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• Jan 1 -- NAF has 19 aviation officers (5 SCI), 10 other officers (1 SCI), 450 enlisted (120 SCI) and 51 aircraft consisting of 1 A-1G, 1 NA-4C, 3 A-4C, 2 A-4B, 2 A-4E, 3 TA-4F, 1 A-4F, 3 TF-10B, 1 F-4B, 1 A-7A, 1 A-6A, 2 F-8D, 4 DF-8F, 1 F-8E, 1 S-2A, 1 UH-34J, 1 CH-19E, 2 DT-28B, 1 C-117D, 1 C-131F, 1 NTF-9J, 12 QF-9J & 5 QF-9G. VX-5 has 22 aviation officers, 8 other officers, 206 enlisted and 14 aircraft consisting of 1 US-2A, 2 TA-4F, 3 A-4E, 2 A-4C, 2 F-4J & 4 A-7A. The Flying Club has 1 T-34B.
• July 1 -- NAF has 30 aviation officers, 6 other officers, 450 enlisted (85 SCI) and 44 aircraft consisting of 1 A-1G, 1 NA-4C, 3 A-4C, 2 A-4E, 3 TA-4F, 1 A-4F, 2 TF-10B, 1 F-4B, 1 A-7A, 1 A-6A, 1 F-8H, 4 DF-8F, 1 F-8E, 1 UH-34J, 2 DT-28B, 1 C-117D, 1 C-131F, 1 NTF-9J, 10 QF-9J, 4 QF-9G, 1 T-33B & 1 UH-1E. VX-5 has 23 aviation officers, 11 other officers, 205 enlisted and 15 aircraft consisting of 1 US-2A, 2 TA-4F, 2 A-4E, 1 A-4C, 1 F-4J, 4 A-7A, 2 A-4F & 2 A-7B. The Flying Club has 1 T-34B.
• Sep 23 -- former China Laker, U.S. Navy LCdr. David F. Callahan Jr., died when his VA-106 A-4E Skyhawk (152091) lost electrical power and went off the port side of the USS Intrepid on recovery. LCdr. Callahan is on panel 43W, line 068 of the Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington D.C.

Vietnamese bridge replica, Coso Range, China Lake, circa 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

Simulated North Vietnamese revetments, Coso Range, China Lake, circa 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

Simulated railroad tunnel, Coso Range, China Lake, circa 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

DF-8F Crusader drone controller BuNo 143699, NAS North Island, circa 1968.

Photo by Clay Jansson via Tailhook Association.

A-4E Skyhawk BuNo 148613, Rockeye II, mod 2, ordnance, China Lake, 11 January 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-4C Skyhawk, BuNo 148437, partial A-4C Skyhawk, BuNo 145069 at right, Hotline, China Lake, 19 January 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

USAF KB-50 Superfortress tanker, Area R, China Lake, circa January 1968.

Photographer unknown.

USMC C-117D Skytrain BuNo 50826, Area R, China Lake, circa January 1968.

Photographer unknown.

TD2C Culver Cadet drone, China Lake, Area R, circa January 1968.

Photographer unknown.

Former NAS Los Alamitos Navy/Marine Reserve F9F-6 Cougar BuNo 128134, Area-R, China Lake, February 1968.

Photo by S. Grivno.

F-3 Demon fuselages including BuNo 145247, Area R, China Lake, February 1968.

Photo by S. Grivno.

F-3B Demon BuNo 146721 fuselage, Area R, China Lake, February 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

Steve Grivno resting on some F-86 Scorpion & F-3 Demon fuselages, Area R, China Lake, February 1968.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

USAF RF-84F Thunderflash s/n 52-6574, China Lake boneyard, January 1969.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

USAF RF-84F Thunderflash s/n 52-6574, China Lake boneyard, January 1969.

Photo by Steve Grivno.

KMU-342/B Laser Guided Bomb kit used to convert dumb bombs to smart bombs, circa 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

VX-5 A-4F Skyhawk BuNo154179, XE-4, with a Walleye I on #5 next to A-6A Corsair II 152674, XE-16, China Lake Hotline, 02 Feb 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-4F Skyhawk BuNo 154172 with 3 SHRIKE missiles carried on transport racks, China Lake, 02 February 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-4F Skyhawk BuNo 154172, three Walleye's, China Lake, 21 February 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-7A Corsair II BuNo 152656, Walleye, China Lake, 04 March 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-4C Skyhawk BuNo 145069, Briteye seperation, 07 March 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

NA-4C Skyhawk BuNo 145063, Rockeye II, mod 2, ordnance, China Lake, 13 March 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

Aerial view of the Saline Valley looking toward the southwest, Mar 1968.

Racetrack Playa is at far left. The Saline Range is to the right. Steele Pass is at lower right. In the distance are the Inyo Mountains with Owens Lake and the Sierra Nevada at top. The Coso Range is at upper left.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

Looking west over Indian Wells valley, March 1968.

Armitage Field is in the center of the photo. To the lower left of the airfield is the wastewater treatment facility, golf course, and the residential area. The towns of Ridgecrest and Inyokern blend in with the desert.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

Looking northwest over the Sierras, looks like Kings Canyon next to the A-6 canopy bow, March 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup

Over the Sierras, looking down on Mount Whitney from the east, March 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

Napalm manufacturing, Armitage Field, China Lake, circa March 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

Napalm manufacturing, Armitage Field, China Lake, circa March 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

Napalm manufacturing, Armitage Field, China Lake, circa March 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

Napalm manufacturing, Armitage Field, China Lake, circa March 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-4E Skyhawk BuNo 148613, Mk-83 MAU-91 A/B retarder, China Lake, 02 April 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-4C Skyhawk BuNo 147781, Walleye free flow, China Lake, 15 April 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-4C Skyhawk BuNo 147781, Walleye free flow close-up, China Lake, 15 April 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

U.S. Army AH-1C Cobra, FAE ordnance, China Lake, 23 April 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

USAF F-4D phantom II, Walleye FA fit, China Lake, 30 April 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

CH-19 BuNo 130258, hangar 3, China Lake, spring 1968

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

Redbirds T-33B Seastar BuNo 141549, hangar 2, China Lake, spring 1968

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

QF-9G Cougar drone BuNo 127344, hangar 2, China Lake, spring 1968.

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

QF-9G Cougar drone BuNo 130866, 14 mission marks, hangar 3, China Lake, circa 1968.

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

QF-9G Cougar drone BuNo 130866, 14 mission marks, hangar 3, China Lake, circa 1968.

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

QF-9J Cougar drone BuNo 144290, hangar 3, China Lake, circa 1968.

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

QF-9G Cougar drone BuNo 128152, "Carol Mae", hangar 2, China Lake, spring 1968.

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

QF-9G Cougar drone BuNo 128152, "Carol Mae", hangar 2, China Lake, spring 1968.

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

QF-9J Cougar drone BuNo 141195, tail section (left) QF-9G BuNo 128152, hangar 2, China Lake, circa 1968.

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

S-2A Tracker BuNo 133229, hangar 3, China Lake, circa 1968

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

Remains of QF-9J Cougar drone BuNo 141200, China Lake, circa 1968.

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

TF-9J Cougar BuNo 142441, hangar 3, China Lake. circa 1968.

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

QF-9J Cougar drone BuNo 144290, hangar 3, China Lake, circa 1968.

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

QF-9J Cougar drone BuNo 144925, Pink Panther, hangar #2, circa 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

QF-9J Cougar drone BuNo 144395, hangar 3, China Lake, circa 1968.

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

A-4C Skyhawk BuNo 148437, hangar 3, China Lake, circa 1968.

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

A-4E Skyhawk BuNo 149969, hangar 3, China Lake, circa 1968.

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

A-4E Skyhawk BuNo 149969, hangar 3, China Lake, circa 1968.

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

F-4B Phantom II BuNo 151435, open house at China Lake, circa 1968.

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

A-7A Corsair II BuNo 152656, north of hangar 3, China Lake, circa 1968.

photo Wayne Mutza collection.

VW-4 WC-121 hurricane hunter BuNo 137894, MH-4, hangar 3, China Lake, circa 1968.

TA-4F at right is BuNo 152848.

Photo Wayne Mutza collection.

VX-5 A-6A Intruder BuNo 151802, XE-02, May 1968.

Naval Aviation News photo.

USMC CH-53A Sea Stallion BuNo 154878, Armed Forces Day, NAF China Lake, May 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

QF-9 Redbird line west side of hangar #2, Armed Forces Day, NAF China Lake, May 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

Pilatus Porter PC-6 N351FH, c/n 2012 built in 1967 by Fairchild-Hiller, Armed Forces Day, NAF China Lake, May 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

DT-28B Trojan BuNo 138355, TF-10B Skyknight BuNo 127074 & PC-6 STOL N351FH, Armed Forces Day, NAF China Lake, May 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

Hotline, NAF China Lake, May 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup... note /1.

F-100 Super Sabre, Armed Forces Day, NAF China Lake, May 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

USAF F-104C Starfighter s/n 56-0934 & F-105F Thud s/n 63-8328, Armed Forces Day, NAF China Lake, May 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

USAF F-104C Starfighter s/n 56-0934, Armed Forces Day, NAF China Lake, May 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

USAF F-105F Thud s/n 63-8328, Armed Forces Day, NAF China Lake, May 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

USAF F-106, Delta Dart, Armed Forces Day, China Lake, May 1968.

Official U.S. Navy Photo from R. Puszcz.

XF4D-1 Skyray BuNo 124587, Armed Forces Day, NAF China Lake, May 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

Redbirds T-33B BuNo 141549, former USAF T-33 serial # 53-3064, Armed Forces Day, NAF China Lake, May 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

NMC A-3A Skywarrior BuNo 135409, Armed Forces Day, NAF China Lake, May 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

TF-10B Skyknight BuNo 125807, Armed Forces Day, NAF China Lake, May 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

A-26 civil registration unknown, a frequent visitor to NAF China Lake, May 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

B-29 Stratofortress bombed, Armed Forces Day firepower demonstration, NAF China Lake, May 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup... note /2.

UH-34J, BuNo145676, Armed Forces Day, China Lake, May 1968.

Official U.S. Navy Photo from R. Puszcz.

P-3B Orion BuNo 154579, NAF China Lake, May 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

E-2 Hawkeye, NAF China Lake, May 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

UH-34J BuNo 145676, NAF China Lake, May 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

Left to right F-8A Crusader BuNo 145351, A-7A Corsair II BuNo 152656 & F-4B Phantom II BuNo 151435, NAF China Lake, May 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

Refueling a Crusader on the Hotline, NAF China Lake, May 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

A-4E Skyhawk BuNo 151118, Walleye catapult test, NATC Patuxent River, 20 May 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-4E Skyhawk BuNo 151118, Walleye catapult test, NATC Patuxent River, 20 May 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-4C Skyhawk BuNo 145069, Briteye flares, China Lake, 05 June 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

VX-5 A-4E Skyhawk BuNo 152015, XE-6, FAE ordnance, China Lake, 06 June 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

VX-5 A-4E Skyhawk BuNo 152015, XE-6, FAE ordnance close-up, China Lake, 06 June 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-4F Skyhawk BuNo 154172, FAE ordnance, China Lake, 06 June 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

Cdr. VanGundy and John Stalcup headed north over the southern Sierras enroute to the Bakersfield, CA Airshow in A-6A Intruder BuNo 149936, June 1968.

Owens Lake and the Inyo Mountains are at upper right.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

Cdr. VanGundy and John Stalcup enroute to the Bakersfield, CA Airshow in A-6A Intruder BuNo 149936, June 1968.

Highway 178 West through Walker Pass.

Photo by John Stalcup.

Cdr. VanGundy and John Stalcup enroute to the Bakersfield, CA Airshow in A-6A Intruder BuNo 149936, June 1968.

Photo by John Stalcup.

Cdr. VanGundy and John Stalcup enroute to the Bakersfield, CA Airshow in A-6A Intruder BuNo 149936, June 1968.

Photo by John Stalcup.

NA-1G Skyraider BuNo 132598, Bakersfield Airshow, June 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

A-7A Corsair II BuNo 152656, Bakersfield Airshow, June 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

F-8E Crusader BuNo 150669, Bakersfield Airshow, June 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

TF-9J Cougar BuNo 142441, Bakersfield Airshow, June 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

A-6A Intruder BuNo 149936, Bakersfield Airshow, June 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

A-6A Intruder BuNo 149936, Bakersfield Airshow, June 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

R-4Y/C-131 Samaritan BuNo 141028, Bakersfield Airshow, June 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

F-4B Phantom II BuNo 151435, Sparrowwinder Belle Baby, China Lake, 19 June 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

F-4B Phantom II BuNo 151435, Sparrowwinder Belle Baby, China Lake, 19 June 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

NAF China Lake Hotline, l-r Unknown, Unknown & C. B. Wilson. In the background A-6A Intruder BuNo 149936, F-8E Crusader BuNo 143699 & F-8A BuNo 144429

Photo ©John Stalcup.

John Stalcup and A-6A Intruder BuNo 149936, back at NAF China Lake, June 1968.

Photo ©John Stalcup.

A-4C Skyhawk BuNo 147781, Walleye FA 2, China Lake, 11 July 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-4C Skyhawk BuNo 147781, Walleye FA 2, China Lake, 11 July 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-4C Skyhawk BuNo 147781, Walleye FA 2, China Lake, 11 July 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-4C Skyhawk BuNo 147781, Walleye FA 2, China Lake, 11 July 1968.

Pilot is the XO, CDR Jake Robcke, and the plane captain at lower right is ADJ-3 Richard Robinson.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-4C Skyhawk, BuNo 147781, Walleye FA 2, China Lake, 11 July 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-6A Intruder BuNo 149953, Condor, China Lake, 01 August 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-6A Intruder BuNo 149953, Condor, China Lake, 01 August 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

TF-9J Cougar BuNo 142441, China Lake, 09 August 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

A-6A Intruder BuNo 149953 and F-4B Phantom II BuNo 148262, Condor project, China Lake, 09 August 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

F-4B Phantom II BuNo 148262, Condor, China Lake, 09 August 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

NATC A-4E BuNo 151118, Walleye catapult test, Patuxent River, 12 August 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

NATC A-4E BuNo 151118, Walleye catapult test, Patuxent River, 12 August 1968.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

Hotline, Line Shack, China Lake, Aug 1968.

Photo ©Bob Puszcz.

Hotline, China Lake, May 1968.

NAF A-4F Skyhawk BuNo 154172, VX-5 Skyhawk BuNo 154177, XE-3, VX-5 Phantom II BuNo 153812, XE-8, VX-5 A-7A Corsair II & NAF F-8 Crusader.

photo ©Bob Puszcz.

A-4F Skyhawk, BuNo 154172, unknown Bluejacket, hotline, China Lake, Aug 1968.

photo ©Bob Puszcz.

USMC UH-1E, Huey, BuNo 1547xx, USMC CH-53 & NAF H-19, China Lake, 1968.

photo ©Bob Puszcz.