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Flight Logs page 1
Logs provided as noted
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- Front cover of The Naval Aviators log book. Copy sent by Lt(jg) Donald A. Lanoue VW-1 56-58 TE-8
Naval Aircraft Flight Classification System. These two pages show how Naval Aviators are to classify the
flights entered into their log books. Copy provided by Dave Keeton ATW2 VW-1 1965-1966.
- Donald Lanoue's summary of VW-1 flight hours by year, month and BuNo. There are 20 more pages of Don's
flight log book entries with VW-1 they have been omitted from this page. This summary page serves as a good
record of his flight time and service with VW-1. The 1957 entry listed for BuNo 135198 was for a photo op
flight in an AD-5N over Corregidor.
Donald Lanoue's summary of VW-1 flight hours by BuNo. The 1957 entry listed for BuNo 135198 was for a photo op
flight in an AD-5N over Corregidor.
- These 4 pictures show the January, June, July and September 1956 Flight hours on 135749 There are 8 more
pages of Don's flight log book entries with VW-1 they have been omitted from this page. The summary page, shown
above, serves as a good record of his flight time and service with VW-1.
Occasionally questions are asked about the various VW-1 aircraft by BuNo's that are listed on this sites
History of Aircraft assigned to Air Borne Early
Warning Squadron One (VW-1) page.
One aircraft, BuNo 135749, was of particular interest to some of our members who are writing their biographies
for family members. A portion of their biography includes the time they were assigned to VW-1 including the
aircraft and crews they flew with.
The site manager sent out a request to several members, when asked to provide additional information to show
that BuNo 135749 had previously been assigned to VW-1. Don Lanoue responded with photo copies of his flight
logs that were on this aircraft. Each of his flights on 135749 (old TE-6) is high lighted in yellow.
- These 3 pictures show the October, November and December 1957 Flight hours on 135749 Lt(jg) Donald A.
Lanoue VW-1 56-58 TE-8. There are 9 more pages of Don's flight log book entries with VW-1 they have been
omitted from this page. The summary page, shown at the top of the page, serves as a good record of his flight
time and service with VW-1.
A portion of an e-mail received from Lyle Fisher VW-1 61-63 TE-2 (VQ-1 '67-'70 and '74-'77)
" ...The first item that I wanted to share with you is the WV2 that was received by VW-1 on 17 December 1954
and assigned tail number of TE-6 buno 135749 is the same aircraft that was later modified by the Martin company
and assigned to VQ-1 as PR-21 ( I also did two tours in VQ-1). This is the same aircraft that was shotdown by
the North Koreans on 15 April 1969. I saw PR-21's departure that April morning. I had never known that 135749
was a previous VW-1 aircraft!..."
The history of 135749 as found on our site follows:
BuNo 135749 c/n 4316 WV-2 BuNo 135749 manufactured Sep 54 first assigned to VW-1 at Barbers Point. Transferred
to storage at Litchfield Park in 1958. Withdrawn from storage and converted to a WV-2Q in 1959 and delivered to
VQ-1 in 1960. On a reconnaissance flight from Atsugi on 15 Apr 1969 the plane was shot down by North Korean
fighter aircraft and crashed into the Sea of Japan with the loss of all 31 crewmen on board, total airframe
hours 10,980.
These 3 pictures show the January, February and April 1958 Flight hours on 135749 Lt(jg) Donald A. Lanoue VW-1
56-58 TE-8. There are 3 more pages of Don's flight log book entries with VW-1 they have been omitted from this
page. The summary page, shown at the top of the page, serves as a good record of his flight time and service
with VW-1.
- George "Dave" Keeton's over all log of VW-1 flight orders. This is a summary of his flights on TAD orders
it does not include local weather or training flights. Dave's flight log's are shown in the next 3 rows of
images.
A brief explaination by Dave about the flight codes in his log book.
Summary sheet compiling Dave's VW-1 flight hours by aircraft. Log book shows 538.0 hours brought forward from
AEWBARRONPAC.
Attached are pages from my Flight Log Book. On the right hand side of my Flight Log Book I had entered data not
on the 'Enlisted flight logs'. Under catapult column I had listed T, A, or W (Transit, AEW, Weather).
On some of the later flights in 1966, the flight codes were entered. While I had entered T (Transit) some of
the codes used were 2Q1 and 3Q1. While we were transiting from one site to another the crew was also performing
Aerological duties.
The next column I entered which "crew" I was serving with at the time. I had flown with crews 1, 4, 5, and 7 at
various times.
Under remarks, I entered the bases we had taken off from and landing at.
George "Dave" Keeton's flight logs. Starting 4th. picture from the left: Flights starting in March of
1965.
Copy provided by Dave Keeton ATW2 VW-1 1965-1966.
- George "Dave" Keeton's flight log book. Starting left to right:
Flights starting in April of 1965.
Flights starting in July of 1965.
Flights starting in August of 1965.
Flights starting in September of 1965.
Dave's VW-1 flight time for 1965 was 1,333.7 hours, 1966 was 444.4 hours during his 15 month tour.
Copy provided by Dave Keeton ATW2 VW-1 1965-1966.
- George "Dave" Keeton's flight log book. Starting left to right:
Flights starting in November of 1965.
Flights starting in December of 1965. Total flight time for 1965 was 1,333.7 hours.
Flights starting in January of 1966.
Flights starting in February of 1966.
Copy provided by Dave Keeton ATW2 VW-1 1965-1966.
- George "Dave" Keeton's flight log book. Starting left to right:
Flights starting in March of 1966.
Flights starting in April of 1966.
Flights starting in May of 1966. The page for June 1966 is not included here but shows 4.9 hours.
Dave's VW-1 flight time for 1966 was 430,6 hours totaling 1764.3 hours during his 16 month tour.
Copy provided by Dave Keeton ATW2 VW-1 1965-1966.
- Larry G. Hicks flight logs. Starting left to right:
Flight log summary was entered into a spread sheet by hpw the hours may be in error but the best that I could
do in translating these old documents.
Flights starting in July of 1965.
Flights starting in October of 1965.
Flights starting in December of 1965.
Copy provided by Larry Hicks ATN2 VW-1 65-66 TE-3, 7.
- Larry G. Hicks flight logs. Starting left to right:
Flights starting in March of 1966.
Flights starting in May of 1966.
Flights starting in June of 1966.
Flights starting in August of 1966.
Copy provided by Larry Hicks ATN2 VW-1 65-66 TE-3, 7.
- Dan A Ragan's flight log book. These log book entries show VW-1 participation in "Formosan Straits to cover
the evacuation of the Tachen Islands of Matsu and Quemoy in 1955".
Flights starting in Dec. of 1954.
Flights starting in Jan. of 1955.
Flights starting in Feb. of 1955.
Flights starting in May of 1955.
Copy provided by Dan Ragan AT3 VW-1 1954-1956.
- Flights starting in July of 1955. A note from Dan draws attention to flights on 26 July that
was probably the first flight of a VW-1 aircraft to Cubi Pt. which was under construction. RADM
Fitzhugh E. Lee was transported by VW-1 to evaluate the construction progress of Cubi Pt.
Dan A Ragan's flight log book. These log book entries show VW-1 participation in "Formosan Straits to cover the
evacuation of the Tachen Islands of Matsu and Quemoy in 1955".
Flights starting in Oct. of 1955.
Flights starting in Nov. of 1955.
Flights starting in Dec. of 1955.
Copy provided by Dan Ragan AT3 VW-1 1954-1956.
Flights starting in Jan. of 1956
Flights starting in Mar. of 1956
Flights starting in Apr. of 1956
Copy provided by Dan Ragan AT3 VW-1 1954-1956.
- Flights starting in May. of 1956
Flights starting in Jun. of 1956
Flights starting in Jul. of 1956
Copy provided by Dan Ragan AT3 VW-1 1954-1956.
- A supplement for Flights starting in Aug. of 1956
Flights starting in Aug. of 1956
Flights starting in Sep. of 1956
Copy provided by Dan Ragan AT3 VW-1 1954-1956.
