Lexington (CVA 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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AFTER-MISSION STORY DRAWS INTERESTED ON-LOOKERS. WHEN PHOTOGRAPHER LEFT, SO DID INTERESTED ON-LOOKERS ANOTHER BIT OF FINGERFLYING DOESN'T GET ATTENTION POSE DESERVES. THE SUNDOWNERSH K Fighting One-Elevenf, skippered by CDR Glenn A. Medick, a former combat submariner of World War II, and assisted by the Exec, CDR. Howard C. Lovegrove, has maintain- ed the high proficiency and spirit for which it has long been noted. Founded early in World War Il, VF-111 gained its nickname The Sundowners 'i at the famed Marianas K Turkey Shoot where its pilots set records for downing Japanese planes. VF-111 established even more records during three Korean combat tours and accounted for the hrst officially Navy-killed MIG of the confiictg there at the finish, they participated in the last combat mission to be flown. The squadron won the coveted 1955 ComAirPac Jet Safety Award and has continued with an outstand- ing record of aircraft availability and flight hours during the present tour aboard the Lex.

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