Unofficially she was known as a supercarrier, a type of carrier longer and larger than other types. Despite a determined search by plane guard helo No. 17 Dec 1966: An A-6A, VA-85, participated in an Alpha [maximum effort] strike against the Haiphong SAM Assembly Area. 26 Feb 2004: Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England visited the ship. 1981 Nighttime missions restricted by weather focused upon the "A-6 package," consisting of A-6A/B, F-4B barrier combat air patrol (BarCAP), E-2A, EA-1F, and KA-3B tanker aircraft. Hawk 5! To provide for embarked SOF, Kitty Hawk was reconfigured to deploy with less then 20 aircraft: Eight F/A-18Cs, three S-3Bs, two C-2As, and two SH-60Bs. USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), formerly CVA-63, was a United States Navy supercarrier. "I saw the missile explode," Wisely later recalled, "and saw an explosion as the plane erupted.". USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63) Contract awarded on 1 October 1955 to New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, N.J. 917 Apr 1975: The ship completed CompTuEx 1-75, WepTraEx, and NorEx, in The Southern California Operations Area. During the ASW hunt of the Han Class Submarine of the PLA Navy, a standoff ensued between the United States and PRC leading to several PLAAF fighter aircraft flying near Kitty Hawk's S-3 Viking ASW aircraft from VS-37. 17 Oct 2000: While operating in the Sea of Japan Kitty Hawk was overflown by a pair of Russian aircraft, allegedly a Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer and Su-27 Flanker. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Rare US Navy USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 1961 - 1986 25th Anniversary Ballcap hat USA at the best online prices at eBay! Their blasts were going off so close to the plane it was making us bounce.". During the recently completed deployment, aircrew flew 9,223 combat and 1,485 support sorties (over 2,000 during the initial line period) in Rolling Thunder, Blue Tree, Barrel Roll, Steel Tiger, Yankee Team, and "in-country support" missions. 2 Air Conditioning Room, emitting dangerous white smoke into the compartment before the crew extinguished it. Iraq's failure to comply with UN resolutions led Congress to authorize, in October 2002, the President to use the military to enforce Iraqi compliance with these decisions. 2-4 Dec 1963: Kitty Hawk participated in Big Dipper, an amphibious exercise with the Taiwanese demonstrating how "American forces can answer the call from a besieged ally." The bodies of those men who died in the fire were escorted home by members of their respective Divisions for burial. 21 May 1967: Linfield 213, an F-4B (BuNo 153040), LT Hugh D. Wisely and ENS James W. Laing, VF-114, was hit by AAA during a strike over Hanoi. 201, a Lockheed S-3A Viking, VS-29, catching the No. | MY CURRENT COMMAND IS USS PELELIU-LHA5. Following the comprehensive upgrade and a vigorous training period with Carrier Air Wing 2, Kitty Hawk deployed in 1984 as the flagship for Battle Group Bravo. The ship also welcomed on board CVW-5, NAF Atsugi, Japan. Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) refueling McKean (DD-784) and Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748). "O.J." I LEFT THIS CARRIER AFTER 2008 RIMPAC. Also involved were Canadian, French, Indian, and Italian naval forces. Relaxed operational security permitted sailors to again utilize normal email and "Sailor phones.". Evading the enemy for 30 minutes, LT Curtis was rescued by a USAF Jolly Green Giant and flown to Da Nang. Kitty Hawk was the first of the three Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carriers to be commissioned and the last to be decommissioned. 2 Dec 2005: The Navy announced that George Washington would relieve Kitty Hawk as the "forward deployed carrier" to Japan in 2008. CAPT Townsend and CDR Benjamin W. Cloud, the XO (and black) addressed the rioters several times. CDR James was taken by the enemy and did not return to the U.S. until 14 Mar 1973. With that country torn by internecine strife, rival warlords were seizing international relief supplies, preventing distribution to famine victims. Kitty Hawk was overhauled in Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, then trained along the western seaboard. 1963 17 Apr 1966: Aircraft dropped the second and third spans of the five span steel Hai Duong Railroad and Highway Bridge, about 30 nautical miles east of Hanoi, into the channel of the Song Thai Binh, also "cratering" the eastern bridge abutment and approaches. 29 Oct 1980: An A-6 demonstrated a General Dynamics Tomahawk II medium range air-to-surface missile (MRASM) off the Southern California Operations Area, the first in a series of flight tests verifying that the aircraft/MRASM combination could withstand the stresses of catapult launchings. Date. 27 Sep 2001: Kitty Hawk received notification of Operation River City, including her deployment to the northern Arabian Sea, to serve as an afloat forward staging base for special operations forces (SOF) during Operation Enduring Freedom, America's retaliation against al Qaeda. 15 Feb 1969: Canyon Passage 412, an LTV A-7A Corsair II (BuNo 153181), LT(JG) William C. Niedecken, VA-105, was shot down (probable AAA) while flying a night strike against a truck park in Laos, 1620N, 10632E. 1975 13-20 Oct 1966: Kitty Hawk participated in Baseline II, a "major" First Fleet exercise. The ships explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team and R Division contained the flooding by hazardous and arduous labor, enabling the carrier to continue operations, and there were no people casualties. | 2 May 1969: Canyon Passage 413, an A-7A (BuNo 153180), CDR William J.M. Other nations that took part were Australia, Japan, Singapore and host nation India. 1983 18 Jan 1993: Kitty Hawk launched F-14As, F/A-18As, and E-2Cs in support of a USAF strike against Iraqi targets in northern Iraq. Both Phantom IIs scrambled during the early morning hours in response to unidentified aircraft on radar screens, tracking the Colts to a position 25 miles east-northeast of Thanh Hoa, North Vietnam, where the F-4Bs downed them. 22 Dec 1965: A "massive coordinated strike" by 110 aircraft from attack aircraft carriers Enterprise, Kitty Hawk and Ticonderoga (CVA-14) against the Uong Bi plant "virtually" destroyed the facility, temporarily disrupting approximately two-thirds of the power to Hanoi and Haiphong. 31 Aug10 Sep 1992: Kitty Hawk participated in FleetEx 92-2A, in The Southern California Operations Area. [30], In November 2007, Kitty Hawk and other US Navy ships participated in the joint military exercise Malabar, in the Bay of Bengal. While approaching Route 151, LCDR Saavedra reported vehicular traffic and began rolling-in for an attack. [15] Later, the FBI arrested seven suspects involved in this smuggling scheme,[16] an event related to what was later known as the Iran-Contra scandal. LT Georgius was awarded the Silver Star for this action. Kitty Hawk bid farewell to San Diego on 3 January 1987, as the ship departed her homeport of 25 years and set out on a six-month world cruise. 30 May23 Jun 1971: Kitty Hawk accomplished her 6th and final line period of the cruise. 3 Apr22 May 1972: Responding to the Easter Offensive, a North Vietnamese invasion of South Vietnam, Kitty Hawk was recalled early from Subic Bay, completing her second line period of the deployment. This was my first and last ship i served on in the 14yrs of my Naval career. 22 Mar 1968: A South Vietnamese delegation led by that country's Vice President Nguyen C. Ky and Prime Minister Nguyen V. Loc, presented awards to Sailors on board. USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) Named for: Kitty Hawk, N.C., and for Kill Devil Hill, the site approximately four miles south of the village of Kitty Hawk, where Orville and Wilbur Wright made. 19 Apr 1966: Aircraft hit the Cam Pha Port Facility, North Vietnam. All of the stranded crews were recovered by Big Mother and USAF Jolly Green Giant SAR helos. 1 Aircraft Elevator track, angling it outboard 6, then the only carrier so configured; Conversion: From standard black oil to distillate fuel. 22 Apr 1966: Buckeye 805, an A-6A (BuNo 151785), LCDR Robert F. Weimorts, and LT(JG) William B. Nickerson, VA-85, was leading a two-Intruder strike mission against the Vinh Complex, North Vietnam, when it was shot down by possible AAA, crashing into the water near 1833'N, 106'E. 10-11 Mar 1967: Aircrew "hammered" a thermal power plant, ship repair facility and military buildings, Hon Gai, 25 miles east of Haiphong. Kitty Hawk emerged from the yards on 2 August 1990. After participating in the Philippine Republic Aviation Week Air Show, Kitty Hawk steamed out of Manila Harbor on 30 November 1962 and welcomed Admiral Harry D. Felt, Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet, for a demonstration of modern naval weapons on 3 December. Back to the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) page|Crew List main page| I go to the Naval Academy. 25 Oct1 Nov 1977: Kitty Hawks voyage into the Western Pacific included a MissilEx, MinEx Bravo, GunEx, BombEx, JamEx, and KomarEx. 26 Jul 1983: Panther 000, the ships C-1A COD, made its last flight from the carrier, transferring ashore to NAF Misawa, Japan. 23 Sep 2005-31 Jan 2006: The ship completed an SRA at Ship Repair Facility (SRF), Yokosuka. my cell is: 619-846-0045. 2628 Apr 1981: Russian AGI Nikolay Zubov (SSV-468) shadowed Kitty Hawk while the carrier conducted operations near Guam. We are with you all the way. The crowd gradually dispersed, throwing weapons overboard. "We saw the tail of the jet floating nearby, and it looked like the ship was about to run us over," LT(JG) Vanbragt later recalled the harrowing experience, "But then we saw the rescue team coming, and we knew we would be all right.". Also included in the work package were more efficient work areas for airframes and a repair facility for ground support equipment, and the addition of avionics support capability for the S-3. 1 Main Machinery Room. 1973 5 Nov 1966-19 Jun 1967: During Kitty Hawk's second WestPac tour of the Vietnam War, the ship spent 117 days on Yankee Station. 25 Dec 1992: Pilots flew close air support and reconnaissance missions for multi-national forces liberating Bardera, Somalia. 1976 26 Feb 2003: Upon assuming command, CAPT Thomas A. Parker announced a new nickname for the ship: "Fightin', Bitin', Howlin', Growlin' Battle Cat." Major communist targets included Cam Pha Port Facility, Vinh Son Highway Bridge, Uong Bi Thermal Power Plant, and Hai Duong Railroad-Highway Bridge. He later wrote to president and Madame Chiang Kai-shek who had witnessed a similar demonstration onboard USSConstellation(CV-64): "I hope you were impressed as I was, on my visit to Kitty Hawk, with the great force for peace or war, which these mighty carriers and their accompanying escorts provide, helping to preserve the freedom of distant nations in all parts of the world. Hours of employment remained unchanged, with one carrier on daylight hours and one on the noon to midnight schedule. 7 Dec 1962: LT(JG) Ray Barnes, VA-113, became the ship's first jet centurion by completing his 100th arrested landing, in a Douglas A-4C Skyhawk. 29 Apr 1961: During her commissioning, ADM Arleigh A. Burke, CNO, hailed Kitty Hawk as the "forerunner of a new and greatly improved line of carriers.". 11 Oct 1979: A ships engineering casualty forced aircraft aloft to divert to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan. 27 Mar 1967: Montana 415, an A-4C (BuNo 148519), LT Alexander J. Palenscar, VA-112, was lost (probably at sea) following a strike against the Dao My Highway Bridge, North Vietnam. Aircraft from Kitty Hawk flew more than 1,200 sorties during this period. Several days later Lightning 611 participated in a SAR of a downed Tomcat crew, together with HSL-51. 27 Jun 1983: The first McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet landed on board. En route to Hong Kong when the incident occurred, Kitty Hawk sailed from the British colony early on the morning of the 17th, having spent less than 20 hours in port. Kitty Hawk returned to Yokosuka on 25 Aug. 2 Jun 1999: Lightning 611, an SH-60F (BuNo 164617), HS-14, on a logistics flight, came about to rescue a man overboard, 13 miles from Kitty Hawk, in the Arabian Gulf. Linfield 412, however, an F-4B (BuNo 152220), CDR Carl B. Austin, and LT(JG) Jacob D. Logan, VF-114, did not return, probably "due to collision with ground during penetration of undercast," while on a flak suppression run over North Vietnam, 1757'N, 10631'E. 17 Jul 1961: A Grumman C-1A Trader (designated a TF-1, however, on 18 September 1962, when the Department of Defense issued a joint regulation establishing a uniform system of designating military aircraft. 7 Sep 1981: While landing, Aircraft No. 22 Mar 2003: Pilots pummeled Iraqi troops dug in around Al Basrah. My first and probably last carrier in my career. 9 Mar 1967: Flint River 605, an RA-5C (BuNo 151627), CDR Charles L. Putnam, and LT(JG) Francis S. Prendergast, RVAH-13, was shot down by AW fire during a photo reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam, 1958'N, 1065'E. IF YOU KNOW OR HAVE SEEN HIM PLEASE TELL HIM TO EMAIL ME. "The flashes from the bomb explosions were so bright," reflected one of the pilots, LT(JG) Roger W. Brodt, "that they washed out the red lights of our cockpit instruments." I will miss the fantastic people that I met here. | If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on the name to send an email to the respective sailor. Kitty Hawk was under EMCON A conditions, which prohibited electronic emissions from either the ship or the Prowler. CVW-9 crews logged more than 18,000 flight hours and 7,300 arrested landings. The collision occurred at 2207, about 150 miles east of Pohang, South Korea, in the Sea of Japan, near 373N, 13154E. 2829 Jun 1973: Kitty Hawk conducted sea trials off San Francisco. Suddenly pitching forward and "violently" rolling left, the helo struck the deck, disintegrating the rotor blades, with fragments flying across the deck and felling Sailors. AprMay 1987: Following Iranian test-firing of HY-2 Silkworm SSMs, endangering shipping in the Persian Gulf, Kitty Hawk was instructed to extend her operations on station there, being reinforced by additional vessels into a combined battle group. That should cause concern in Moscow.. She was officially decommissioned on 12 May 2009 after 48 years of service. 6 Dec 1965: During the morning a flash fire erupted in No. The "CV" designation indicated that Kitty Hawk was no longer strictly an attack carrier, in that anti-submarine warfare would also become a major role. 22 Jun24 Jul 1992: Kitty Hawk participated in RimPac 1992, in Hawaiian waters. _Kitty Hawk_ (CVA-/CV-63),. One engine gave out, followed by a failure in the fuel transfer system that allowed the good engine to consume all of Black Knight 104-s fuel. 22 Feb-5 Mar 1966: Aircrew "averaged 100 direct air support sorties per day.". 27 Mar27 Jun 1980: Kitty Hawk underwent a Ships Restricted Availability (SRA). The Iraqis fought back desperately. Arab 506, his wingman, overheard LT(JG) Tromp shout "cockpit emergency" on his radio, a SAM alert causing the remaining pilots to disengage and "head out to sea," however, the cause of LT(JG) Tromp's loss was undetermined, though "combat associated." Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. 24 Feb 1968: CDR Jerrold M. Zacharias, and LCDR Michael L. Hall, VA-75, were each awarded the Navy Cross for their roles in planning and executing a "coordinated" A-6A night low-level strike with VA-35 against the "highly defended" port facilities at Hanoi, enduring a "barrage" of SAMs. 20 Dec 1965: Flint River 605, a North American RA-5C Vigilante (BuNo 151624), LCDR Guy D. Johnson, and LT(JG) Lee E. Nordahl, Reconnaissance Attack Squadron (RVAH)-13, was lost while on a photographic reconnaissance mission over Uong Bi Thermal Power Plant (the first North Vietnamese industrial target authorized to be struck by naval aircraft), 15 miles northeast of Haiphong, North Vietnam, 2051'N, 1074'E. DANFS - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Permitting Policy and Resource Management, The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: 20 Years Later, "Ex Scientia Tridens": The U.S. 2 Main Machinery Room, 04100847, approximately 300 miles southwest of Esmeraldas, Ecuador. Glenn was captured and did not return home until 4 April 1973. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1:800 scale CV-63 USS Kitty Hawk plastic model ship kit Academy | No.1444 at the best online prices at eBay! 19 May-17 Oct 2003: The ship underwent a Drydock Ships Restricted Availability (DSRA), Drydock No. In Oct 1983, the AN/WSC-6 SHF satellite communications system, OM-55 model, was installed. 3 Lower Stage Weapons Elevator; and close circuit television (CCTV) in Indian Ocean IC and CIC. 13 Feb 1980: A Russian Bear D reconnoitered the ship. While CVW-11 deployed with 116 aircraft assigned, due to space restrictions on board, VS-33 (S-2Gs) and HS-8 (SH-3Ds) did not deploy. 8 Feb 2003: As of noon (EST), 398,505 aircraft had launched from Kitty Hawk's four catapults, as Catapult No. "There has been some missile firings in our direction, probably in the range of several hundred," noted CAPT Patrick Driscoll, CAG, CVW-5, "Most of that is barrage fire, where they put up a curtain of triple-A or missiles, hoping a percentage will hit aircraft as they fly through.". Kitty Hawk CV-63 The offensive and defensive capability of KITTY HAWK is provided by the Weapons Department. Built by: New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J. 23 Nov 19739 Jul 1974: The main emphasis of the ships ninth WestPac deployment was to establish and test doctrines for the CV concept. Kitty Hawk bid farewell to San Diego on 3 January 1987, as the ship departed her home port of 25 years and set out on a six-month world cruise. Following the initial strikes, CAPT Parker told his crew: "We've been prowling around the Persian Gulf, looking for trouble. She returned to Vietnamese waters and resumed special operations on Yankee Station on 18 April, temporarily relieving other carriers to respond to the crisis to the north. On 25 June 1966, Kitty Hawk hosted the world premier of the movie within Hanger Bay No. 1993 Commissioned: 29 Apr 1961 [Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Penn. On the return trip to Japan, Kitty Hawk made port visits to Perth, Western Australia, and Pattaya, Thailand. The crew commemorated the occasion by referring to the ship as the "Floating White House." By "skillful maneuvering of an almost uncontrollable aircraft," LT Wisely managed to fly the stricken Phantom II to northeastern Laos, 207'N, 10430'E, where both men ejected. She was launched on May 21st, 1960 and officially commissioned on April 29th, 1961 with Captain William F. Bringle at the helm. North Vietnamese targets included both power plant and oil installations at Haiphong, together with Kep Airfield, a power plant at Bac Giang, a vehicle repair and SAM assembly plant at Thanh Hoa, as well as an army supply facility and a vehicle depot, at Van Dien. During a visit to Wooloomooloo Bay, Sydney, Kitty Hawk represented the U.S. during a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand and the United States) Treaty. Their efforts proved instrumental in securing thousands of weapons and ordnance, including mines, SAMs, and technical vehicles.. The number of strike sorties was severely restricted by higher authority, and on the 23rd, a no-bomb line was established on the 20th parallel. Lewis, HC-7 Det 101, guided missile light cruiser Providence (CLG 6), and destroyer Rogers (DD-876), spotted the Greyhound's tail section before it sank beneath the waves, rescuing the seven survivors. | 19 Dec 1962: The ship participated in Blue Sky, a major strike exercise with the Taiwanese. 14 Aug5 Sep 1972: Kitty Hawk conducted her fifth line period of this WestPac deployment, departing the Gulf of Tonkin to evade Typhoon Elsie, 14 September. Kitty Hawk stayed busy throughout the mid-1970s with numerous deployments to the Western Pacific and involvement in a large number of exercises, including RIMPAC in 1973 and 1975. Kitty Hawk was launched by flooding her drydock; the conventional slide-down method was ruled out because of her mass and the risk that she might hit the Philadelphia shore on the far side of the Delaware River. [53], On 9 March 2021, Kitty Hawk arrived at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard to be put in dry dock and have the hull scraped of marine life before being towed to her final destination. Propulsion system: eight Steam Boilers Length, overall: 1046,5 feet (319 meters) Flight Deck Width: 252 feet (76.8 meters) Area of flight deck: about 4,5 . 1. The result was an "accidental" intelligence coup for the U.S. Navy. Her aircraft provided close air support and reconnaissance for assault troops. Simultaneously, the motion picture was shown on board Constellation, operating off Vietnam, allowing the film to honor those serving by being released concurrently on ships moored and underway. 17 Dec 1989: The ship undocked, returning to Drydock No. 8-12 Feb 1967: The ship observed the Tet truce, confining air operations to Steel Tiger and reconnaissance flights. Two chimpanzees were the highlight to the crew among the embarked guests. I was in the AFFF shop and the Filter shop for my time on the Hawk, as much as i hate it here i met some of my closest friends here and wouldn't trade it for the world. 15 Apr 1966: The crew endured one of the ship's deadliest accidents. 19 Jan-14 Feb 1967: During this line period aircraft flew 752 combat missions in support of Operation Rolling Thunder, 229 supporting Steel Tiger, eight combat missions over South Vietnam, and 833 support missions. Seven British crewmembers also died, the tragedy occurring over the Arabian Gulf at 0430. 2000 20 Apr 1969: The largest one-day expenditure of ordnance during the cruise occurred when aircraft dropped 215 tons on the communists. 23 Nov 1965: While en route to Vietnamese waters, RADM James R. Reedy, Commander, Attack Carrier Striking Forces, Seventh Fleet, broke his flag in Kitty Hawk. Pettis received the DFC for his extraordinary efforts during the rescue. Due to fluid enemy tactics additional emphasis was placed upon lucrative targets of a fleeting nature.. 21 Feb 1979: An SH-3D (BuNo 154111), LT Michael T. Fuqua, 28, LT(JG) Jerome L. Kauphusman, 27, AW2 Albert C. Blondeel-Tmmerman, and AW3 Robert J. Cook, HS-8, launched at 0743. The crew estimated that she could experience 2025% higher winds with no appreciable difficulties.. ADM Fargo, CinCPac, visited the carrier, on the 20th, and Kitty Hawk also completed TSTA. 6, Bremerton, arriving at 1300 on the 10th. 17 Nov 1967: Two F-4s intercepted two Soviet Tu-95s inbound, at 75 nautical miles, at an altitude of 20,000 feet, 3130'N, 16637'E. Putnam is believed to have been taken by North Vietnamese militia but died in captivity. Mar-Apr 2004: The ship completed TSTAs I and II. 115, CAPT Joey Aucoin, CO, CVW-5, and LCDR Stephen Higurea, VFA-102, completed the first F/A-18F Super Hornet landing on board Kitty Hawk, at 1229. The supercarrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), formerly CVA-63, was the second naval ship named after Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the site of the Wright brothers' first powered airplane flight. Two Russian Il-38s reconnoitered the ship and Battle Group Bravo, on the 28th, and contact was gained during the exercise on a Soviet Foxtrot-class submarine. | The world cruise ended at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on 3 July. While doing so, enemy rounds struck Buckeye 510, separating the aircraft and "causing two airborne fireballs." 22 Sep 1972: Four A-7Es, CDR Darrell D. Bud Owens, XO, LCDR Melvin Munsinger, LT William H. Shelton, and LT Michael L. Coats, VA-192, flew a night strike to within five miles of the Chinese buffer zone over North Vietnam. Following Tandem Thrust she was ordered to the Arabian Gulf to enforce the No-Fly Zone over Southern Iraq. On the inaugural effort, they completed 90 attack sorties, dropping more than 140 tons of ordnance. LT Templeton had also made the ship-s 16,000th trap, in Aircraft No. 223 Nov 1977: TransitEx 2-78 was a comprehensive anti-submarine warfare exercise. China then reversed its position based on humanitarian grounds but by that time, Kitty Hawk was too far away to dock in time for the holiday. 3-5 Mar 1967: Approaching their drop zones at night in "heavy weather" and at low altitude, Intruders, VA-85, laid three fields of Mk 50/52 mines in the Ma, Kien, and Cua Sot Rivers. 19-20 Feb 1994: A motion picture crew embarked to shoot a portion of the movie Clear and Present Danger. 1999 1 Feb 1987: While transiting the Strait of Malacca, underwent aerial inspection by two Indonesian ASTA N-22 Nomads. 3 Apr 1969: Cupcake 507, an A-6A (BuNo 155587), LT John F. Ricci, and LCDR Edward G. Redden, VA-65, was downed by AAA during a straight and level bombing run over Laos, 1735N, 10539E. LT(JG) Zerbe, and AN David J. Underhill, VF-213, died in the tragic mishap, while LT Cline, ADJ1 Coleman, AN R.H. Boone, VF-114, AN T.S. 9 Sep 1995: Kitty Hawk hosted the WWII memorial ceremony for the veterans of carrier Bunker Hill (CV-17), followed by the crew's reunion for escort carrier Chenango (AO-31/ACV/CVHE-28), on the 12th, together with a visit by Saudi Prince Abdul Kassir. Extended deployments and long line periods had produced a nearly intolerable strain on the crew, fueled by the racial tension endemic throughout the armed forces. 19 May 1967: Linfield 204, an F-4B (BuNo 153004), LT(JG) Joseph C. Plumb, and LT(JG) Gareth L. Anderson, VF-114, was shot down by one of "numerous" SAMs fired at attacking aircraft, despite "violent jinking" [evasive maneuvering], while on a strike against the Van Dien SAM Support Depot, North Vietnam, 2048'N, 10544'E. Kitty Hawk set sail on her 17th deployment 24 June 1994, to provide a stabilizing influence operating in the Western Pacific during a time of great tension in the Far East, particularly concerning North Korea. Kitty Hawk moved out of dry dock on 28 April 1973, and the next day, on her 12th birthday, she was named a Multi-Purpose Aircraft Carrier (CV). 20 Dec 2001: Kitty Hawk transited the Taiwan Strait northbound. Whether it were good or bad, I will never forget those days. 1214 Mar 1974: Kitty Hawk operated within Point Ash, Arabian Sea, emphasizing anti-submarine warfare and hydrographic operations. She remained in the Far East, supporting the U.S. in Southeast Asia until departing Subic Bay on 28 May 1968. During the next two months she conducted independent steaming exercises and carrier qualifications, with CVW-3 embarked. The first Kitty Hawk (ex-Seatrain New York), an aircraft transport (APV-1) (later aircraft supply ship AKV-1) (1941-1946), operated in the Pacific theater during World War II, playing a key logistics role in the timely buildup of defenses at Midway and Guadalcanal in 1942. Undaunted, the crew continued its mission, but fuel starvation due to ruptured fuel cells compelled them to land in Laos. 13 Nov 2000: During Operation Keen Sword, a training evolution, Kitty Hawk participated in a SAR with the Japanese for the pilots of two USAF F-16s out of Misawa AB that collided over the Sea of Japan, at about 0900. Kitty Hawk steamed to the South China Sea to provide a stabilizing presence in the region. 29 Aug-2 Sep 1966: The Grumman C-2A Greyhound underwent extensive carrier suitability tests, two Greyhounds operating on board Kitty Hawk in the Southern California Operations Area. | Both men were captured, and did not return to the U.S. until 4 April 1973. | Intercepted and escorted by the ships Tomcats, the Russians nonetheless flew so aggressively as to warrant the carrier filing Incident at Sea reports. 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