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A Photographic History
of NAF & VX-5 at NOTS China Lake. Last
updated
01 September, 2009 |
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Undated photos, please e-mail me if you can date any of these. |
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Photos, Rocketeer articles,
TINS tales, additional BuNo's and/or patches from HEDRON 14, AODU 1,
GMU-61, NOTS Inyokern, NAF China Lake, VX-5, or the successor units
NWC, NAWC, NAWCWD, NAWS, Dust Devils, VX-9, VX-31 etc. from any era
are always welcome.
Photos, questions, comments etc. can be sent to
Gary Verver using the
mailto link at the top of the page. The
Yellowsheet link also can be used to post comments, TINS tales,
questions etc. A list of known China Lake aircraft can be found on the
BuNo page, a list of known China Lake
aircraft accidents. incidents & SOC's can be found on the
Accident page and a glossary of weapons terms
is on the Glossary page.
By your use of this site you
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"Magnificent Mavericks,"
the story of the creative military/civilian team who
worked at the China
Lake Naval Ordnance
Test Station (NOTS) and Pasadena from 1948 to 1958
is now available.
The book encompasses an era China Lake retirees look
back on as "the fun years." Described are the vibrant
life of the community, the colorful characters, the
ranges and facilities, as well as fascinating stories
(including the politics) of such successful weapons as
Sidewinder, Polaris, and ASROC.
The author,
Elizabeth Babcock, retired in 1996 and her current
schedule involves part-time jobs as copy editor for the
News Review (local weekly newspaper), staff writer for
the Ridgecrest Chamber of Commerce, and history curator
for the Maturango Museum. |
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Additional information about China Lake is available
at:
Additional information about NAWCWD is available at:
Additional information about the U.S.N. is available
at:
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United States Navy or any other organization and may not be used, in
part or in whole, in any form for any commercial purpose. No copyright
protection is asserted for Official U.S. Navy, NASA or Douglas/Boeing
photographs.
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Photos on this this website that have been contributed
by various persons are protected under international copyright law and
there use for any other purpose is prohibited without express written
approval from the copyright holder.
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Please note that some linked U.S. Govt. sites are
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Thanks to all who have contributed photos &/or information - g verver |
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Last update
01 Sep 2009 |
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