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1st. picture from left: VW-1, TE-4 painting on silk.
Photo courtesy of Craig Holt '67 -'68 TE-4, 5.

2nd. picture from left: VW-1, TE- 00 painting on silk.
Photo courtesy of Alan Behr USAF Ret. Ex-VW-1 (EARLY 60's)

3rd. picture from the left VW-1, TE- 00 taxiing out for take-off.
Photo courtesy of George Dean..

The 4th picture from the left Sunset over the Gulf of Tonkin.
Photo courtesy of Craig Holt '67 -'68 TE-4, 5.

1st. picture from left: VW-1 aircraft approaching Naval Station at Chu Lai.
Photo courtesy of Craig Holt '67 -'68 TE-4, 5.

2nd picture from left: Nose art work on TE-5.
Photo courtesy of Craig Holt '67 -'68 TE-4, 5.

3rd. picture from left: Rick Johnson outside of NAS Atsugi barracks.

4th picture from left: Lowell Buswell & George Moore.

Photos courtesy of Rick Johnson AT3 63-65 TE-5..

1st. picture from left: Typhoon Mary as seen on EC-121 camera scope. The 50 nautical mile range markers (rings) show that the aircraft is approximately 100 miles SSE of the eye, the aircraft is heading about 225 deg (bright flash) from North (top of scope). VW-1 reported surface winds of 90kts during this fix. About 36 hours after this photo was taken typhoon Mary passed over the northern portion of Taiwan, one day later it dissipated as it hit the Chinese main land.
Photo courtesy of Tom Hull AMS-2 64-66 TE-3.

2nd picture from left: Typhoon Clara as seen on the camera scope of the EC-121 during a mission on Oct. 6 1964 near the Phillipines.

3rd picture from left: Typhoon Frida as seen on the camera scope of the EC-121 during a mission on Aug. 12 1965 aboard TE-5 BuNo 145931.

4th picture from left: Unknown storm... somebody forgot to mark the data board.

The 2nd, 3rd and 4th pictures were sent courtesy of James Schram ATR3 VW-1 1965 - 67.

Pictures of a boat trip we took while at Sangley Point.

1st. picture from left: Lowell Buswell & James Rice.

2nd picture from left: Rick Johnson.

3rd picture from left: Pictured in the foreground, Rick Johnson, Lee Thompson, & Charles Dobilas.

4th picture from left: George Moore, Lee Thompson, & Lowell Buswell.

Photos courtesy of Rick Johnson AT3 63-65 TE-5.

1st. picture from left: Bus transportation from aircraft to barracks at Atsugi, Japan,
LA Greiner AE1 is seated at the rear of the bus with a ball cap on. To his left, one seat closer to the front is ?? Lesan, ATW3 wearing a white hat. Directly in front of Lesan is Bill Yarger, ATW3. To your right is John Randolph, ATR3. Jack ????, ATR2 is Standing. In the forefront facing away from the camera is ??? King, AMH1.
Photo was late '62 - early '63. Courtesy Roger Atchley 62 - 64 TE-1.

2nd. picture from left: Here is the "Captain's Gig" rendering painted on a metal 'plate' that was attached to one nose wheel door of TE 1. Although the drawing is titled "Captain's Gig", it is easy to see why TE 1 was also called "The Showboat". As I recall, the drawing used red and blue paint on a white background. This pic was taken in '62. I do not know what year the name and drawing originated, or the artist, but the plate was still on her when I departed 1/64.
Photo Courtesy Roger Atchley 62 - 64 TE-1.

3rd. picture from left: Pictures of women were mama-sans who did laundry and cleaning in the barracks at Det "C" Danang and was taken summer of 1970, I remember the older one we called Granny and she would wear your jockey shorts. Youngest one I think was called Sam, and the other one I think was called Fawn but not sure about that. Picture was taken inside VW-1 Det "C" barracks in laundry area.
Photo and comment, courtesy of Craig Borsheim 69-71

4th. picture from left: Picture from Sangley Pt. control tower with TE-3 and other base aircraft. Manila Bay is in the background, the city of Manila is on the horizon across the bay. The side number of the other VW-1 aircraft has been forgotten
Photo Courtesy Hank Hough, Ltjg, CICO TE-3, 1964-'66.

1st. picture from left: TE-3 parked while at NS Sangley Pt.
Photo Courtesy Al Garza ATR2 '66-67 TE-4.
2nd. picture from left: Aerial view of Sangley Pt.
Photo Courtesy Al Garza ATR2 '66-67 TE-4..

3rd. picture from left: These P5M's were always parked across the street from where the VW-1 aircraft were parked while at NS Sangley Pt.
Photo Courtesy Al Garza ATR2 '66-67 TE-4.
4th. picture from left: TE-3 ACO2 station. Controllers name has been forgotten.
Photo Courtesy Hank Hough, LTjg, CICO TE-3, 1964-'66.

1st. picture from left: Plotting weather data on TE-3
Photo Courtesy Hank Hough, LTjg, CICO TE-3, 1964-'66.

2nd. picture from left: Picture is of me Harvey Starr ADR-3 flight mech TE-2 standing on the wing of a WW-II Japanese aircraft either on Yap or Truk circa 1970.

We had made a flight with TE-00 to deliver some required supplies either to the native people or the US Coast Guard, which had LORAN stations on these islands.

The things I do remember about one of those islands was the runway was rough and it put nicks in the leading edge of the props and we used the shank of a large screwdriver to smooth them over. The other thing I remember was there was no ground crew available at the time of our take off so I stayed on the ground to move the stairs out of the way and pull the chocks and then had to climb a rope to get into the aircraft.

On one of those islands not far from the runway there was a group of WW-2 aircraft that were parked in a row just the way they were left at the end of the war.

Photo forwarded to this site by Harvey Starr ADR-3 VW-1 69-71 from the originator Berl Welch ADR-3 VW-1 69-71 flight mech TE-3, circa 1970

I think it was late 1968, Crew 7 was asked to take TE-3 up to Saipan for a "good will" show for school kids.

We rigged a tall ladder to the front door and the the kids climbed the ladder then worked their way back to the rear door and exited.

Several of the crew were at various work stations and talked to the kids about what they did when tracking Typhoons.

One shot shows some kids looking out a window. The building was an old bunker from WWII built, originally, by the Japanesee. The school used it in 1968 as a classroom, I believe.

Photo's courtesy of Vic Cook AG2 VW-1 TE-7 68-70

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