SH-2F Seasprite from HSL-31 winches up its sonar

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Hey Dave

when did you do 31.

I did it in 75 before establishing 37 at Barbers.

Ralph Deyo


On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 17:27:32 +1030, "Dave Kearton"
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Ralph, Dave lives in OZ and has never been a US citizen nor a sailor.
Rob and Gordon were both AW's on the 'Sprite.
I was SAR in HC-5 for a year or so. Made a deployment on Knox Class with
HC-5 and when we returned we were part of HSL-33.
I went back to HC-5/HSL-31 for another year then VP-31 came calling again.
'74-'78 or so.

Jim Morris

Hi Jim,

Thanks and just dropped him a line.


I to am an AW. Did a 4 year tour with Faso at IB teaching MK I with
Neal Brown and Stinky Smith. Got shanghaied into 37 in 75 and went to
Owego NY on independent duty for MK III. finished my career with 41
as the training department leading chief from 82 to 85. Found out in
75, that helos were better than P3's. Had two tours one in 45 out of
JAX and 17 out of Barbers Point.

If you went to Faso during that time you might have been a student of
mine. I had the acoustic portion and tactical portion of the course.

Take care and drop a line if you care to.

Ralph



On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 20:22:02 -0600, "Jim Morris"
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wrote in message
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Hey Dave

when did you do 31.

I did it in 75 before establishing 37 at Barbers.

Ralph Deyo


On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 17:27:32 +1030, "Dave Kearton"
wrote:


Ralph, Dave lives in OZ and has never been a US citizen nor a sailor.
Rob and Gordon were both AW's on the 'Sprite.
I was SAR in HC-5 for a year or so. Made a deployment on Knox Class with
HC-5 and when we returned we were part of HSL-33.
I went back to HC-5/HSL-31 for another year then VP-31 came calling again.
'74-'78 or so.

Jim Morris

"Bob Harrington" wrote in message
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I, umm... photographed a HSL-31 'Sprite at an air show in 1985...

Bob ^,,^

And ya done a damn fine job!

Jim Morris

Bob Harrington wrote:
I, umm... photographed a HSL-31 'Sprite at an air show in 1985...

Bob ^,,^


Comment from Gordon,

Schweeeeeeeeeeet! Now THAT was a good flyer! (well... they all were....
with the exception of that other one of course.)

yfG
PS, thanks to Bob


--

Cheers

Dave Kearton

"Dave Kearton" wrote in
:

Bob Harrington wrote:
I, umm... photographed a HSL-31 'Sprite at an air show in 1985...

Bob ^,,^


Comment from Gordon,

Schweeeeeeeeeeet! Now THAT was a good flyer! (well... they all
were.... with the exception of that other one of course.)

yfG
PS, thanks to Bob

Soitenly. Just wish I could say I had some ~real~ connection, like Gordon
and some of you other folks who served so well. Seems - despite John
Kerry's beliefs to the contrary - that the US military has little use for
flat-footed, half-blind, clue-impaired nerds such as m'self. Maybe in my
next life...

Bob ^,,^

Bob Harrington wrote:
I, umm... photographed a HSL-31 'Sprite at an air show in 1985...

Bob ^,,^


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I logged some time in that one in 77 too.

Rob