Lt-Lt Cdr Jerry Tabrum, USN
VA-65 '56-'58
VA-216 (USS Bennington) '58-'59
VA-215 (USS Lexington) '59
VA-115 (Kitty Hawk) '65-'66
NE 502
A-1H 139-609 of VA-65
Taken in January of '58 over the Sierras enroute from NAS China Lake to
NAS Alameda
The pilot in NE 502 is Lt(jg) Ken Leahy
(This aircraft was transferred to the VNAF on 24 May 65 and served
with
VNAF units until it was lost in combat on 11 Aug 1972.)
NE 504
A-1H 137-597 of VA-65
Taken in Mar '58 enroute from NAS Alameda to NAS Miramar
NE 504 is flown by Lt(jg) Jim Jones
(This aircraft was among the last of the 19 Skyraiders turned
over to the VNAF by the 1st SOS in November of 1972)
Another shot of NE 504 of VA-65
Taken in Mar '58 enroute from NAS Alameda to NAS Miramar
NE 504 is flown by Lt(jg) Jim Jones
ND 507 VA-216
Taken Oct '58 aboard USS Bennington
A-1H 134-636 VA-216
Taken Jul '58 aboard USS Bennington
Lt Jerry Tabrum is the pilot
NP 407
A-1H 135-329 of VA-215
Taken Fall of '59 and flown by Lt(jg) Hal Friesen
LCDR H. E. Gray Jr. was KIA while flying this
aircraft with VA-25 on 65/08/07
NP 404
A-1H 134-524 of VA-215
Taken Fall '59 flown by Lt(jg) JB McKamey
McKamey was later to be shot down while flying an A-4 over Vinh on 65/06/02.
He was repatriated along with the rest of the POWs in March of '73
NH 510
A-1H 139-789 of VA-115
Taken Oct '65 - Catapult launch from USS Kitty Hawk
NH 511
A-1H 135-398 of VA-115 on an arrested landing aboard the Kitty Hawk
This aircraft was later lost on a combat mission
while being flown by
Lt(jg) Bill Tromp on 66/04/17. Tromp died while being held as a POW in North
Vietnam.