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F/A-18 Hornet Strike Fighter! F14 Tomcat.

A-4 Skyhawk Association:   3 TA-4J Aircraft. Courtesy Harry S. Gann. The A-4 Skyhawk will be officially retired from Navy Service in June 1999.     Tailhook Association:Tailhook Association: Carriers and Carrier Aircraft.
A-6 Intruder Association:    2 Swordsmen A-6E Intruders over USS Ranger (CV-61).  The A-6 Intruder ended active Navy Service in February 1997. U.S. Navy Photo     Blue Angels:  Captain John Allen 
F-8U Crusader Association:  3 F8 Crusaders near Crete. 
Strike Fighter Squadrons:   The F/A-18 Hornet Community!
Fighter Wing:  Home of the Precision Strike Fighter F-14 Tomcat!
USN ASW VP/VPB Patrol Aircraft:       Lockheed P3 Orion.
Where are The Carriers?:    Status and Location of the Navy's 14 CV/CVN's.
NAS Oceana:  NAS Cecil Field:  NAS Pensacola:  Gosport:   Pensacola Navy.
NAS North Island SanDiego:   Navy Compass: San Diego Navy Newspaper.
NAS Jacksonville: NAS Lemoore:    NAS Sigonella:
Takafumi Hiroe's website:  Index to his USN aircraft pictures.
THE LEGENDARY BLACK KNIGHTS:  
Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron FOUR
USS MIDWAY:  The project establishing  the MIDWAY Museum in San Diego.
Three's In: VietNam POW Home Page!
Real Heroes who Returned With Honor!

This Page is dedicated to two of the Navy's Hottest Pilots.
Not only are they hot pilots, but they are gentlemen of liberal education, refined manners, punctilious courtesy,
and the nicest sense of personal honor (iaw J.P. Jones). Click the photos for their special stories.
              RADM Bob Shumaker                                     Captain Jack Fellowes
RADM Bob Shumaker, USN Retired.56crest.jpg (3119 bytes)Captain Jack Fellowes, USN Retired
F-8 Crusader Crest!
Crusaders Forever !           A-6 Intruder CrestIntruders Forever!

   Below Photos Courtesy of U.S. Naval Academy.
Click for an address on Moral Courage by Admiral Shumaker
Click the photo at left for an address on Moral Courage by Admiral Shumaker.
Other Bob Shumaker Links:
Return With Honor: RADM Shumaker's story ntold in the Tom Hanks movie.
Photo in Captivity: Review of Return With Honor by Ross Anthony.
Salon.Com: Read RADM Shumaker's statement on the Code of Conduct.
View From Hanoi: How the North Vietnamese used LCDR Shumaker. 
Hanoi Hilton Survivors: How RADM Shumaker and POW's celebrate each year.
Hometown Honors: His hometown of New Wilmington, Pa. remembers their hero.
Speech to Plebes: Class of 2006



Click for an address on Moral Courage by Captain FellowesClick the photo at left for an address on Moral Courage by Captain Fellowes.
Other Jack Fellowes Links:
VA-85 "Black Falcons": 1960 photo showing Jack with AD-6 squadron.
POW:     Vietnam POW survivors bear suprisingly few lasting scars.
Inside Annapolis: Captain Fellowes is a volunteer Annapolis Police Officer.

Honor Bound:  The experience of American POWs in Vietnam.

 

 

Captain David L. Glunt is one of the Navy's most distinguished aviators. A native of Charleroi, Pa.,  he was an All-Monongahela Valley Guard as well as a member of the USNA Varsity 150 pound Football  Team that was the Eastern Champion in 1953. Dave won four Distinguished Flying Crosses in Southeast Asia. He also served as a Test Pilot at Patuxent River Naval Test Center. He later commanded USS Ponce (LPD-15), USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7), and Attack Squadron 93.
 

 

Click for the VA-93 Web Site.


John S. McCain III as Midshipman, U.S. Navy. Click for USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) named after his Father and Grandfather, the only Father/Son 4-Star Admirals in History.Captain John S. McCain III spent 5 1/2 years as a POW. He is the son and
grandson of the only Father/Son 4-Star Admiral combination in history. Click on the photo of John S. McCain, III as a Midshipman for the ship named after them, USS John S. McCain (DDG-56). From there, you can access the Ship's Web site. Fortune Favors The Brave: Family Story by John's Brother, Joe McCain, with emphasis on the WW-II roles played by the two McCains. The Navy's First Family!!  Senator McCain: Bigger than life in the U.S. Senate!
  Visit Senator McCains Straight Talk America Web Site.
Senator John S. McCain, III LT McCain, right foreground,  with Squadron Mates from VA-163 on board the USS Oriskany (CVA-34) in 1962. USNA Class of 1958 Crest!

                        A Man Is Not Dead Until He Is Forgotten !!!

LCDR Wilmer Cook USNA-56. Click for his story! LCDR Wilmer Cook, USN did not return from Viet Nam. He was classified as Presumed Killed/Body Not Found for 22 Years after being shot down in December 1967. His family never gave up hope that he might eventually return. His remains were returned in 1988. Bill  has a Frigate named after him. Click on the photo at left to get   other links that detail his story and many decorations.  

   USS Cook (FF-1083) Click to get ship's history. USS Cook (FF-1083) Click to get ship history.

 

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wilkins.jpg (15819 bytes)LCDR George H. Wilkins also did not return from Viet Nam.
   The following link tells George Wilkins story: 
    Arlington National Cemetary: Also a poignant news story from   George's hometown of Benson, North Carolina.
    DefenseLink: The story of George's last flight.

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