The_Twisted_Ear
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Any of you VP'ers ever visit VPNAVY.ORG?
Vets!
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chernmax
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LOL, when we hosted the VIP reception on the Helo Deck the PRC officers ate everything, including the ice scuptures!!!
My Dad flew P-2V's.
edinsomd
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So did mine! I donated his "soft helmet" with the goggles, earphones and mike, along with his flight log books to the museum by Gate One.
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itsbob
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MY Dad flew 155mm and 8 inch shells over 20 miles...
And do you know about the Dead Sea?
My dad KILLED IT!
glhs837
Power with Control
So did mine! I donated his "soft helmet" with the goggles, earphones and mike, along with his flight log books to the museum by Gate One.
My Dad flew in them
Told me he did one landing in the nose, never wanted to again........
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My Dad flew in them
Outstanding! What squadron(s) did your Dad's fly with?
FYI - The Patuxent River Naval Air Museum will be dedicating a portion of the new museum (structure) to ASW operations.
cwo_ghwebb
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LOL, when we hosted the VIP reception on the Helo Deck the PRC officers ate everything, including the ice scuptures!!!
The crew of DD108 (the destroyer that escorted us into port) had liberty from 1700 - 1900. They tried to trade everything imaginable, including fire extinguishers made in the USA!
On a serious note, there was a young lady from the research center in Guangzhou who toured the ship at least 3 times. Asked alot of questions regarding metallurgy and knew an crapload about the VLS. I got my picture taken with her.
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desertrat
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the crew of dd108 (the destroyer that escorted us into port) had liberty from 1700 - 1900. They tried to trade everything imaginable, including fire extinguishers made in the usa!
on a serious note, there was a young lady from the research center in guangzhou who toured the ship at least 3 times. Asked alot of questions regarding metallurgy and knew an crapload about the vls. I got my picture taken with her.
dd108?
glhs837
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Hell, just the VP outfits? I know VP-40, not sure who else, did PBYs, P-5Ms, P-2s, SBDs, those the ones that come to mind that would have an asw component, I think.
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Cool - take a look at VP-40. They were Disestablished in 1950 and reestablished in 1951 (go figure). Check out the site - who knows, you might just find a picture of your Dad and crew.
cwo_ghwebb
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PRCN vessel
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cwo_ghwebb - is this the same DD-108?
USS WILLIAMS (DD-108)
Laid down: March 25 1918.
Commissioned: March 1 1919.
Decommissioned: June 7 1922.
Recommissioning: November 6 1939.
Decommissioned: Transferred to Britain.
Renamed: HMCS St. Clair (I65) - Canada - September 24 1940.
Stricken: January 8 1941.
Broken Up: Scrapped in 1946.
cwo_ghwebb
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No. The PRC vessel is this:
Luda I
This is the original configuration of the design, albeit with equipment inconsistencies among the units. Three shipyards built the original 16 vessels of this group: units #106-110 in Luda.
The original Luda destroyer was equipped with 2 x triple HY-1 or HY-2 missile launchers, 2 x 130 mm guns, plus an assortment of manual 25 mm, 37 mm, and 57 mm AA guns. Two of the Luda I destroyers were converted into command-variant, with enlarged superstructure for air defense C3I center, ZKJ-1 combat data system, and Type 381A Rice Shield 3-D long-range air search radar.
The vessel's name was the Xining.
Many Chinese vessels have US parts. One destroyer I visited had a US ASROC system. Another Ming class submarine I toured had GE Electric motors.
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cwo_ghwebb
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Cool - I was starting to wonder how old you were!
I retired from active duty in 1999, at the ripe old age of 47!
Good thing too, I didn't want a second star on my National Defense Medal.