Lexington (CVA 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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LTJG J.D. CAMPBELL VF-124 Front Row: E.R. Norton, C.O. Langely, JJ. Kane, M.E. Miller, C.M. Johnson, C.C. Nichols R.W. Croke. Second Row: A.L. King, SJ. Hooker, H.F. Doll, O.L. Johnson, T.E. Huff, R.A. Harris. LTJG J.R. WINKOWSKI ' - . 4 gnu- 'i-+ ,i -w SPTQ E X ,igmzikl l A X, , V fy ,. 5-M enu - X ,,1 ff, lm,-1: 4.71 . -wg-I hm-vrlzqix qv X I' ' . mums . 1, -. It 5 15 U m 'mm W, 3 - 1 - ' 3-E LTJG RJ. BURNELL LTJG C. LUHRS E. . .rv . . to .. ' M - . 1-we 547 ,,,. n,.- --anis-2 -rf' ' K 'JZ'..:. My W, .1 . if ef f -S - fggfgrgffe ' , 1 'j:iifQQfi VF-124 Front Row: R.L. Dunn, J.B. Williams, W.F. Shelton, T.F. Veercamp, R.E.Shib1er, A. Iacuzzo, W.A. Hunol, B.D. Cobb, H.K. Yahnke, E. Smith. Second Row: R.G. Marconi, G.C. Martin, G.M. Kelly, T.O. Brock, C.O. Saterfiel, MJ. Vassel, R.R. Sanousky, M.B. Pliam, J.B. Ross. LTJG R.A. JONES 239

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VF-124 Front Row: W.A. Eubanks, D.D. Gilbert, D.R. Pickering R.B. Bush, J.W. Dunn, C.D. White. Second Row: W.R. Scott, H.G. Staggs, F.R. Wheelock, W.E. Ira, T.A. Warfel, D.M. Spousta. LTJG L.A. SWARTZ LTJG J.E. FULLERTON PILOTS MAN their aircraft, make pre-flight VF-124 Front Row: T.M. Dean, J.L. Carney, Z.L. Leach, W.J. Sampson, H.C. Beaumont, Checks. J.A. Caldwell, D.R. Jones. Second Row: H.H. Fortune, F.D. Rigg, O.B. Crocker, E.L. Gardner, J.D. Walford, M.G. Armstrong, R.C. Dodds. VF-124 Front Row: E.L. Norris, R.T. Ponder, L.H. Price, E.L. Chandler, M.N. Makela, O.A. Turley. Second Row: E.C. Vorachek, L.W. Gentry, D.L. Kleinschmidt, S.F. Serrand, G.W. jungemann, F.Y.'Chan. NEW MUSCLE in the Navy arm: Demon and Sidewinder, a lethal combination. f , - f , , .f .f 4 -w-1-umXw,.:m.mW:-,zgzmwfz:,nmsu4f.f-.aunl nwzax x.u ..- .A f as A Q E 1 X E

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VF-125 Th Rough Raiders LCDR D.E. HAU GH Ti LT w.s. BOWEN 242 This cruise will mark the fifth Far Eastern tour of duty for Attack Squadron One Twenty Five. Called to active service in June, 1950, after the outbreak of the Korean War, the squadron subsequently deployed aboard the carriers BON HOMME RICHARD, ORISKANY, BOXER, and HANCOCK. Redesignated VA-125 in late 1952, the outfit became a component of Carrier Air Group Twelve and assumed its present name, the Rough Raidersf, Preparation for the present tour aboard the LEX found the eighteen pilots assigned flying seven AD-6's and seven AD-7's, the latest additions to a long and trusted line of attack bombers, the AD Skyraiderf' Although the unde- serving butt of many jokes with regard to being old and outdated, the AD is still without a doubt one of the Navy's Hrst-line attack planes, capable of many missions including the delivery of the most modern weapons, close air support, mining, night carrier work. and even pinwheeling the LEX in limited docking areas. While at NAS El Centro prior to deployment, VA-125, skippered by Cdr. J. H. Bahlman, earned a total of 41 Navy MENS, awarded for proficiency in special weapons profiles, strahng, rocketry, dive bombing, night bombing, and loft bombing. At the present time the Rough Raiders are fully capable of living up to their motto, Mors Ab Alto, which, translated literally, means Death From Above. CDR J.H. BAH LMAN l LCDR S.B. SIRMONS LT J.R. BRUMBAUGH LT L.H. WELLS LT M.T. GARDNER STACKED AFT, AD'S PATIENTLY AWAIT REsPoT.