Wasp (CV 18) - Naval Cruise Book

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'F-14. CDR. A. J. KNUDSON, usN Commissioned in Decem- ber, IQLLQ, Cdr. Knudson has led I f a colorful and varied lilse in 105 ig' :qv 2 . i. f I X If naval aviation. ln I5 years ot FIGI-ITEIQ i active duty. . .as a Flight in- structor...and as a combat pilot during WW ll and conflict . . .he has the Korean gained the experience needed to lead a squadron. H The Sundowners H have been under his command since their last cruise. SQUADRGN iii Founded at the beginning ol Xxflorlrl Xllfar ll, Fighting Qne l-liindred Eleven gained its niclcname ol The Snnclownersu at the turkey M,,pp8AZ L 0 shoots H in the Mariana lslands. plying Pol: airciaef, - ' pro iii'- r .y record For downed Japanese planes. Afffi Wg, - -'V ' Mila, ni e many squadrons ho are part E rve and part regular One- COfT1fT'lISSlOI'1IOQ ep oying thrice to the sren orean bpii ties over t e n 0. three years VF III has accompli he-l n ewvialnei gord For other coo gar p ots to strr e at Tlev oil' rally downed flier- Frst Naiify e lVllGil2ussian iet Fighte ol' h 'iflict this u ortdnate p uno :cially the First MQG ol the to be shot do n T Knu son and the c cdr Medic at the'ff fro ol: the pack the pilots have crashed their way throcigh the skies over NAS LW Miramar their base ashore and tie ornp.iL0O per cent supersonic, ef' V Jrwniazi -KJV ven claims to have een ow contf ous ai tive dut since eir f I' . U l li yv f 1 r fa, , 1 ,,- El W ' 9 b G J' 1 v t . r , .. r , ,. ., - A r 2- ' f' ' f 'fff rf D I , , ky v:,52 ' . . . V' fly ', - p e is , c li h i ' ' ' 1- l,J.g-4 1' , - H - F i gl- . SQ, 1 ' u - , ' - , 3, e c .fr i C ' ' an -I . . - I d ' ' N I . W e J , 5 1 Aiwa l I r ' . . 1 : f ' ' i 'i e t e . lr as ' - . ' if iff ! ' C. Y . Q VV nb haf' ,f .- .I-1 t 2,9 ,Q P 4. .. L Cd d UE A .. . k ' '. d' V K , 'T 7' Xb'-f 1 1 . - .. ., lf. . ' ., -s-my 'f , - ' . f 4' V gg, ,V 1. . ,f - V: .' ,bv Ai, - - 3:2 ri , - n l'fQ1,j z., ' r' ,, f r ' r J 4-,,fP5jY3g.f,3v . A 1' :, f. ' 1 - I v 4 ,, x , H , , .. W an , 11,71-1f,,,f V' I ,- 3-5 ,L . P' 4 ' f .1-,gfg23,:.fff5f+f,-' 1 R i s , 'sl LL-vi ' A - .- 'TM' HV- ' W--' s , rf f 1 . - ,se-' ' ,- -X Y AA, 4 ,F A K V-ffw 042. Hi V, is' jff, ' its 3 ,. f ,f -' ' 2'6 :Q , 'fjrfi -1 ' . , 32 -ip a ' i. g - f- L J- , rf' gf' 2, - . : - J 1 - -f - , ri ,Mfr , ' f . , 1 5, mf- - , , 3A ',.'fw1,.?,,fv- ,f .',,,, , r A e Q ,F A . f l A ,N ., , - , LW,-v w,'id1,-A 'J' r , if ,J :. ' .. ., 1 ' -fi. . T'. ph-':Lf', ,ff '44?' J ,E-:L . 1 Q fi, , is 1 ,L gp E . Q,-,'fzI31Q,'r Y L Q' ' ' 2 f f, 2 N1 393-f v+J5 ' .'T , - .. , . ., A ,J ,. ,,,L?.f . 4 'Q - ':. , -'WL 'r 'W - 'z , ,L 11 .-e.p. , A' s. .i.rA 1:-V. a. , MJ. 3. 1, ,,.n,f,4? W' 1 ' L-1. qt- - -1 -.ig V ' , Era , s,:yf :I riff, 7 v ,si ' ' f,,4,, :iff -ig! ef-'-Q' J .W V15 ef 'fr-4:1 ,jg , ' ' I -gff Jfl Qiff' 'QV' uf 4, A f -,. :,,:'-,fa-J.. . -f , -.p-r..z,-L,,g,., .'