LCDR J . M. FERRY re l ieves LCDR L . A. BRENNAN as Officer i n Charge, Detachment THIKIY-EIGHT

27-29 Oct USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CVS-67) par t ic ipa tes i n OPEWION NATIONAL WEEK I V

01-09 Nov CDR C. F. ALEXANDER, Commanding Officer, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron ONE HUNDRED TWENTY ONE, v i s i t s h i s detachments deployed in the Mediterranean

01 Nov Detachment SIXTY-SEVEN'S aircraft 771 is damaged by the sh ip ' s radar antenna which came loose an8 fe l l from the is land of USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CVA-67) \,\

02 Nov Detachment FORTY-TWO is loaded aboard USS ROOSEVELT (CVA-42)

1 2 Nov Detachment EIGHTEEN is loaded aboard USS WASP (CVS-18)

18 Nov Detachment SIXTY-SEVEN'S a i r c r a f t 774 loses starboard engine on take-off from NAF Naples - uneventful f i e l d landing

17-20 Nov Detachment EIGHTEEN par t ic ipa tes in Operational Readiness Inspection on board USS WASP (CVS+l8)

2 1 Nov Detachment FOKIY-TWO returns t o Naval Air Stat ion Norfolk r

22 Nov Detachment EIGHTEEN returns to,Nawal Air Station Norfolk

24 Nov E D R L a r r y HEBERT rel ieves LCDR C. A. PUNM' as Officer i n Charge, Detachment TEN

28-29 Nov Detachment THIRTY-EIGHT loads aboard USS SHANGRI-LA (CVA-38) at Mayport

03 Dec USS YORKTOWN (CVS-10) steams f o r CONUS t o a r r ive 11December

19 Dec Detachment THIRTY-EIGHT departs Naval Air Stat ion Guantanam Bay, Cuba, f o r Naval Air Stat ion Norfodk

20 Dec D e t a h e n t SIXTY-SEVEN returns t o Naval Air Stat ion Norfolk

. NARRATIVE

1969 w a s marked as a year of change for CARAEMRON ONE TWO ONE. Rumors

were propagated that the squadron would move from SP-2 t o LP-13 at Naval

Air Station Norfolk, during the s m e r and the question arose of moving the

entire squadron from i t s hme base in Norfolk t o Naval Air Station Quonset --

Point. A l l situations were in a s ta te of flux and a l l personnel listened

eagerly for the la tes t scuttlebutt.

January was characterized by post-deployment leaves for detachment

personnel. L i t t l e f l ight operations were conducted and maintenance utilized

this time for completion of corrosion inspections and for mrrecting out-

standing discrepancies.

On January 1 2 , Detachment EIG3EEN flew two ai rcraf t t o Marine Corps

Air Station Beaufod t o p&icipate i n a FIREX. The E-1B's primary mission

i n the exercise was range sanitation and possible SAR coordination. On 17

January, the a i rcraf t returned t o Naval Air Station Norfolk having achieved

one hundred per cent availability during the exercise.

Detachment THIF?Y-EIWI' flew down t o Mayport, Florida, in preparation

for deployment t o the Mediterranean. After completion of load-aboard, USS

SHANGRI-LA (CVA-38) departed Mayport and conducted a RIMEX missile exercise

in the area just off Bermuda. Then she steamd accoss the Atlantic for

turnover with USS INDEPENDENCE (CVA-62) and the Mediterranean Crmise w a s

off icial ly underway.

EXERCISE POOPDECK was the highlight of February operations for USS

SHANGRI-LA (CVA-38) and Detachment THIWrY-EIBIT. The forces of Spain and

the United States participated in practicing attack and defense training.

The detachment's ro le required maximum ut i l iza t ion of control capabil i t ies .

On 1February, Detachment TEN was established with LCDR C. A. PUNDT as

Officer i n Charge. USS YORKTOWN (CVS-10) was i n the yards and would depart

Naval Air Station Norfolk on 28 February f o r a Caribbean deployment. -1--\

On 8 February, USS INTREPID (CVS-11) and Detachment ELEVEN returned

from i t s WESTPAC "Around the World Cruise". For her involvement in the Viet

Nam confl ict , Detachment E L E ~ Nreceived a "well-done" and the NaYy

Unit Carmendation f r o m the Secretary of the Navy.

On 1 2 February, during ceremonies held at SF-2, Naval Air Station

Norfolk, RADM L. E. S. H. LE BAILLCJ, of the Royal Navy presented the "Tracer"

Trophy t o AEl H. A. WALKER. The award w a s presented i n recognition of out-

standing performance as aircrewman.

On 14 February, LCDR L. G. I~MHEIMrelieved LCDR J. W. SHERIN as Officer

in Charge of Detachment SIXIY-SEVEN. The detachment, soon t o deploy aboard

USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CVA-671, began preparations fo r the Operational Readi-

ness Inspection t o be conducted prior t o departure t o the Mediterranean.

Qpe t raining w a s conducted from 03-18 March in the Virginia Capes Operating

ma. Problems encountered with the ship's catapults during this period

resulted i n deck runs fo r prop a i rcraf t .

On 19 February, LCDR R. W. S A R m relieved LCDR C. W. GIBSON as Officer

in Charge of Detachment ELEVEN, and on 1 March, Detachment ELEVEN of f i c ia l ly

became Detachment FOKIY-TWO.

On 5 March, D e t a k n t THIKIY-EIGHT flew i ts longest operational f l ight .

LT PROCTOR, LTJG SANDFORD, LCDR WILKERSON, and LT WILBUR flew a 7.1 hour

f l ight .

On 13 March, D e t a h n t TEN departed Naval Air Station Norfolk for USS

YORKTOWN (CVS-10) and the Roosevelt Roads Operating Area, where A S W opera-

tions were conducted.

Detachment THIRTY-EIM participated in Exercise QUICKDRAW on 20 March. /-

The exercise w a s a six-hour night t rans i t defense against the I ta l ian PT

boats in the Bay of Taranto. The E-1B team processed 14 surface contacts,

directing f la re drops and je t s tr ikes against two of the PT boars.

On 1April, Detachment THIF3Y-EIGHT took part i n an open ocean missile

shoot. The detachment performed range surveillance and back-up control for

the drone launching a i rcraf t . Tho ttWell-Done" messages were received from

FAIN ARMSTRONG, C o m d e r , Cruiser Destroyer Flot i l la TEN, for outstanding

performance during the exercise.

On 6 April, Detachment SIXTY-SEVEN and Attack Carrier Air Wing ONE went

t o sea for the Operational Readiness Inspection, conducted on 1 2 and 13 April,

followed by in-chop t o the Sixth Fleet, and turnover from USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59)

, a t Rota, Spain, on the 22nd of April.

On 8 April, Detachment TEN returned from a short GTMO Cruise aboard USS

YONQOWN (CVS-10). Lack of parts and scarcity of corrosion control equip-

ment marked the maintenance problems of th i s short deployment. On the tenth

of April, D e t a h n t TEN again joined USS YORKTOWN (CVS-10) and CVSG56.

On 8 April, LT W. T. GODFRFY of Detachment EIGHTEEN, on board USS WASP

(CVS-181, in aircraf t 776, suffered fai lure of the port engine while in fl ight .

The a i rcraf t was recovered aboard in the barric3de resulting i n extensive

damage t o the wings, nacelles, and wheel wells.

The 16th of May saw the helm of CARAWRON-121 taken by CDR C . F. ALEXANDER,

who relieved CDR S. V. REYNOLDS as Conmanding Officer. F e ceremonies, held

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at SP-2, saw CDR S. V. EYNOIJX depart CARAFWRON-121to become Navigation

Officer of USS BENNINGTON (CVS- 20 ) . Detachment SIXIY-SEVEN spent an in-port period i n Valleta, Malta, from

2 - 11May. Upon completion of t h i s br ief respi te , t raining w a s conducted

i n the central Mediterranean follawed by NATIONAL WEEK 111. USS JOHN F. ' KENNEDY (CVA-6 7) and USS SHANGRI-LA (CVA- 381, in company with Cetadhrnent

THIRTY-EIGHT, participated i n the operation which spanned 22 - 24 May. The

objective of the exercise w a s around-the-clock f l i g h t operations t o provide

each side the opportunity t o attack the opposing force. The E-1B w a s

u t i l ized as law f lye r detector, CAP control, s t r i k e control, surface sur-

veillance, and radar and radio relay.

USS SHANGRI-LA (CVA-38) participated i n OPERATION OLYMPIC EXPRESS from

5 - 9 June and on June 20th and 2 1 s t Cetachment THIRTY-EIGHT signif icant ly

contributed t o the f i r s t successful ~ed i t e r ranean f i r i n g of the Talos missile.

During the exercise, radar and communications relay performed excellently.

On two separate occasions the AQM-33 target dmne w a s traced at speeds greater

than Mach One by the airborne radar and i t s Bellhop system.

On 22 - 23 June, Cetachmnt SIXIY-SEVEN and USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CVA-6 7)

participated i n Exercise QUICKDRAW and p e r f o m d the s m missions as those

of Detachment THIFTY-EIW during the 20 March exercise. During t h i s and

other at-sea periods, the E-1Bs provided FCAs o r Fudd Controlled Approaches,

as i f the CVA radars were i n a d m s ta tus . Komar exercises w e r e a l so con-

ducted i n which F-4s commenced f a s t , low-altitude runs f r o m over an "enemy"

ship (komar), simulating a missile. The E-1B mission w a s t o detect, and i f

necessary, provide information on the "missile1'.

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On 23 June, LCDR D. P. SMITH relieved LCDR R. W . SAR- as Officer

in Charge of Detachment FOKIY-TWO.

b r i n g the three-week cruise of D e t a b n t TEN in June, problems aboard

ship concerning supply and maintenance became apparent and corrective action /

was in i t i a t ed in an attempt t o be materially prepared f o r the upcoming q e r - ',

at ional Readiness Inspection and Eastern Atlantic deployment.

On 9 - 11July, USS SHANGRI-LA (CVA-38) participated i n Exercise POOPDECK'

1-70 and performed the sane functions as she had in the 1 2 - 14 February

Ekercise POOPDECK.

On ll July, Detachment EIGHTEEN returned t o Naval Air Station Norfolk

and on 29 July, Detachment THIFTY-EIW completed its first Mediterranean

deployment and returned t o SP-2 at Naval Air Station Norfolk. f

On 29 - 31 July, Detachment TEN on board USS YORKTOWN (CVS-10) part ici-

pated in an Operational Readiness- Inspection. The detachment, f o r its in-

dividual e f fo r t , scored 53 out of a possible 59 points and w a s given an ad-

jective grade of excellent.

On 31 July, Detachnzent FORTY-?WO joined Attack Carrier Air Wing SIX

(CVW-6) aboard USS F'RANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVA-4.2 ) . During August, Detachment TEN f l e w one mission w i t h USS INTREPID (CVS-11)

and two missions w i t h USS YORKTOWN (CVS-10) while preparing f o r the long

deployment. The detachment also provided two a i r c r a f t f o r Exercise SNOWTIME,

but because of barr ier placement and other reasons, no tangible benefits

w e r e gained.

On 1 2 September a t Naval Air Station Norfolk, CARAEWRON-121 moved from

SP-2 t o LP-13. Tne spaces we vacated were taken over by the E-1B RAG, RVM-120.

kwn 17 - 23 September USS YORKTOWN (CVS-10) participated i n Exercise

PEACEKEEPER and w a s tasked the responsibili ty as SSSC as a primary mission

and ASW protection of the s t r ik ing force as a secondary mission. To a c c m

plish the f i s s ion , Detachnent TEN provided continuous radar coverage of the

task force i n order t o maintain accurate hmledge of the disposition of i

all friendly and unfriendly surface forces. The exercise w a s an &qualified

success and force commanders f e l t t h a t they had complete h m l e d g e of the

disposition of friendly/unfriendly units fo r the f i r s t time.

On 1 7 October, LCDR J. M. FERRY relieved LCDR L. A. BENNAN as Officer

in. & a g e of Detachment THIRTY-EIGHT.

On 1 7 - 24 October, USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CVA-67) participated i n

OPEWION DEEP FURROW, which involved Turkish, Greek, and United States

forces. Daily raids were conducted on assigned targets and the E-1B per-

formed missions of s t r ike control 'and lm-'flyer detection. The raids w e r e

culminated by an amphibious assault during which the E-1B acted as Forward

Air Controller. From 27 - 29 October, OPERATION NATIONAL WEEK I V w a s con-

ducted i n which USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CVA-67) and her air wing performed the

same missions as in OPERATION NATIONAL WEEK I11 held in May. On 1November,

Detachment SIXTY-SEVEN'S a i rc ra f t 771 w a s severely damaged when the ship's

radar f e l l f r o m its mast on the island and struck the parked aircraft on the

tail. This ground accident w a s coincident with CDR C. F. ALEXANDER'S v i s i t

t o Detachment SIXTY-SEVEN on board KENNEDY. The Camanding Officer, W R O N -

1 2 1 , a lso visi ted h i s detachments aboard USS SHANGRI-LA (CVA-38) and USS

YOWOWN (CVS-10) during the period 1- 9 November.

During November, Cetachment EIGHTEEN and FOFOY-TWO loaded aboard USS

WASP (CVS-18) and USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (CVA-42) f o r short deployments I

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and returned on 22 and 2 1 November respectively.

On 18 November, Detachrnent SIXTY-SEVEN'S a i rc ra f t 774 l o s t an engine

on take-off f r o m NAF Naples. The plane coimander, LCDR LOMHEIM, took con-,I

trol of the a i r c r a f t and executed an uneventful single-engine landing.

F h n 17 - 20 November, Detachment EIWEEN on board USS WASP (CVS-18)

participated i n an Operational Readiness Inspection.

On 24 November, LCDR L. HEBEKT relieved LCDR C. A. P W as Officer i n

Charge of Detachment TEN.

On 28 and 29 November, Detachment THIKIY-EIGHT loaded aboard USS SHANGRI-

LA (CVA-38) a t Maypo~, Florida, f o r s l ight ly less than a month deployment,

t o return from Naval Air Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on 19 December.

On 3 December, USS YORKTOWN (CVS-10) steamed from Po*smuth, England ).

fo r COWS. As a resul t of emphasis on corrosion control during the cruise,

the a i r c r a f t were ready f o r inspection with a minimum of touch-up work and

.washing and received an overall grade of-outstanding.

On 12 December, USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CVA-67 completed turnover procedures

at Palencia Bay, Majorca and began steaming fo r COWS, t o arr ive a t Pier 1 2

on 21 December.

The remainder of the year fo r both site-support and detachment personnel

was basically spent on leave. An excsption was the CAFUEWRON-121 flyover

of four a i rc ra f t at Naval Air Station Norfolk on 29 December.

COMMAND ORWZPTION

CHRONOLOGY OF CARAFWRON-121 COMMANDING OFFICERS

Captain Joseph A. PMSEAU, USN, 124265/1310 - 1April t o 9 June 1967

Captain Sheldon L. CORNER, USN, 407279/1310 - 9 June t o 1July 1967

h a n d e r Raymond A. PFITIGREW, USN, 540343/1310 - 1July 1967 t o 1 0 July 1968

b m m d e r Stuart V. REYNOLDS, USN, 520033/1310 - 1 0 July 1968 t o 16 May 1969

Cammander Charles F. ALEXANDER, USN, 581315/1310 - 1 6 May 1969 t o Present

MISSION OF COMMAND

To provide Airborne Early Warning t o Fleet units involving intercept

control, s t r ike control, radar and radio relay, search and rescue, and radar

and visual reconnaisance as directed by higher authority.

COMPOSITION OF COMMAND

CARAFWRON-121 is organized according t o a Cetachment Concept. That is ,

each detachrent functions as a squadron within a squadron, Each detachment

has i ts am d e p m e n t s and divisions as does the squadron.

The Officer i n Charge of each detachment is selected by the Camanding

Officer. The detachment Officer in Charge functions both as a commanding

off icer and a dep-nt head. Ashore, the Officer i n Charge functions as

a d e p d n t head, responsible t o the Commanding Officer, CAREWRON-121.

A t sea, he i s responsible t o the A i r Group Commander, as well as t o the

Oorrnnanding Officer of the squadron, f o r administrative purposes.

The detachment nmiber coincides with the hu l l nmber of the ship on which

the detachment embarks.

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fibre detailed information may be found i n the Squadron and Cetachment . Organization Manuals enclosed as Annexes J and K of (YJVEWRON ONE TWENIY

ONE 1967 Squadron fistory.

COMPOSITION OF DETACHMENTS

As of December 1969, we have f ive (5) detachments which deploy with the

follming personnel and equipment :

Three Aircraft Cetachmnt; 5 Pilots , 4 Co-Pilots, 6 Naval Flight

Officers, 5 Enlisted Aircrewmen, and a t o t a l of 45 enl.isted personnel; a

t o t a l complement of 6 1

Four Aircraft Detachment; 6 Pilots , 6 Co-Pilots, 8 Naval Flight

Officers, 6 Enlisted Aircrewmen, and a t o t a l of 52 enlisted personnel; a

total complement of 72

Five Aircraft Cetachment; 7 Pilots , 7 Co-Pilots, 8 Naval Flight

Officers, 1Ground Officer, 8 Enlisted Aircrewmen, and a t o t a l of 77

enlisted personnel; a t o t a l cmplement of 100

PERSONNEL ASSIGNED

108 officers, of which 1 0 2 are f l igh t personnel; 322 enlisted, of

which 23 are f l ight personnel. No complement of civilians w a s affected

o r assigned.

THE E-1B "TRACER"

CARP;EWRON-121 f l i e s the E-1B "Tracer" Aircraft from the decks of Atlantic

Fleet Carriers. The a i rcraf t is a twin-engine, high wing, carrier-based air-

w a f t bu i l t by the G r m Aircraft Engineering Corporation. Its primary

. mission i s t o provide airborne radar coverage t o an assigned area o r fprce at sea.

It is equipped f o r a l l weather f l i g h t and i s operated by a c r e w of four

(4). The c r e w consists of a p i l o t , a co-pilot, a Naval Flight Officer and

an Enlisted Airc~wman.

The aircraft features a top-mounted radome tha t housed a 17 1 / 2 foot

by 4 foot radar antenna, giving it a search range of appmximately two

hundred (200) miles, depending upon the height of the aircraft.

OPEWIONAL STATISTICS

Total hours f l awn............................................... 9,022.0

Total ca r r i e r landings ..........................................2,386

Total so r t i e s ...................................................3,074

ACCIDEKCS, INCIDENTS, GROUND ACCIDENTS,AND SAFE2Y UR' S

1. TOTALS

A. Accidents.......................6

. B. Incidents .......................111 C. Ground Accidents.. ..............1 2

D. Safety URrS.....................2

A. Carrier Qualification DET, 01-69A, 2 1 Feb 1969, 148123

(1)NAS Pensacola, LT M. S. EVANS

(2 Aircraft taxied off s ide of runway short of t ax i route

(3) h g e t o nose section, starboard prop, and fuselage s t ruc tura l damage.

(1) USS WASP (CVS-18) , LT J . L. SWAFFAR

(2) Nose gear collapsed on impact with f l i g h t deck.

(3) Damage t o mose gear, starboard fuselage, port and starboard nacelle, cockpit, and fuselage.

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C. DET-38, 01-69A, 2 Apr 1969, 148139

(1)USS SHANGRI-LA, LT D. E. PROCTOR

(2) B i r d strike on radome.

(3 ) Tho impact dents on radome l e a d i n g edge.

(I) USS WASP (CVS-181, LT W. T. GODFREY

(2) P o r t e n g i n e failure r e s u l t i n g i n b a r r i c a d e arrestrent.

(3 ) W g e t o port and s t a r b o a r d wing, port and s t a r b o a r d nacelle, mse whee l w e l l , a n d s t a r b o a r d whee l w e l l .

E. DET-42, 01-70A, 2 Aug 1969, 147230

(1)USS F R N K L J N D. ROOSEVELT (CVA-42 ) , LCDR J . M. FERFE

(2) Suspec t t a i l whee l assemble damaged d u r i n g cat shot.

( 3 ) Damage t o tail whee l shock s t r u t , t a i l assembly and bu lkhead * assembly.

F. DET-10, 01-70A, 5 Sep 1969, 148906 '

(1)USS Y~RKTOWN(CVS-101, LT J. H. KU-L

(2 ) C a t a p u l t hook f i t t ing s e p a r a t e d f rom aircraft.

( 3 ) L o n g i t u d i n a l damage on bo t tom of f u s e l a g e .

3. INCIDENTS

. (1)01-691, 1 4 Feb 1969, NAS Norfolk, 148919 F u e l boost pump p r e s s u r e loss

(2) 02-691, 24 Feb 1969, NALF F e n t r e s s , 147213 Por t tire blew d u r i n g rollout

(3 ) 03-691, 3 Mar 1969, NALF F e n t r e s s , 147217 S t a r b o a r d c h i p light i l l u m i n a t e d

( 4 ) 04-691, 1 3 Mar 1969, 30 NM North, 028R JAX, 147219 S t a r b o a r d c h i p light i l l u m i n a t e d

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( 5 ) 05-691, 18 Mar 1969, lONM 174R JAX, 148919 S tarboard gene ra to r warming l i g h t i l l umina ted

(6) 06-691, 3 Apr 1969, NAS Leeward P o i n t , Cuba, 147237 P o r t CSD light i l lumina ted

(7) 07-691, 3 Apr 1969, NAS Leeward P o i n t , Cuba, 148919 P o r t CSD l i g h t i l l umina ted

(8) 08-691, 1 1 A p r 1969, NAS L e e w a r d P o i n t , Cuba, 147237 P o r t CSD l i g h t i l l umina ted

(9) 09-691, 1 1 A p r 1969, NAS L e e w a r d P o i n t , Cuba, 147219 S tarboard c h i p light i l lumina ted

(10) 10-691, 1 7 Apr 1969, CVS-10, 147217 P o r t CSD l i g h t i l l umina ted

(11) 11-691, 17 Apr 1969, CVS-10, 147237 P o r t c h i p l i g h t i l l umina ted

(12) 12-691, 21 Apr 1969, NAS Leeward P o i n t , Cuba, 147219 P o r t CSD l i g h t i l l umina ted

(13) 13-691, 21 Apr 1969, NAS Leeward P o i n t , Cuba, 147217 P o r t CSD l i g h t i l l umina ted ,

(14) 14-691, 25 Pgr 1969, CVS-10, 147217 Loss o f s t a r b o a r d t a c h genera to r

(15) 15-691, 21 May 1969, NAS Norfolk, 148913 Fuel l e a k

(16) 16-691, 5 JUI1969, CVS-10, 148919 Broken f l a p pushrods

(17) 17-691, 9 J u ~1969, CVS-10, 147219 F a i l u r e o f p o r t p r o p e l l o r t o au to fea the r

(18) 18-691, 9 Jun 1969, CVS-10, 148919 bss of c o n t r o l l e r ' s escape ha tch

(19) 19-691, 9 J u ~1969, CVS-10, 147219 Starboard generator light illuminated

( 2 0 ) 0 1 - 7 0 1 , 2 6 J u l 1 9 6 9 , C V S - 1 0 , 1 4 8 9 ~ 3 D F c ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ , ~ ~ Afterfire dur ing f l i g h t

(21) 02-701, 30 J u l 1969 , CVS-10, 147219 F a i l u r e of p r o p g o v e r n o r prior t o l a u n c h

(22) 03-701, 26 Aug 1969, NALJ? F e n t r e s s , 148913 P o r t CSL, light illuminated

(23) 04-701, 27 Aug 1969, NALF F e n t r e s s , 148913 P o r t CSD l ight illuminated

(24) 05-701, 3 Sep 1969, CVS-10, 147213 E x p l o s i v e sound heard in flight, s u s p e c t afterfire

(25) 06-701, 4 Sep 1969 , CVS-10, 148913 P o r t generator l ight illuminated

(26) 07-701, 4 Sep 1969, CVS-10, 148913 P o r t g e n e r a t o r l ight illuminated

(27) 08-701, 8 Sep 1969 , CVS-10, 148913 S t a r b o a r d wing d e n t c a u s e d by improper tm

(28) 09-701, 9 Sep 1969, CVS-10, 147219 Unsafe n o s e gear d m i n d i c a t i o n

(29) 10-701, 9 Sep 1969, CVS-10, 148913 S t a r b o a r d e n g i n e backfire during flight

(30) 11-701, 1 2 Sep 1969 , CVS-10, 148913 Maxbnwn of 2500 RPM at t a k e - o f f pmer

(31) 12-701, 1 3 Sep 1969 , CVS-10, 148913 D i f f e r e n t i a l of 550# of f u e l i n t a n k s , f a u l t y gage

(32) 13-701, 8 Oct 1969, CVS-10, 147219 S t a r b o a r d CSD and g e n e r a t o r l i g h t s i l l u m i n a t e d

(33) 14-701, 9 O c t 1969 , CVS-10, 147217 Both e n g i n e s los t pmer f o l l o w e d b y IZPM decrease

(34) 15-701, 3 1 O c t 1969 , CVS-10, 147219 No ignition of p o r t e n g i n e d u r i n g start

(35) 16-701, 1NOV 1969, CVS-10, 147213 Port e n g i n e quit during mag check

17-701, 1NOV 1969, CVS-10, 147219 Power loss o n e n g i n e s prior t o cat

18-701, 1NOV 1969, CVS-10, Broken port g e n e r a t o r shaft

(38) 19-701, 2 NOV 1969 ,'CVS-18, 147219 Radar electrical fire

(1)15-691, 8 Jan 1969, P a t r i c k Henry Airport, 147237 S t a r b o a r d d~urrpt u b e fe l l off d u r i n g T E G landing

(2) 16-691, 30 J a n 1969, NALF F e n t r e s s , 147237 S t a r b o a r d CSD l i g h t i l l u m i n a t e d

(3 ) 17-691, 30 J a n 1969 , 20 NM 180R Navy Norfolk, 148918 P o r t CSD l i g h t i l l u m i n a t e d

(4) 18-691, 1 3 Mar 1969, E l i z a b e t h City, N. C., 148136 S t a r b o a r d radom access p a n e l s e p a r a t e d in f l i g h t

(5) 19-691, 1 9 Mar 1969 , E l i z a b e t h C i t y , N. D., 148136 Brass b u s h i n g fel l f rom throttle q u a d r a n t in flight

( 6 ) 20-691, 2 Apr 1969, CVS-18, 147233 H y d r a u l i c leak, l o c a t e d p r i o r to t a k e - o f f

(7) 21-691, 3 Apr 1969 , CVS-18, 148146 H y d r a u l i c f m s l o c a t e d d u r i n g flight

( 8 ) 22-691, 24 May 1969 , CVS-18, 148146 CSD light i l l u m i n a t e d i n flight

(9) 02-701, 1 0 Nov 1969, NALF C h a r l e s t o n , S . C., 148902 Zero p r e s s u r e i n h y d r a u l i c p r e s s u r e gage

(10) 03-701, 11Nov 1969 , NAS Quonset P o i n t , R. I. , 148902 S l w l a n d i n g g e a r o p e r a t i o n , 400 PSI h y d r a u l i c p r e s s u r e

(ll) 06-701, 1 6 NOV 1969, CVS-18, 148134 P o r t c h i p l ight illuminated on cat l a u n c h

( 1 ) 03-691, 6 J a n 1969, 20 NM S o u t h Charleston, 148145 S t a r b o a r d CSD l ight illuminated

(2) 04-691, 20 Jan 1969, CVA-38, 148145 S t a r b o a r d CSD l i g h t illuminated

( 3 ) 05-691. 28 Jan 1969, CVA-38, 148139 P o r t &D light ill-ated - D f R .fsIFIEb

( 4 ) 06-691, 1 2 Feb 1969 , CVA-38, 148902 starboard CSD l ight - i l l u m i n a t e d

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( 5 ) 08-691, 22 Apr 1969, CVA-38, 148145 S t a r b o a r d CSD l i g h t i l l u m i n a t e d

(6 ) 01-701, 28 J u l 1969, 129R 1 0 NM C o f i e l d Tacan, 148139 P o r t CSD l ight i l l u m i n a t e d

(7) 02-701, 28 J u l 1 9 6 9 , 30 NM 240R, Navy Norfolk, 148145 P o r t c h i p l i g h t i l l u m i n a t e d

(8 ) 03-701, 1 8 Dec 1969, 5 NM 170R, NAS Leeward P o i n t , 148231 S t a r b o a r d CSD l i g h t i l l ~ n a t e d

(1 ) 01-691, 9 Mar 1969, 20 NM South Navy Norfolk, 147231 S t a r b o a r d CSD light i l l u m i n a t e d

(2) 02-691, 1 0 P h r 1969, 8 NM NW Navy Norfolk, 147231 S t a r b o a r d CSD l i g h t i l l w n i n a t e d

(3 ) 03-691, 23 May 1969, Cape Charles Tacan, 147236 P o r t e n g i n e c h i p l ight i l l u m i n a t e d

(4) 01-701, 2 Sep 1969, CVA-42, 148902 P o r t fire warn ing light i l l u m i n a t e d

(5 ) 02-701, 26 Sep 1969, 40 NM s o u t h Navy Norfolk, 148902 S t a r b o a r d CSD and g e n e r a t o r l i g h t s illuminated

(6) 03-701, 1 0 NOV 1969, CVA-42, 148136 Ehgine began t o feather o n test

(7) 04-701, 11Nov 1969, 55 NM SE JAX, 147237 E l e c t r i c a l f ire i n r a d a r e q u i p n e n t

( 1 ) 03-691, 1 3 Jan 1969, E l i z a b e t h C i t y , N. C. , 148901 P o r t g e n e r a t o r l ight i l l u m i n a t e d

(2 ) 04-691, 1 3 Jan 1969, NAS No~folk,148908 P o r t c h i p light i l l u m i n a t e d o n take-off

(3) 05-691, 17 Jan 1969, NAS Norfolk, 148908 S t a r b o a r d CSD light i l l u m i n a t e d

(4) 06-691, 19 Feb 1969, NAS Norfolk, 148908 P o r t e n g i n e los t pmer for four seconds

(5 ) 07-691, 27 Feb 1969, NAS Norfolk, 148905 D E C ~ ~ P o r t eng ine fire warn ing l ight i l l u m i n a t e d

(6) 08-691, 3 Mar 1969, CVA-67, 148908 Port CSD light illuminated

(7) 09-691, 7 Mar 1969, CVA-67, 148905 Radio antenna broken by bridle slap

(8) 10-691, 8 Mar 1969, CVA-67, 148901 Gash in fuselage from bridle slap

(9) 11-691, 12 Mar 1969, CVA-67, 148908 Flight deck pmer access door damaged port wheel well door

(10) 12-691, 14 Mar 1969, CVA-67, 148908 bss of bridle on catapult shot

(11)13-691, 21 Apr 1969, CVA-67, 148904 Starboard engine backfire

(12) 14-691, 14 May 1969, CVA-67, 148908 Rudder bent by raising of JBD doors

(13) 15-691, 21 May 1969, CVA-67, 148908 Starboard CSD light illuminated

(14) 01-701, 8 July 1969 ,CVA-67, 148908 Port engine chip light illuminated

(15) 02-701, 18 July 1969, CVA-67, 148901 Port generator cut in and out dming flight

(16) 03-701, 18 Jul 1969, CVA-67, 148908 Starboard CSD light illuminated

(17) 04-701, 1Aug 1969, CVA-67, 148904 Severe aircraft vibrations during flight

(18) 05-701, 5 A% 1969, CVA-67, 148908 Port F P M control failure

(19) 06-701, 10 Aug 1969, CVA-67, 148908 Starboard CSD light illuminated

(20) 07-701, 11Aug 1969, CVA-67, 148908 Starboard CSD light illuminated

(21) 08-701, 13 Aug 1969, CVA-67, 148908 Starboard CSD light illuminated DFcr ~ S ~ F ~ E D

(22) 09-701, 13 Aug 1969, CVA-67, 148905 During pre-flight checks, yoke stuck in full up position -(23) 10-701, 30 Aug 1969, CVA-67, 148908 Starboard CSD light illuminated

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(24) 11-701, 3 1 Aug 1969 , CVA-67, 148904 S t a r b o a r d CSD a n d TR lights i l l u m i n a t e d

(25) 12-701, 1 0 Sep 1969, CVA-67, 148908 S t a r b o a r d CSD l ight i l l u m i n a t e d

(26) 1 3 - 7 0 1 , l l Sep 1969, 8 NM E of B r i n d i s i , I t a ly , 148905 S t a r b o a r d fire warming l i g h t i n f l ight and b l w tire o n l a n d i n g

(27) 14-701, 25 Sep 1969, CVA-67, 148908 S t a r b o a r d o i l p r e s s u r e dropped t o 5 1 PSI

(28) 15-701, 25 Sep 1969, CVA-67, 148904 Lhsafe l a n d i n g g e a r i n d i c a t i o n

(29) 16-701, 26 Sep 1969, CVA-67, 148904 S m a l l h o l e s i n s k i n , s u s p e c t e d bridle s l a p

(30) 17-701, 27 Sep 1969, CVA-67, 148908 S t a r b o a r d CSD l ight i l l u m i n a t i o n

('31) 18-701, 27 Sep 1969, CVA-67, 148904 S t a r b o a r d g e n e r a t o r and TR l i g h t s i l l u m i n a t e d

(32) 19-701, 1O c t 1969, CVA-67, 148908 S t a r b o a r d CSD light i l l u m i n a t e d

(33) 20-701, 1 9 4 0 c t 1969, CVA-67, 148904 S m a l l hole in fuselage, n o a p p a r e n t cause

(34) 21-701, 30 Oct 1969, CVA-67, 148901 P o r t p r o p would n o t feather o n test hop

(35) 23-701, 1 1 N 0 v 1 9 6 9 , CVA-67, 148904 S t a r b o a r d CSD l igh t i l l u m i n a t e d

(36) 24-701, 1 8 Nov 1969, NAF Naples , 148905 bss of starboard e n g i n e on take-off

F. SITE SUPPORT

(1) 14-691, 29 May 1969 , FELKNER AAF, VA, 147230 Lass of #2 o p e r a t o r ' s e s c a p e hatch

( 2 ) 15-691, 30 J u ~1969 , IKLF ENTRESS, 148123 Starboard engine d h i p l i g h t i l l u m i n a t e d

(3 ) 01-701, 1 5 J u l 1969 , NALF FENTESS, 148919 O i l loss d u r i n g FCLPS

( 4 ) 03-701, 04 J u l 1 9 6 9 , 1 0 NM S of Navy Norfolk, 148912 CSD warming light illuminated

DECLASS~FIED

(5 ) 04-701, 06 Aug 1969, NAS Norfolk, 148022 Nose l a n d i n g g e a r would not retract

(6) 05-701, 07 Aug 1969, FELKNER A M , VA, 148145 H y b a u l i c fumes ifi cockpit

(7) 06-701, 07 Aug 1969, Navy Norfolk, 148919 Chip d e t e c t o r l ight i l l h a t e d

( 8 ) 07-701, 1 2 Aug 1969 , Navy Norfolk, 148902 P o r t radome panel bent due t o improper s e c u r i n g

(9) 08-701, 1 3 A u ~ 1969, NAS N~rfolk,148919 S t a r b o a r d c h i p d e t k c t o r l ight illuminated

(10) 09-701, 22 Aug 1969, NALF FENTRESS, 147213 S t a r b o a r d fire warn ing l ight i l l u n i n a t e d

(11) 10-701, 22 Aug 1969, 20 NM W of Navy Norfolk, 148145 P o r t g e n e r a t o r f l u c t u a t i o n s

- (12) 11-701, 27 Aug 1969, NALF FENTRESS, 148912 O i l leak

(13) 12-701, 09 Sep 1969, NALF FENTRESS, 148145 Unsafe n o s e gear indication

I (14) 13-701, 16 Sep 1969, NAS Norfolk, 147231 S t a r b o a r d g e n e r a t o r o u t of limits

(15) 14-701, 1 7 Sep 1969, NALF FENTRESS, 148912 P o r t CSD, g e n e r a t o r and TR l i g h t s i l l b a t e d

(16) 15-701, 24 Sep 1969, NAS, Norfolk, 147233 S t a r b o a r d o i l p r e s s u r e dropped t o 52 PSI

(17) 16-701, 29 Sep 1969, CVS 18 , 147231 . S t a r b o a r d c h i p detector i l l u m i n a t e d

(18) 17-701, 2 1 O c t 1969, NALF FENTRESS, 147233 S t a r b o a r d CSD l ight illuminated

(19) 18-701, 22 Oct 1969 , NAS Norfolk, 148912 P o r t g e n e r a t o r l ight i l l u m i n a t e d

(20) 19-701, 04 Nov 1969, NAS Norfolk, 148902 Wing n u t of down-lock c u t i n t o m a h n o u n t i n s i d e w a l l t o the cord of the tire

(21) 20-701, 10 Nov 1969, 20 NM E of FXELD VOmAC, 147231 S t a r b o a r d CSD l ight i l l ~ a t e d% E C L ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

4; GROUND ACCIDENTS

. (1)02-706, 2 O c t 1969 , CVS-10, 147219/147217 Tawed aircraft s t r u c k parked aircraft

(2 ) 01-706, 26 Jul 1969 , CVS-10, 147217 Holes found in u n d e r s i d e of p o r t wing

(1)01-706, 9 Nov 1969, NAS Quonset P o i n t , R. I . , 147230 O i l t r u c k hose c a u g h t nosewheel fairing

( 2 ) 05-706, 1 4 Nov 1959 , CVS-18, 147230 Taw tractor s l i p p e d on f l i g h t d e c k and d e n t e d tail

. (1 ) 01-696, 1 6 Apr 1969 , NAS N o r f o l k , 148923 During ' t u r n - u p , starboard wing folded

(2 ) 01-706, 30 Oct 1969, NAS Norfolk, 148136 AN/ART-28 antenna broken by GSE equipment handler

(1) 02-696, 2 1 Apr 1969 , CVA-67, 148905 Aircraft towed by tractor into t a i l ' o f A-4

(2 ) 03-706, 1NOV 1969, CVA-67, 148901 S h i p ' s radar a n t e n n a fe l l o n aircraft tail

E. SITE SUPPORT

( 1 ) 01-706, 11.Aug 1969 , NAS N o r f o l k , 148905 Male DC pins for APU bent when o p e r a t o r moved u n i t w i t h o u t d e t a c h i n g

( 2 ) 02-706, 1 7 Sep 1969 , NAS Norfolk, 147214 Dent in p o r t s i d e of tail s e c t i o n caused b y lmse t a w bar

( 3 ) 03-706, 9 O c t 1969, NAS Norfolk, 148902 Warning f l a g c u t d e e p l y into p o r t mainmount

( 4 ) 04-706, 7 Oct 1969, CVA-62, 148906 Hole in starboard f u e l t a n k

5. SAFETY UNSNISFACTOH REPOFXS

A. 121-0005/69 (121-19-701) 4 NOV 1969, NAS Norfolk, 148902

Recmend removal of down-locks f r o m mainmount t o p r e v e n t en tang l&ent w i t h mainmounts

B. 121-0006/69 (121-20-701) 1 0 Nov 1969, NAS Norfolk, 147231 Material failure of CSD f lex shaft due t o o v e r h e a t i n g