Page Updated 10/08/10
Photo's of VW-1's EC-121 interior
Photo's courtesy of J.E. Geppelt '60-'61.. Unless noted otherwise
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- 1st picture from the left: Pilot and Co-pilot on station. Unfortunately their names have been
forgotten.
2nd picture from the left: Air crew members grab a meal before arriving on station. Crew chief preparing
meals for the crew, probably the usual meal of steaks, which was a favorite of many flight crews. Great
cooking..
The 3rd picture from the left: Navigators at work getting the aircraft to the correct location..
The 4th picture from the left: View looking forward, from the isle near ACO #1 position. The CICO's and the
radar technician's position are on the left. The ECM displays are shown on the right side. The Radio (left)
and Navigator (right) positions are shown in the well lighted section.
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- 1st picture from the left: CICO's postion shown on the left, Radar Technician's position is on the
right.
2nd picture from the left: Looking aft from the CICO's position through the CIC section, The Plotting table
and ACO #4 are on the left side, ACO #1 on the right.
3rd picture from the left: Air controller at ACO #1
4th picture from the left: Lt Charles Dunn at ACO #4 with CIC crewmember
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- 1st picture on left: Looking aft from the CICO's postion back through the CIC section.
2nd picture from left: Looking forward from the ACO #3 and #5 position through the WV-2 CIC section, The
Plotting table and ACO #4 are on the right side, ACO #1 and #2 on the right. Seated left to right Lang,
Lanoue and Jenssen. A crewman is shown in the CICO's position at back of the photo.
Photo by Life Magazine Photographer June 1957. Picture provided by Don Lanoue VW-1 56-58 TE-8.
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- 1st picture on left: Looking aft from between the pilots and flight engineer bunks. Several crewmen are
at the forward galley table, while another is seen resting in one of the 4 siesta seats. The short stool in
the aisle of lighted area is used by the navigator to shoot the sun or stars with his sextant. circa
1970
2nd picture from left: ATAN Sells at radioman's position.
3rd. picture from left: Navigator gets aircraft location useing a sextant. The radar camera scope can be
seen at the left, behind the navigator.
Photos courtesy of LT. Rick W. Clarke 70-71 TE-12.
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- 1st picture on left: Several of TE-4's crew at the forward chow. Left to right, flight elect. standing;
2nd, standing navigator talking to radioman, 3rd, flight metal smith (John Rice AMS2) sitting & reading;
4th guy sitting unknown flight position: table relaxing.
2nd picture from left: TE-4's pilot is Lcdr. Ralph Chenoweth, Co-pilot is Lcdr. Robert Bates, TE-4's flight
engineer... sorry but have forgotten his name.
3rd. picture from left: TE-4's flight electrician also worked as a cook for the crew during the long
flights.
4th. picture from left: Al Garza is in the middle of TE-4's weathermen, at the rear chow table hamming it
up.
The above 4 photo's courtesy of Al Garza ATR2 VW-1 1966 1967 TE-4.
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