| 7-8 Jun 1964: Old Nick, an F-8D (BuNo 147064), CDR Lynn W. Doyle, VF-111, was shot down while escorting a photo reconnaissance mission over Laos. I had a great time. 10 Mar 1966: Aircrew flew close air support in support of the "beleaguered" Special Forces camp, A Shau, South Vietnam, which was under attack by the communists. Both men were captured, and did not return to the U.S. until 4 April 1973. 1976 1 Jul 1971: Four Soviet Bear Ds attempted to overfly Kitty Hawk on a surveillance mission. 19 Feb 2004: Aircraft No. 2 Main Machinery Room, 04100847, approximately 300 miles southwest of Esmeraldas, Ecuador. The carrier made a rare visit to Hobart, Tasmania as well as being only the second carrier to ever stop in Manama, Bahrain. Kitty Hawk was under EMCON A conditions, which prohibited electronic emissions from either the ship or the Prowler. 27 Dec 1967: Linfield 205, an F-4B (BuNo 153005), LCDR Leonard M. Lee, and LT(JG) Roger B. Innes, VF-114, was lost (to unknown causes) during an armed reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam, in the vicinity of 196'N, 10544'E. During the recently completed deployment, aircrew flew 9,223 combat and 1,485 support sorties (over 2,000 during the initial line period) in Rolling Thunder, Blue Tree, Barrel Roll, Steel Tiger, Yankee Team, and "in-country support" missions. It was some of the best years of my life. 825 Mar 1972: The ship completed her first line period of the cruise, all sorties being flown under strict control by forward air controllers (FACs). 18 May 1966: Black Lion 113, an F-4B (BuNo 152257), LCDR Carl W. Sommers, II, and LCDR William K. Sullivan, VF-213, was shot down by Pathet Lao automatic weapons fire while searching for Gomby 19, a downed aircraft, near Mugia Pass, Laos, 1711'N, 1066'E. The supercarrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), formerly CVA-63, was the second naval ship named after Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the site of the Wright brothers' first powered airplane flight. [55][56], On 15 January 2022, Kitty Hawk left the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, under tow, en-route to Brownsville, Texas, for scrapping. This was the first squadron to so transition while deployed outside the U.S., transferring 11 Hornets to VFA-192. 11 Mar 1979: During the midwatch, AA John Scott, V-3 Division, fell overboard, being rescued by an HS-8 Sea King: LTs Robert J. Vernon and David A. Dahmen, AW2 Phil Guinn, and AW3 Ken Fletcher. 17 Nov 1967: Two F-4s intercepted two Soviet Tu-95s inbound, at 75 nautical miles, at an altitude of 20,000 feet, 3130'N, 16637'E. Kitty Hawk returned to the United States and had her decommissioning ceremony on 31 January 2009. 11 Dec 1991: The ship arrived at North Island after 55 days at sea. A plane guard Sea King from HS-8, CDR David L. Larson, LCDR Nils S. Sandberg, AW2 Rogers, and AWAN Reese, rescued the crew. [30], In November 2007, Kitty Hawk and other US Navy ships participated in the joint military exercise Malabar, in the Bay of Bengal. At one point, the ship endured winds as high as 45 knots (gusting to 65) belying earlier criticism of her construction by suffering no damage. Included in the filming was a "B-Roll" by an F/A-18A Hornet, VFA-303, with an inert -smart- weapon. Recovering quickly, the enemy took advantage of adverse weather to regroup with minimal interference from the air, overrunning one South Vietnamese position after another by attacking them closely enough that aircrew could not support their hard-pressed Allies without endangering friendly troops. 22 Dec 1965: A "massive coordinated strike" by 110 aircraft from attack aircraft carriers Enterprise, Kitty Hawk and Ticonderoga (CVA-14) against the Uong Bi plant "virtually" destroyed the facility, temporarily disrupting approximately two-thirds of the power to Hanoi and Haiphong. The ship served as an afloat forward staging base for the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment,[21] with a reduced air wing. Apr 1969: Guided missile frigate Mahan (DLG-11) suffered a boiler casualty. From January through July 1973, Kitty Hawk changed home ports from San Diego to San Francisco. 14 Apr 1972: Linfield 203, an F-4J (BuNo 157252), LT Joseph G. Greenleaf, and LT Clemie McKinney, VF-114, the number two aircraft on a three-plane strike against a communist POL target, was shot down by 23 or 37 mm AAA, west of Quang Tri, South Vietnam, at 1530, near 1648N, 10654E. USAF Jolly Green Giants 19 and 36 recovered both men, respectively, who were injured during their descent and entangled in their parachutes and by the dense jungle, flying them to Nakhon Phanom. A crew member stands in position aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk off the coast of North Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin in 1972. This figure reflected the "final settlement of all claims and counterclaims pertaining to Kitty Hawk," including allegations of cost overruns, delays, and purportedly inferior workmanship performed by that company. 7 Jan 1963: LT William C. Gideon, VF-114, accomplished the 10,000th arrested landing on board in Aircraft No. Displacement 80,000 (full load); length 1,047'; beam 129.4'; extreme width at flight deck 252'; draft 35'; speed 30 + knots; complement 4,582; armament: two twin Terrier surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems aft (MK 10 Mod 3 starboard side for RIM-2F; MK 10 Mod 4 port side for RIM-2D), two 40 mm saluting guns, 80-90 aircraft, four C-13 Mod 0 steam catapults, AN/SPS-8B, AN/SPS-12, AN/SPS-39 ?3-D, and AN/SPS-43 radars, four AN/SPG-55 fire control, TACAN (Tactical Air Navigation System). Im looking for anyone that would know the personal email of AN Francois. 2730 Oct 1975: While transiting the Sea of Japan, entering through the Tsugaru Strait and departing via the Tsushima Strait, the ship was subject to shadowing by Russian Tupolev Tu-16 Badgers and ships, including a Kashin-class [Project 61] guided missile destroyer. Prendergast was also seized but strafing runs by Viceroy A-1H/Js, VA-52, flying from Ticonderoga, enabled him to overpower his captors. About 27 seconds into the flight, the classic thump bang and a series of flashes on the starboard side of the Tomcat indicated an engine fire. 5 to Pier 6E, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. Angel 38, a UH-2B, (BuNo 150162), LT(JG) Michael R. Zerbe, LT Richard C. Cline, and ADJ1 Hugh E. Coleman, HC-1 Det C, launched at 1017 to test their Seasprite following an "engine and azmiuth assembly change." The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) transits the Pacific Ocean returning to the United States for decommissioning in 2008 after 47 years of service, 10 of which have been in Japan. A steam line ruptured, followed by the malfunction of a sea valve, causing flooding in No. Jan-Feb 1998: The ship completed Phase 2, FY 97 Complex Overhaul, a $110 million project, principally in drydock at Bremerton. The crew turned over General Hugh J. Gaffey to the crew of Constellation on 2 December. "O.J." 6, PSNS. During this deployment, CVW-5 flew over 600 missions, including more than 100 combat sorties, against al Qaeda terrorists and the Taliban. 4-27 Mar 1968: Aircrew flew 2,202 combat sorties during the ship's second line period in Vietnamese waters of this deployment. | Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution and the missing watermarks. [32], Kitty Hawk was deployed off the coast of China along with two other ships during the Taiwan election on 20 March 2008. 1 Nov 2001: The ship introduced "Freedom Email," enabling sailors to write home after two designated sailors screened their messages for operational security considerations. Removing the 8-ton turbine casing on the engine revealed damage to the turbine rotor, on 15 October, which was replaced on the 1st. 9 Dec 1966: A C-2A, LCDR Jack M. Wilbern, Fleet Tactical Support Squadron (VR)-50, made the first Greyhound carrier onboard delivery (COD) in the combat zone on board Kitty Hawk, from NAS Cubi Point, Philippines, in the Gulf of Tonkin. 15 Oct 1973: A congressional delegation arrived on board to survey Naval Aviators relative to restructuring flight pay fleet wide. Eventually, both sides backed down. 735, and the ships starboard motor whaleboat, LCDR Tozer was not recovered. 30 Nov 1967: ADM John J. Hyland relieved ADM Roy L. Johnson as CINCPAC, during a ceremony on board the ship. At the time of the accident, Kitty Hawk is estimated to have carried several dozen nuclear weapons, and K-314 probably carried two nuclear torpedoes. | On 5 July 2007, Kitty Hawk pulled in at Sydney, Australia, for six days of shore leave after participating in Exercise Talisman Sabre. Control of the seas can mean peace. 15 Apr 1966: The crew endured one of the ship's deadliest accidents. The turnover between the two carriers was postponed and took place in August. Kitty Hawk then moved to her station in the northern Arabian Sea to form TG-50.3. Crewmembers remained on board overnight for the first three days following the brutal assaults, allowed only short visits ashore for purchases at the exchange or to secure residences. Major communist targets included Cam Pha Port Facility, Vinh Son Highway Bridge, Uong Bi Thermal Power Plant, and Hai Duong Railroad-Highway Bridge. 27 Jun 1981: Aircraft No. Referring to the Cuban Missile Crisis the previous autumn, the President used the occasion to note: "Events of October 1962 indicated, as they had all through history, that control of the sea means security. "I saw the missile explode," Wisely later recalled, "and saw an explosion as the plane erupted.". Kitty Hawk began her 18th deployment, this time with CVW-11, in October 1996. During the first night, eight Hornets, VFAs-192 and 195, and two Tomcats, VF-154, conducted "response option strikes" against an Iraqi intelligence facility and mobile SAMs in western Iraq. 27 Mar 1974: LT William P. Maddog Redmond, and LT(JG) Ronald L. Killer Miller, VF-114, completed the ships 150,000th landing, in an F-4J. 2122 Jan 1980: Kitty Hawk experienced provocative maneuvers close aboard by Soviet AGI No. Following the impact of his bombs, however, he emitted no further transmissions. With the decommissioning of Independence on 30 September 1998, Kitty Hawk became the second-oldest active warship in the US Navy and was authorized to fly the First Navy Jack. 6 Dec 1994: Kitty Hawk recorded her 300,000th trap. USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), formerly CVA-63, was a United States Navy supercarrier.She was the second naval ship named after Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the site of the Wright brothers' first powered airplane flight. RADM Richard M. Dunleavy, Director, Carrier (CV) and Air Stations Program, later noted that during the previous three days, the sub was detected by helos launched from Battle Group Bravo and killed more than 15 times, the Victor I initially being sighted on the surface 50 nautical miles ahead of the carriers intended course before submerging, on the 19th. A planned strike by 29 aircraft from the ship was aborted, however, when the Iraqis moved mobile SAM targets in southern Iraq. Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). On 6 June 1963, President John F. Kennedy, with top civilian and military leaders, boarded Kitty Hawk to witness a carrier task force weapons demonstration off the California coast. The pilots responded by blasting the gunners, wreaking incidental destruction to two MiG-21F Fishbeds on strip alert. Just 17 days later, Kitty Hawk led a joint coalition offensive strike against designated targets in southern Iraq. Hours of employment remained unchanged, with one carrier on daylight hours and one on the noon to midnight schedule. 8 Apr 1974: An entourage led by ADM Thomas H. Moorer, Chairman, JCS, and Mohammad R. Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, visited the ship while she steamed in the Indian Ocean. 23 Oct 2000: A fire generated by smoldering oil in the ventilation system occurred in No. U.S.S. 24 Feb 1981: An A-7E, LT(JG) Louis D. Eames, Jr., VA-94, was lost at sea. "There has been some missile firings in our direction, probably in the range of several hundred," noted CAPT Patrick Driscoll, CAG, CVW-5, "Most of that is barrage fire, where they put up a curtain of triple-A or missiles, hoping a percentage will hit aircraft as they fly through.". 13 Oct 1962: Kitty Hawk became Seventh Fleet flagship for the day while hosting the change of command as VADM Thomas H. Moorer relieved ADM William A. Schoech as Commander, Seventh Fleet. Flak suppressing aircraft "silenced" one 37 mm and six automatic weapons sites with multiple rocket hits. The ship had steamed a total of 73,435 nautical miles, logging 11,276 catapult launches and 11,242 recoveries (8,115 day/3,127 night). Seven British crewmembers also died, the tragedy occurring over the Arabian Gulf at 0430. On 11 September 2002, all US Navy ships were ordered to fly the First Navy Jack. 23 Jul 1983: Helo Nos 610 and 615 rescued three fishermen, Pedro Monales, Michael Fumbres, and Larry Ortiz, from their sinking 50 foot boat Raider, at 3333N, 11938W, from 21082336. 18 Apr 1966: Intelligence revealed that the North Vietnamese were repairing the damage at Uong Bi Thermal Power Plant, and a pair of A-6As, VA-85, executed a surprise midnight attack against the factory. 23 Mar 1989: The ships Balance Crew Training Det was established, with administrative offices in Building K-BB, NS Norfolk. 204, an F-14A (BuNo 160674), LCDR Daniel R. McCort, and LT David L. Pittman, VF-111, crashed into the sea while landing, two miles astern of the ship, 20128N, 602E. All returned to duty. 29 Jun14 Jul 1969: The ship operated off Yankee Station, coming about on the evening of the 10th to avoid being trapped in the Tonkin Gulf by Typhoon Tess, returning to the line, 1114 July. 813 Apr 1987: During Kitty Hawks visit to Karachi, Pakistan, GEN Muhammad Zia-Ul-Haq, President of Pakistan, toured the ship, on the 13th. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. Kitty Hawk moved into dry dock on 14 January 1973, and work began to convert the ship from an attack (CVA) to a multi-mission carrier (CV). 1 machinery room on 11 December 1973, a flange gasket failed in one of the fuel transfer tubes of JP5 jet fuel that pass through Number 1 engine room. Alterations: Increased weapons magazine capacity by removing aviation gas tanks; and flight deck bomb jettison ramps were widened. | Following operations out of San Diego, she sailed from San Francisco on 13 September 1962. USS Kitty Hawkconducting sea trials in the Western Pacific Ocean, May 2006 Class overview Name Kitty Hawkclass Builders New York Shipbuilding New York Navy Yard Newport News Shipbuilding Operators United States Navy Preceded by Forrestalclass Succeeded by Enterpriseclass Subclasses John F. Kennedyclass(variant) In commission Yukon radioed the ship that the carrier did hit but there was no hull contact only possible antenna damage.. | Both men ejected over water near 1840'N, 1065'E, LT Westerman being "seriously wounded," recovered by an SH-3 and flown to Topeka. Home; About HullNumber; Before you Register; Tell a Shipmate; FAQs; . You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. SRA, Summer, 2000, Installations: Ring Laser Gyro Navigation System with global positioning system (GPS) interface; and Battle Force E-Mail, a ship-to-ship, line-of-sight, HF data transmission system. While the VA completed scanning, the National Archives continues to process the images from the VA in batches. 2123 Apr 1981: Soviet Tu-95 Bears reconnoitered the ship, once on each date, the second incident while the ship conducted an air defense exercise with Ranger (CV-61) near Wake Island, as the latter returned from a WestPac tour. All four crewmembers escaped uninjured and were recovered by the plane guard helo and by a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB). Iraqi AAA and SAMs regularly fired at the aircrew, though no aircraft were lost. 9 May 1972: Aircrew flew 17 diversionary sorties during the early morning hours supporting Operation Pocket Money, the mining of Haiphong harbor. One detonated below the Vigilante and shot it down, while it was making a photo reconnaissance pass over Hai Duong Railroad Bridge, North Vietnam, 2059'N, 10624'E. Anti-submarine warfare support aircraft carrier Yorktown (CVS-10) assisted with the SAR. USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) Named for: Kitty Hawk, N.C., and for Kill Devil Hill, the site approximately four miles south of the village of Kitty Hawk, where Orville and Wilbur Wright made. I LEFT THIS CARRIER AFTER 2008 RIMPAC. 9 Jan 1969: The Presidential Unit Citation, covering 23 Dec 19671 Jun 1968, was awarded to the ship and CVW-11 for their exceptional performance during the fierce fighting of the enemys Tet Offensive, in part noting that they succeeded in inflicting extensive damage and destruction to sites and installations vital to the enemys operations. ADM Hyland noted during the award ceremony: The ship is recognized in professional circles as having been on Yankee Station during the toughest part of the war and against the most heavily defended area in the world. Kitty Hawk launched 185 major strikes, 150 of them against northern North Vietnam, hitting the Hanoi and Haiphong areas 65 times. 3 Apr22 May 1972: Responding to the Easter Offensive, a North Vietnamese invasion of South Vietnam, Kitty Hawk was recalled early from Subic Bay, completing her second line period of the deployment. Some 780 Navy and Marine Corps aircraft flew 13,893 sorties. Kitty Hawk was alerted to operate in the eastern Med for possible retaliatory strikes against the Iraqis. White, Abilene, Texas, VFA-195, was killed when his F/A-18C was shot down by one of two Army PAC-2 Phased Array Tracking Intercept of Target (Patriot) missiles mistakenly fired at him and his wingman. Later that afternoon, two Phantom IIs intercepted one Tu-95 and two Mi-4 Bisons at 56 nautical miles at 32,000 feet, 3155'N, 16551'E. He used to wrok in V3 I believe. She entered service in 1959, with much of her early years spent in the Mediterranean Fleet. 4 Sep 1964-10 Jan 1965: Kitty Hawk lay in Dry Dock No. The Soviet Victor-class nuclear attack submarine K-314 shadowed the task group. Among these operations were night diversionary strikes against SAM sites in the Vinh, Thanh Hoa, and Hai Phong areas in support of USAF Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses, and almost daily strikes against communist troops battling Allied forces in the South, with air power proving instrumental in halting the enemys advance. The ship returned to San Diego on 1 August 1984. | Six months later, Kitty Hawk began a Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) overhaul. In the following days, Grumman EA-6B Prowlers from VAQ-136 flew more than 500 hours and 105 combat missions, enabling USAF B-52Hs to pound the enemy without fear of SAMs, and also supported the insertion of SOF into the Al Faw Peninsula, crucial to achieving control of the southern Iraqi oil fields. With his fire warning light on, a loss of hydraulic pressure and his tail hook damaged, Lockard made the ship's first barricade arrestment, during the morning watch. 9 Mar 1967: Flint River 605, an RA-5C (BuNo 151627), CDR Charles L. Putnam, and LT(JG) Francis S. Prendergast, RVAH-13, was shot down by AW fire during a photo reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam, 1958'N, 1065'E. ESRA, 9 Jan10 Jul 1973, Installations: Anti-Submarine Classification and Analysis Center (ASCAC); more powerful catapults and larger jet blast deflector (JBD) shields to accommodate Grumman F-14A Tomcats; three EA-6B avionics support vans and one VQ-1 sea wing van; 10 helicopter calibrating stations; AN/SPN-44 Doppler Radar in OE Division; AN/SRN-12 Navigation System; stowage for AIM-54A Phoenix air-to-air missiles and AGM-62 Walleye IIs. The move was seen as a deterrent to forestall North Korean's taking advantage of the deployment of substantial U.S. forces for Operation Iraqi Freedom to attack neighboring South Korea. Being in Japan was an interesting experience but I had a great time. 29 Mar8 Apr 1991: Kitty Hawk completed builders sea trials off the Virginia capes. Prompt firefighting action by the crew contained the flames, preventing a major disaster without casualties. From 27 January 2 February 1963, 'Picture Window III' saw 'foreign aircraft' intercepted and visually identified in the Northern Japan area. FIRST DUTY STATION FOR ME AND FIRST CARRIER AS WELL. I will miss being a DC in the AFFF shop and all the friends i met there. 4 Dec 1989: Drydock No. Kitty Hawk suffered "very light damage" and no casualties, steaming on to San Diego, while Platte sustained "moderate to severe damage," continuing to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for repairs. Baldwin and his entourage visited the ship. 1969 2 Jun 1966: CTF 77 and ComCarDiv-5 staff transferred to Constellation, Kitty Hawk's "relieving carrier" in WestPac. 19 Jun 1972: Blacklion 107, an F-4J (BuNo 157273), LCDR Roy Cash, Jr., and LT Ronald J. Laib, VF-213, was damaged by 23 mm AAA while passing Hon Nieu Island, North Vietnam, during a surveillance mission. Mar-Apr 2004: The ship completed TSTAs I and II. 18 Feb 1966: Buckeye 812, an A-6A (BuNo 151797), LT(JG) Joseph V. Murray, and LT(JG) Thomas A. Schroeffel, VA-85, was lost during a low level run on the Xom Lom Barracks, North Vietnam, 2054'N, 10432'E. Ejecting, both men were recovered by a USAF Jolly Green Giant and taken to Da Nang. 10-11 Mar 1967: Aircrew "hammered" a thermal power plant, ship repair facility and military buildings, Hon Gai, 25 miles east of Haiphong. Operations/ Exercises . 1521 Nov 1979: Kitty Hawk arrived at Subic Bay, preparing for a 28 November departure for NAS North Island. He showed uncharacteristically poor seamanship in not staying clear of Kitty Hawk. 1999 20 Sep 1996: The Supply Department installed "Sailor Phones," telephone card and stamp machines, for the crew to remain in contact with familes while deployed. 1983 3-7 Apr 1964: Kitty Hawk participated in two exercises, Crazy Horse (3-5 April) off Okinawa, Japan, and Newboy, an air defense exercise on the 7th off the Philippines. All of the stranded crews were recovered by Big Mother and USAF Jolly Green Giant SAR helos. 5 Aug 1991: Kitty Hawk conducted her first UnRep since SLEP began, with replenishment oiler Kalamazoo (AOR-6). Returning to the ship streaming fuel and with "hung" [unexpended] ordnance, both men ejected near Kitty Hawk and were recovered by her planeguard UH-2A. Welcome to the Official USS Kitty Hawk (CVA/CV63) Veterans Association. Within 12 hours the carrier had 18 combat ready aircraft available for Operation Southern Watch (OSW). While approaching Route 151, LCDR Saavedra reported vehicular traffic and began rolling-in for an attack. 16 Jan 1968: At 0712, Kitty Hawk's C-1A (BuNo 146054), LT Orville D. Cooley, LCDR William J. Thompson, LT Robert M. Korbelak, WO1 James G. Hambley, GMT1 Robert D. Jackson, AO3 William H. Reedy, Jr., AT3 Charles R. Francis, QMSN Robert E. Masterson, MSSN Ralph L. Blakeslee, SN John P. Sterling, launched for a VIP flight to Da Nang. 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