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<-- 1965 1966 Aircraft Photo Gallery. Last updated 21 January, 2008 1967 -->
• Jan 1 -- NAF has 27 aviation officers (7 SCI), 4 other officers, 565 enlisted (101 SCI) and 43 aircraft consisting of 1 A-1G, 1 NA-4C, 5 A-4B, 4 A-4C, 2 A-4E, 2 TF-10B, 1 F-4B, 1 F-8D, 1 NF-8D, 2 F-8E, 1 A-3B, 1 SP-2E, 1 S-2A, 1 UH-34G, 1 UH-34J, 2 DT-28B, 2 C-117D, 1 C-131F, 1 UC-45J, 4 DF-8F, 7 QF-9G & 1 QF-9J. VX-5 has 24 aviation officers, 4 other officers, 173 enlisted and 14 aircraft consisting of 1 UC-45J, 4 A-4C, 8 A-4E & & 1 F-4B. The Flying Club has 1 T-34B.
• 23 Mar 1966 -- the #1 YA-7A prototype, BuNo 152580, crashed at China Lake.
 • July 1 -- NAF has 27 aviation officers (1 SCI), 4 other officers (2 SCI), 547 enlisted (30 SCI) and 50 aircraft consisting of 1 A-1G, 1 NA-4C, 5 A-4B, 4 A-4C, 2 A-4E, 2 TF-10B, 1 F-4B, 2 F-8D, 2 F-8E, 1 NF-8D, 1 A-3B, 1 SP-2E, 1 S-2A, 1 S-2E, 1 UH-34G, 1 UH-34J, 2 DT-28B, 1 CH-19, 2 C-117D, 1 C-131F, 1 UC-45J, 4 DF-8F, 7 QF-9G, 4 QF-9J & 1 NTF-9J. VX-5 has 24 aviation officers, 4 other officers, 173 enlisted and 14 aircraft consisting of 1 UC-45J, 4 A-4C, 8 A-4E & & 1 F-4B. The Flying Club has 1 T-34B.

NA-1G Skyraider, probably BuNo 132598, Rockeye ordnance, China Lake, 07 Jan 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-1E Skyraider BuNo 133914, MK-115 Helicopter Trap Weapon ordnance, 17 January 1966.

Pilot might be USMC CAPT "Gus" Gustafson.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-1E Skyraider BuNo 133914, MK-115 Helicopter Trap Weapon ordnance close-up, 17 January 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

VX-5 A-4C Skyhawk BuNo 145127, XE-9, China Lake, January 1966.

Photo by Dick Hill via The Tailhook Association

USAF CH-21 Shawnee s/n 53-4389, VTOL project, China Lake, 03 Feb 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

U.S. Army UH-1A Iroquois s/n 57-609x, VTOL project, China Lake, 03 Feb 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

Tri-service XC-142A s/n 62-5922, VTOL project, China Lake, 03 Feb 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-4E Skyhawk BuNo 148613, TRISAT RIV, G. Verver in the cockpit, China Lake, 14 Feb 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

Deneye I anti-tank mine, China Lake, 09 March 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

TF-10B Skyknight, BuNo 124630, Skyhawk nose, China Lake, 10 Mar 1966.

Currently displayed at Flying Leathernecks Aviation Museum, Miramar, CA.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

LTV YA-7A Corsair II BuNo 152580, #1, Condor missile, China Lake, 11 March 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

F-8E Crusader BuNo 150284, Rockeye II, China Lake, 30 Mar 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

F-8E Crusader BuNo 150284, Rockeye II seperation, China Lake, 30 Mar 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-4B Skyhawk, BuNo 142787, Briteye parachute flares, China Lake, 01 Apr 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-4C Skyhawk, BuNo 147580, SHRIKE, Lt. Ed Luetschwager, China Lake, 1966.

photo from Marlene Luetschwager.

A-4C Skyhawk, BuNo 147580, SHRIKEclose-up, China Lake, 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

C-131 Samaritan, BuNo 141028, & C-117 Skytrain, China Lake, 1966.

photo, G. Verver.

A-4B Skyhawk BuNo 142787 & 142777, China Lake, circa 1966.

Photographer unknown.

A-4B Skyhawk BuNo 142787, Briteye drop, China Lake, 13 May 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

USAF F-104 Starfighter, crab side hangar 3, China Lake, about May 1966.

Photo ©G. Verver.

TF-10B Skyknight BuNo 125807 with the XR-45 Multimode radar installed in the nose. NAF China Lake 1966

It was the 1st such system with micrcircuitry.

Official U.S. Navy photo from the 20 May 1966 Rocketeer via Bob Puszcz.

A-4B Skyhawk, BuNo 142777, ZUNI 5" rockets, hangar 3, China Lake, AFD May 1966.

Currently displayed at the FAA Facility Nashua, NH.

Photo ©G. Verver.

F-8E Crusader, BuNo150284, p/c M. Steuermann, hangar 3, China Lake, AFB May 1966.

Photo ©G. Verver.

F-4B Phantom II, BuNo 151435, p/c's Robinson & Albers, hangar 3, China Lake, AFB May 1966.

Photo ©G. Verver.

The lethal Chaparral has the deadly sting of four Sidewinder missiles. NAF China Lake, AFD May 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo from the 20 May 1966 Rocketeer via Bob Puszcz.

USAF F-104A Starfighter,s/n 56-0824, NAF China Lake, AFD May 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo from the 20 May 1966 Rocketeer via Bob Puszcz.

SP-2E Neptune BuNo 128333, China Lake, AFD May 1966.

photo ©G. Verver.

CH-19E, BuNo 130258, China Lake, AFD May 1966.

photo ©G. Verver.

NA-1G Skyraider, BuNo 132598, & DT-28B, China Lake, AFD May 1966.

Currently displayed at the Hurlburt Field Air Park.

Photo ©G. Verver.

C-131 Samaritan, BuNo 141028, China Lake, AFD May 1966.

Photo ©G. Verver.

A-4B Skyhawk BuNo 144947, NAF China Lake, AFD May 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo from the 20 May 1966 Rocketeer via Bob Puszcz.

A Mk-4 gun pod with preloaded 20mm ammo is rolled under a VX-5 A-4 Skyhawk for centerline attachment. NAF China Lake, 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo from the 20 May 1966 Rocketeer via Bob Puszcz.

F-8 Crusader line, China Lake Hotline, 1966.

Photo ©G. Verver.

A-4 Skyhawk line, China Lake Hotline, 1966.

Photo ©G. Verver.

A-4E Skyhawk, BuNo 148613, SHRIKE missile on the taxiway, pilot USMC Capt. Bob Peterson, China Lake, 18 May 1966.

Photo, G. Verver collection.

SNORT rocket sled 820 mph test of the A-7 ejection seat .

Official U.S. Navy photo, 20 May 1966 Rocketeer, courtesy of Bob Puszcz.

XB-70 Valkyrie, s/n 62-0207, just before the F-104 & XB-70 collided over Barstow, CA, 08 June 1966.

In 1965/66 several plane captains, including myself, were 'trained' on the XB-70 when China Lake was designated as an emergency landing site.

Official USAF photo.

NA-1G Skyraider, BuNo 132510, BuNo 132598 in the background, China Lake, ca. 1966.

Photo ©G. Verver.

DT-28B Trojan drone controllers BuNo 137667 & BuNo 138355, China Lake, ca. 1966.

Photo ©G. Verver.

A-3B Skywarrior, BuNo 138952, p/c V. Whipkey & C. Malear, China Lake, 1966.

Photo ©G. Verver.

DF-8F Crusaders, BuNo 143813 & BuNo 144427, China Lake Hotline, 1966

Photo ©G. Verver.

A-4C Skyhawk, BuNo 145063, China Lake Hotline, 1966.

Photo ©G. Verver.

AOD physicist Ron Erickson & Carol Burge with the A-4 Skyhawk cockpit section on the roof of hangar #3, China Lake, July 1966.

A TV monitor in the cockpit shows target target pictures etc. from a camera mounted in the hangar 3 lab.and was used to determine the process of visual target acquistion.

Naval Aviation News photo.

TF-10B Skyknight BuNo 125807 with the XR-45 Multimode radar installed in the nose. NAF China Lake, 01 July 1966

Official U.S. Navy photo.

MLU-32/B99 Briteye operational sequence, 26 July 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

F-8E Crusader BuNo 150284, Bigeye ordnance, China Lake, 27 Jul 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

F-8E Crusader BuNo 150284 & p/c B. Loisate on the wash rack, China Lake, ca. 1966.

Photo ©G. Verver.

F-8E Crusader BuNo 150284 & p/c T. Dufresne on the wash rack, China Lake, ca. 1966.

Photo ©G. Verver.

Overlooking the runways s.west from Hotline line shack, China Lake, 1966.

Photo ©G. Verver.

Overlooking the runways, west from main line shack, China Lake, 1966.

Photo ©G. Verver.

VX-5 A-4E BuNo 151987, XE-4, China Lake, August 1966.

A-4E Skyhawk, BuNo 149969, Walleyes, So. side of hangar 3, China Lake, 05 Aug. 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

Overlooking the runways n.west from Hotline line shack, China Lake, 1966.

The sun set on my China Lake days, 17 Aug 1966.

Photo ©G. Verver.

R4D-6 BuNo 50804 and the NAF China Lake tailhookers, Sep 1966.

Photo from E. Mares... note /1.

A-4E Skyhawk BuNo 149969, SHRIKE seeker & telemtry pod (MULE), China Lake, 30 Sep 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-4E Skyhawk BuNo 149969, SHRIKE seeker & telemtry pod (MULE), China Lake, 30 Sep 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-4B Skyhawk BuNo 142777, HWT Mk-24 flares, China Lake, 19 Oct 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

AIM-9 Sidewinders quad-mounted on the prototype U.S. Army XM548E1 Chaparral, B-4 range, China Lake, 21 October 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

QF-9G Cougar, probably BuNo 128164, dual target TV pod, China Lake, 03 Nov 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

NA-4C Skyhawk BuNo 145063, Misteye, China Lake, 01 Dec 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

QF-9 Cougar drone line, HC-34A Sea Horse BuNo 145676 & DT-28B Trojans BuNo's 137667 & 138355, Armitage Field ramp west of hangar #2, 19 Dec 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

Unknown C-130 Hercules landing on runway 21, Armitage Field, China Lake, 19 Dec 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

Air traffic control tower interior, Armitage Field, China Lake, 19 Dec 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

Armitage Field Tacan tower, China Lake, 19 Dec 1966.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

/1 Front row l-r: Marty Manger, CO Bob Yount, ???, XO Mike Reardon, Gary Moore, Dick Carr, and Jack Anderson. Back row l-r: Norm Nash, Dick Thomas, Bob Moore, Knobby Walsh, Jake Robcke, Atlee Clapp, Frank Pesenti, Ernie Mares, Jerry Rogers.