Yorktown (CVA 10) - Naval Cruise Book

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Flying the Navyis primary attack aircraft, the Skyraider, VA-195 formed the basic offensive unit around which the LADY built her striking power. Throughout the cruise, the pilots, planes, and crew of VA-195 demonstrated their abillity to handle the many types of missions assigned the squadron. Long hours of briefing and prepa- ration found the pilots on a variety of missions ranging from conventional weapons attack and close air support to long range special weapons strikes and supporting our splinter units on anti- submarine patrols. One day's operations in Hawaii saw the squadron expend 28,000 pounds of bombs, 120 rockets, 6400 rounds of ammunition, and 16 napalm bombs with a total destructive weight of 60 000 pounds Led by CommanderW A Rawls the squadron proved its worth in day and night all weather operations throughout the cruise COMMANDER WILLIAM A RAWLS USN SQUADRON COMMANDER , . . . , , . , . . '- 1--fr'-' nf- 'rf --v-----f , in Y , Hi, i -

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This has been a long game. ? l. ll LT Whitl0ck's answer to a delay in flight operations. all I l l l I l I l r Sailors can grab H40 Winks in strange places. 5: l l L I l w ll l l r N Q l ali , 3, Q! ff l 2-5 W: :Z Parachute rigger prepares to test oxygen masks for pilots.

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ttaok Squadron 195 The Fightin Tigers i' VA-195 Front row: LTJG Kenneth Davis, LTJG William Erickson, LTJG Robert Beat, LT Ivan Matthews, CDR William Rawls, LCDR Robert Mead, LT Edwin Blackburn, LT Jerry Solomon, LT Robert Evans. Second row: LTJG William Green, LTJG Denver McGinnis, LTJG Robert Francke, LTJG Robert McLean, LT JG Garold Gray, LT JG L Bunshoft LTJG Marv Drake, LTJG James McMul1an, LTJG Richard Kiehl. Third row: Ray Anderson, arry , Thomas Miles, Jack Fruits, Floyd Meyer, Glen Geitz, Clive Foster, Pat Ryan, Robert Van Wingerden.