Lexington (CVA 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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I I I I l l I I I I 1 IN THE SHADE OF AN F7-U, A PEEPHOLE AND THREE PEOPLE KNIGHTS WITH CUTLASSES The Black Knights 3' of Attack Squadron One-Hundred Fifty-One are led by Cdr. K.H. Cu Salty UD Moore, Jr. and co-piloted by Lcdr. 'Q Dixie 3, J. Mays. Shifting from their weary FQF Panther's in early 1955, they announced the arrival of their high-strung FTU-3 Cutlass U with the roaring blast of their afterburners. The new aircraft gave VA-151 a new mission as Air Task Group Oneis jet attack squadron, and in this capacity, both ashore and adoat, Q' Black Knights 'I have established many 'qfirstsf' Throughout the present cruise, pilots and maintenance crews have worked long and hard to keep their tempermental mounts airborne for the successful comple- tion of their numerous, intricately- planned, hard-hitting strikes. FIRST ROW: LCDR D. J. MAYS, JR., LTJG W. J. REGAN, JR., LCDR. T. P. f CONROY, LT. E. A. CORBETT, ENS. W. C. ZEEB, SECOND ROW: LT. L. J. DENEY, JR., LTJG C.G. LARSEN, LT. H. R. CRANDALL, LTJG K.E. BEHNKE, l THIRD ROW' LTJG D T BUTLER ENS JE HOWE l, 1 v J i .3 . ti -i I I r I ll' LCDR. ROBERT H. MOORE, JR. I CO, VA-IST li up , R l 205 T. ,,

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I HE RD THROUGH THE LA D O

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X Top row: C.F. jones W.A. Van Horn L.E. Mason D.A. Robertson R.J. Mullins L.F. Clawson N.V. Johnson G.A. Scott R.R. Trautman Second row: J. Corona G.M. Sperry C.L. Boyd R.C. Heindil H.D. Mattes J.F. Smith J. Zimmerman W.J. Trader. Third row' J. Ahlenslagee D.F. Mclntraff W. Strohm W.J. Crocitto L.R. King J.L. Reason R.W. Stevens R.L. Brown C.W. Looney. Fourth row HD Watson L.C. Provencher J.A. Barrett JJ. Dailey W.A. Shadburn H.D. Travis. fray'