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• Mar 28 -- U.S. Navy Lt. Mark A. Prusinski lost his life when his QF-86F Sabre drone crashed.
• Apr 1 -- NAVWPNCEN has 25 aviation officers, 23 other officers, 459 enlisted and 43 aircraft consisting of 2 A-4M, 2 TA-4J, 4 A-6E, 2 A-7C, 1 NA-7C, 3 A-7E, 2 TA-7C, 2 UH-1N, 2 T-39D, 1 UC-8A, 1 YF-4J, 6 QF-86F, 1 QT-38A, 1 T-38A, 1 A-3B, 8 QF-4B, 1 QF-4J & 3 F/A-18. VX-5 has 30 aviation officers, 8 other officers, 259 enlisted and 19 aircraft consisting of 5 A-7E, 1 AH-1J, 5 A-6E, 1 TA-4J, 2 A-4M, 4 F/A-18A & 1 TF-18A. The Aero Club has 2 C-150, 1 C-172XP, 2 C-172 &1 T-34.
• July 11 -- U.S. Navy LCdr. John Kenneth Bussey, Jr., from Lemoore, lost his life when his A-7 Corsair II crashed.
• August 8 -- U.S. Navy LT Mark S. Bottrell, from Point Mugu, lost his life when his F-4S Phantom II crashed at China Lake.
• Oct 1 -- NAVWPNCEN has 25 aviation officers, 23 other officers, 485 enlisted and 36 aircraft consisting of 3 A-4M, 2 TA-4J, 4 A-6E, 1 A-7C, 3 A-7E, 2 TA-7C, 2 UH-1N, 2 T-39D, 1 UC-8A, 1 YF-4J, 6 QF-86F, 1 QT-38A, 1 T-38A, 1 A-3B, 1 QF-4B, 1 QF-4J & 4 F/A-18. VX-5 has 36 aviation officers, 8 other officers, 324 enlisted and 21 aircraft consisting of 5 A-7E, 1 AH-1J, 5 A-6E, 2 TA-4J, 2 AV-8B, 4 F/A-18A & 2 A-4M. NAVOCEANCOMDET has 1 OV-10A. The Aero Club has 2 C-150, 1 C-172XP, 2 C-172 &1 T-34.

VX-4 F-14 Tomcat firing an AIM-9M Sidewinder missile at a QF-86 target, 23 February 1984.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

QT-38A Talon s/n 59-1603, April 1984.

Photo by Jan Jacobs via Tailhook Association.

F/A-18A Hornet, BuNo 161720, #102, HARM missile, China Lake, 20 Apr 1984.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

F/A-18A Hornet, BuNo 161720, #102, RC flyover Ridgecrest, 20 Apr 1984.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

TA-4J Skyhawk BuNo 152102, Sheppard, April 1984.

Photo by C.T. Robbins, G. Verver collection.

TA-4F Skyhawk BuNo 154332, China Lake, April 1984.

Photo by Jan Jacobs via the Tailhook Association

A-4M Skyhawk BuNo 160245, China Lake, April 1984.

Photo by Jan Jacobs via the Tailhook Association

VX-4 F-14A Tomcat BuNo 161444, #47, April 1984.

Photo by Ted Paskowski, G. Verver collection.

F/A-18A Hornet, BuNo 161720, #102, HARM, B57-VFA 82 camera, China Lake, 10 May 1984.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

F/A-18A Hornet, BuNo 161720, #102, HARM, B57-VFA 82 camera, China Lake, 10 May 1984.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

F/A-18A Hornet, BuNo 161720, #102, firing a HARM missile, China Lake, 10 May 1984.

Official U.S. Navy photo, China Lake archives.

F/A-18A Hornet, BuNo 161720, #102, passes Sea Site on Echo Range, China Lake, circa 1984.

Sea Site radars are arranged in a generic Soviet ship layout and replicate various Soviet naval search and SAM threat radars. Official U.S. Navy photo.

QF-86F Sabre drone s/n 56-2831, NWC-828, unknown location, May 1984.

Photographer unknown, G. Verver collection.

QF-86F Sabre drone s/n 56-2842, NWC-853, China Lake, circa May 1984.

Photo by C.T. Robbins with permission.

VX-5 A-6E Intruder BuNo 156995, XE-23, McChord AFB, 1 June 1984.

Photo by D. Remington, G. Verver collection.

F/A-18A Hornet, BuNo 161366, over Olancha peak, 16 Jun 1984.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

TA-4J Skyhawk BuNo 152102, July 1984.

Photo, G. Verver collection.

VX-5 A-7E Corsair II BuNo 160722, XE-05, unknown location, 28 July 1984.

Photo by E. L. Zorn, G. Verver collection.

An articulated hydraulically-operated crane is used to reload a Vertical Launch System (VLS) magazine, China Lake, 28 July 1984.

Official U.S. Navy photo

A vertical launch system (VLS) magazine is prepared for the testing of a vertical launch ASROC (VLA) missile, China Lake, 28 July 1984.

Official U.S. Navy photo

Series of four images as a Vertical Launch ASROC (VLA) missile is fired from its Vertical Launch System (VLS) during tests, China Lake 28 July 1984.

Official U.S. Navy photo

VX-4 F-14A Tomcat BuNo 159853, XF-43, 18 August 1984.

Photographer unknown, G. Verver collection.

T-39D Sabreliner BuNo 150992, China Lake, October 1984.

G. Verver collection.

YF-4J Phantom II BuNo 151473, China Lake, October 1984.

Photo by Bob Shane, G. Verver collection.

A-6A Intruder BuNo 152623, PMTC-55 , October 1984

Photographer unknown, G. Verver collection.

DT-38A Talon BuNo 59-1604, China Lake, October 1984.

Photographer unknown, G. Verver collection.

TA-4J Skyhawk BuNo 154332, China Lake, November 1984.

Photo by Bob Shane, G. Verver collection.

VAQ-129 EA-6B Prowler BuNo 161779, NJ-904, China Lake, October 1994.

Photo by Bob Shane, G. Verver collection.

DASH QH-50 DS-1212, China Lake, 14 October 1984.

Photo by K. Svendsen, G. Verver collection.

TA-7 Corsair II BuNo 156738, NWC-700, 24 Oct 1984.

Photo by D. S. McGarry, G. Verver collection.

QF-86F Sabre drone s/n 56-2842, #853, China Lake, Nov. 1984.

Photo by C.T. Robbins, G. Verver collection.

YF-4J Phantom II BuNo 151473, China Lake, November 1984.

Photo by C.T. Robbins, G. Verver collection.

YF-4J Phantom II BuNo 151473, China Lake, November 1984.

Photo by Bob Shane, G. Verver collection.

DT-38A Talon BuNo 59-1604, China Lake, October 1984.

Photo by Bob Shane, G. Verver collection.

CAF CT-133 Silver Star s/n 133377,CAF-377, China Lake, November 1984

Photo by C.T. Robbins

TA-4J Skyhawk BuNo 154332, China Lake, November 1984.

Photographer unknown, G. Verver collection.

T-39D Sabreliner BuNo 150992, China Lake, October 1984.

Photo by C.T. Robbins, G. Verver collection.

A-7E Corsair II BuNo 156883, China Lake, November 1984.

Photo by C.T. Robbins, G. Verver collection.

A-4A Skyhawk BuNo 137814 on display in Switzer Circle, 06 November 1984.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

TA-4J Skyhawk BuNo 152848, NAF Washington D.C., 24 November 1984.

Photo by J.G. Handelman, G. Verver collection.

TA-4J Skyhawk BuNo 152848, NAF Andrews, 24 November 1984.

Photo by W.F. Brabant, G. Verver collection.

VX-5 hotline, China Lake, 18 Dec 1984.

l-r: A-6E Intruder BuNo 156995, A-4M Skyhawk BuNo 160245, A-6E Intruder BuNo 154124 and OV-10.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

QF-4B Phantom II, BuNo 149451, NOLO final flight testing, China Lake, 19 Dec 1984.

Official U.S. Navy photo, Duncan Curtis collection.

QF drone control console used to control the QF-4 Phantoms and other FSAT targets, China Lake, circa 1984.

Official U. S. Navy photo.

QF-4B Phantom II, BuNo 149452, Armitage Field, China Lake, ca. 1984/1985.

Official U.S. Navy photo, Duncan Curtis collection.

QF-4B Phantom II, BuNo 149452, over Armitage Field, China Lake, ca. 1984/1985.

Official U.S. Navy photo.

TA-4F BuNo 154332 "KNOZY" in tactical camouflage paint, HARM seeker nose, hangar #3, China Lake, 1983/1984.

© Photograph with permission from Bob Vogel. Note /1.

/1 Test engineer Elvy Hopkins flew in the back seat simulating the HARM guidance software system by keeping a dot centered in a scope. The data from the HARM's RF sections was later analyzed for ground emitter characteristics. Left to Right: Bob Vogel, Bill Scott, Paul Kudla, Mike Kirby, Mike Koppie (the sailor), (unknown), Chris Wellman, Tommy Suttle, Elvy Hopkins.