UNITED STATES ATPANTIC FLEET NAVAL AIR FORCE

FIGHTER SQUADRON FOURTEEN FLEET POST OFFICE NEW YORK 09501

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1ic.c~ Ye& r ' c .Jr y 196 8 Eounci ~ A L L YCii.LuiL'i'*i:iO&~T u ~ ) o n coA,,gdlet ion ~f t i ~ e ;.lis sion, Lieuiex~cn.t ( j un io r ~ r z d e )

e;iperienced a x i ( i~p s t x i k c while t-kL.el~pukini to Lcnd the ~ i r c r c f t abosrd 1 c C ~ i i ~ ~ i ' V i i i ' i ' ~ s l s i c d i ~ p i t c h i n g flic,l ; t deck. '-t2iLe c.ircx~.E.i;*s a r r e s t i r ~ q liook and s t a b i l i i t o r tips stxuck bolov C~re rou:id doi.7rL &rid 'L~L o i r ~ x r f t c o r ~ t inu-ecl up i r i i ~ f 1 i ~ i - l t dsck uixd L o l t e r \ . ~ . bnCe s i f e l y eirbome, L ieu t~ l :~ .x l t ( junior grdde] Bar to deL~i.rted on tin cliergcilcy ~ " i v e r t -ku Ccpoaiciiino < . ~ r p o r t a t liirples, T t e - l y e On a r r i v ~ ~ l , i ieutexmnt ( j u n i o r grade) co;.~.lenced an a-pproach t o a wet m:iway " ; i t i ~ cxosswinds prevc~ il ing . id- tor iuuci~dovm he was unable to ~l~ciintain d i r e c t i o n a l c o n t r o l sf I : ~ L C ~ ~ L ~ L E ? C J ~ ~ a i r c r a f t ; "ili~c ir=ircxc;ft i e f J ~ ~ L I C side of -ki;c: xunwy ccune t o r e s t i n soEt earth. 'i'he CYCW C S C C . ~ ~ Q i n j u r y but tlie i:ircri~ft was e~ : t cns ive iy cidl.aged, li'lie crew rururned t u tile ship tile f ollo~, l~iny usy; t i l e e i r c r u f . t r ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i n c c i a t ldaplcs t o unuergo r e p r i r a t -he ksnell-k U r k j , N i 3 - ~ < ~ 1 i ~ i ~ ~'ELC il i.Ly

iiir -cling xeati.iness imviny been pecLked up ciykiu, ri i~iu&ViiLT en te reu dt. i-'aulgs Bay on tLic islind of ilditil i o r a two dciy l~Le~.intcnciice irid t r e . i i ~ i l . y anci~ortige. 0.1 22 J2rLu; ry ~,&zki'fLLY ss-'coc;,ied hround the isldrld of lilaltir bncl anchorea off the ce,gi-kal c i t y 02 Vc.letLa t o r c; oi1e week port c c d l * Underway a ~ c , i n on 3 0 Janucry, ihe s h i p XL swLLed f l ic,ht o ~ : ~ ? x ~ r ions while s-kea~,~iny eastwsrd tor+~axds Lie l o n i a u t nd :irL~cns, Greece. Gn 5 k 'eb~ui, ry Iti.,Lt;AAV,iil' c~gig~ i l l e n t c red ii t w o LC y a nchoxLge ai ;louh2.i Gay, Z r e t e . d~/(?~>i;l:v~C anchoxeQ off rxJ~ilcns L O X i!. c~ile week por"s:~lL on 8 E'ebrucxy; tsie first L.~~-j ox L,.;;.richn ~ ~ a v & l vesse l t o v i s i t tilL p ~ r t sirice ti:t p o l i t i c ~ l upheavzl. oi -~T&G: pr2v-~QUS yea r

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L i s t of Zncbssures

(1) Chronology of events

(2) Pho.toeraph and 8iograply of fCD3 IZ, L. KF64US

(3) Photogra~h and Eiograpliji of CDX J. 3. S4.R;;ES

(4) Roster of squadron o f f i c e r s

(5) Roster o f sqyadron enlisted personnel

(6) Scpadron o r g z n i s a t i o ~ a l cha.rl

(7 ) Operational char t

(8) Ordnance exqmndituree f o r 1968

(9) Photograph o f squadron a i r c r a f t i l l u s t r a t i n g old paint scheme

(10) Photograph of squadron aircra.ft illustrating new paint schoae

1-3 January

4-l9 January

5 January

20-21 Janua~y

22-29 January

30 Januar~r-4 February

5-7 Eeb~zary

8-14 Febrw.ary

15 February

$2-.l'j 8k"larch

14-21 Efa~cPn.

22-27 Ph.r(sh

28 hiarch-f; April

6-191 i i 6 p ~ ~ - I

12-23 April

2b April-9 l k y

9 1%3,y

Enpart Ca~mes , France 800SZTd34;'T ope~at . in3 in west e r n i'_e?di-i;crra,y_ea-mz Qr rhen i an and I ~ n i a n Ssas,

Lt jg and Lt jg hit ramp on ROOSZilELT, d i v e ~ t to Capadichino A-irport , EapLes, Italy ROGSli:Vfr:LT in anchorage, St, Paul's B~:J &2,1ta

R0OSEVI;;LT operat ing in Zonian and Aegean Seas

aX)QSEVdLT at ancl~orzgs, Ssudha by, Crete

Lt jg Eauscher last a t sea following e j e c t i o n from. a i rc ra f t Sos undelemined W ~ ~ S Q ~ S ,

-3OOSlV~iCf operating in Aegean, lonian aZcd Ty~rlz@nean seas

l%aOSEbXZT s p r a t i n g in western Hedite-rn L rane&n and Tyrrhenean eas,

Lt 2nd Lt jg experience i3LC m ~ ~ l f u n c t i o n , divert Lo Algbera, Sardinia

.%OOSli'V$XI in anchorage Pollensa Eay, 3lallorca

Inpart. Valsncia, Spain

i';g>OS3;l%LT operating in western Pieditek-ranear?

IICOSEWLT operating in western lviedi-t erraaean

ROOS2 YaZLT operating in western >iediterranezn

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L8 Hay

21 2hy-

2-5 June

6 August

18-28 A~lgust.

7 Septenibsr

8-13 December

%& ~ecen1'~er

Pr December

16 Decsmbes

Decembea~

29-31 December

Rr38SZid8L'1: arr ive XS ;"layport,

@D.% % departs f o r 8F-2X

CDi3 J 5, klREdI\TES reports as Er,eeaaZ;ive Officer

VF-lib Det 14 based at %AS Key ?jest, FLao

VF-14 aircra , f t p a r t i c i p t e in Ke:ennedy coxmision- hng ceremonies

V P l k Det based at KAS Key ~dest, ,"Zr;,

- vr-14 .-?-a departs f o r ljS Eloossvelt ;ioads, P. Re

VF-14 departs Roosevelt i?oads f o r i$G Leeward Pa in t , Gsantanaao Bay, Cuba

hpor"c~iontego Eia;~, Jamaica

Ea;ai8!!ax opE?~ating GITIXl (a8p 8T88

CaR J , E, hxanes relieves CDR 3, %, Kraus as earnanding Officer of VF-I4

Glb7, '-." " Y h 1 ) X operati-ng in GT.'Ev10 6p area

VF-l.4 arrives IaAS Oceans, Va,

Commmee !'l~liday stando-m period

W-XLt Det 14. based at 1W l k y hkst, Fla.

CDR John 8, EAi'li3dS

LCD&'. Samuel A gAUGR, JP,

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Commanding Officer

Zxecutive Officer (Acting) Administ~ative OfZicer

Operations O f f i e e ~

Aircraft Nain$enznee Off i e e r

As sj.sta~z"& A i r ~ ~ a f - i ; i%.in"cmance Off l c e ~

Xjrnassigned

F l i g h t Surgeon

7 cer Sa.fe.&y Off L

~vion ics / ihapons Officer

Aircraf -b Division Officer

Training Officer

%blic Affairs Bffiesr

Lleetranics Branch, Officer

NBT0PS Off ieer

Line Division O f f i cc r

A i r Intercept Trainin2 Officer

S u ~ ~ ~ i v a l E ~ a n s h Off i c s r

r7ligka-L Off iser

Enl is ted Personnel Off ieer

Classified Ifaterial Control Officer

Elhte~ial Officer

LT A i ~ f r a ~ n a s Eranch Officer

LT Qua1i-i;~ Assu~aance OSOfice~

LTtJG Com2*;2uni@aLions Officer

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C'J1'Q-4

First Lj.eu-t;erzant

2:ducatianal S e ~ v l e e s Officer

Unassigned

Legal Off i ce r

Air ZnteBligenee G f f i ce r

fi@,pons Officer

~kif~'s,enance ContsaoL Officer

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SO2TlES

TOTAL

JABBARY 201 155146

$xE&uAfix La7 92/35

K~RCE 153 121/32

A P ~ X 126 96/30

iL4Y lbk 13?/12

JUlE 40 39/1

JULY U6 1301 6 ~61 .2 153,9/7.3 -/-

AUGUST 130 102128 182.1 llc1.8140.3 -1- s 13 L ~ & ~ ~ i d l i 3-45 186/59 267.5 187.1/80.4 -4- 6 cy 0 B~AB* 290 l7b/ 13~5 28l.Lk 182.6/$8.8 LO/-

~KI'V~; !~~ iZ 226 203/25 2Ll'l.b 224.1/23.3 128/15

Ill: Cli, jQ3 3 k23 119/& 293.1 189.7/13.& 106/6

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3 i(~x1, E Y ~ c . l3a.b Pd< 4

krac-Lice, E G ~ L ~ Q ~d 76

~Jrilctice, B0l,ii3 86

dab, GP ki, 82

Pin, iiK 14

Fuze, ~ i904%2

irluze, ;;990

lX 24 rd FZcLxe

20i~&. f o r LK 4 Gun Pod

LiU-10, Zuni, Pod

hpaxx oTd 111

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