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vw-1's transition from pb-1w to wv-2
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Pictures courtesy of George E. Stewart VC-11 50-52; VW-1 52-55.. Unless noted otherwise
The pictures on this page are intended to cover the time period of April 1954 to
February 1955, VW-1's transition period: From the PB-1W to the Willy Victor (WV-2).
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- 1st. picture from the left: VW-1 Pilot and Co-pilot
US Navy Photo; Provided by Dan Ragan.
2nd picture from the left: ge_stewart_vw-1_23_r1.jpg.
WV-2 Flight Deck Pilots left side Co-pilot right side, flight engineers panal behind co-pilots
position.
Photo G. Stewart."
3rd picture from the left: Julian 'Rip" Collins AD1 - One of the first three WV flight Engineers in the
Squadron.
Photo Unknown (probably US Navy).
4th picture from the left: Ens. Young, Navigator.
Photo probably US Navy
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- Picture on the left: Ens. Young, Navigator.
Photo probably US Navy
2nd picture from the left: Looking aft through the CIC section of a WV-2. Pictured on the right is the
radar operator and CIC Officers position. The console on the left is the APS-45 height finder radar..
The 3rd picture from the left: Front left Ltjg Joe Lyons. Back Left Ens. Gordon Pine Right middle Ltjg
David Anderson.
Photo Unknown (probably US Navy).
The 4th picture from the left: Looking forward from the DRT (Dead Reckoning Table) of a WV-2. Pictured is
the CIC Officers and radar operator position.
Photo source unknown (probably US Navy).
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- 1st picture from the left: Dan Ragan on the radio panel during return flight to Barbers Point from
Japan..Photo D. A. Ragan.
2nd picture from the left: From left to right is Chief Fausto ATC ECC, Warren Ernst AT1 Radar Tech, Tom
Endy AT3, Radio Operator and Melvin Weinstein AT3 Radar Tech.
All four of us were members of crew 2, TE2 (135756, if my memory is still accurate). The photo was taken in
the Atsugi EM club in January 1957 by the club's photographer. Our plane and crew were on our way back to
Barbers Point after a three month WestPac deployment. Part of the time we had been at Cubi Point and part
of the time at Atsugi. We had just flown up from Cubi and spent several days at Atsugi before we headed for
Barbers Point. Two other members of that WestPac crew 2 were flight engineer Tommy Thomson AD1 and the
legendary "Pappy" Herzing AD1. Pappy was our crew chief.
Picture provided by Tom Endy: 1956 1957 TE-2
3rd and 4th picture from the left: Post Card Picture of "The Tea House of the August Moon" site for a
1950's movie and stage play. A great bar at the time and a favorite watering hole for some of the VW-1
flight crews while deployed to Okinawa.
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- 1st. photo from the left: April 1956 while deployed to NAF Naha Okinawa. The crew went swimming off a
sunken Japenesse ship in Naha Bay. Left to right Richard Paskvan, Ray Gallion, Willie Matott and Joe
DeChiario. Most guys (except for one) swam in their skivie shorts.
2nd. photo from the left: Crew #8 October 1955 at NAS Atsugi, Japan.
(Front row) Willie Matott, ???, Ron Brelsford, Johnny Johnson (?), Dempsey, H. Singleton, ???, "Fuzz"
Alderman; (Second row) Ron Pace, Harvey Styron, Jo Dechiario, Dan Ragan, ???, ???, Ray Gallion, Jerry
Kubeja;
(Back row) ???, Ens. Young, Ltjg Tessmer, Cmdr. Leonard, Ens. Pine, ???, ???. ....Photo D.A. Ragan.
3rd. photo from the left: Ball team..
Photo D.A. Ragan.
Photo on right: Crew of TE-8 (BuNo 135755) pictured in front of TE-9 (BuNo 135752): NAS Atsugi, Japan about
April 1956.
(Front row) Bill Risse (AD1 FE), Scott Petty (AD1 FE), Leonard Lebow (AT3 Radio), Bill Baker (AT3 Radar),
Carrol Krier (AT3 Radar), Morris (AD2 CC), Ted Baurla (AE3 Elec.), John Dobbs (AT2 1st Radio);
(Second row) Bill Ekblad (AT3 Radio), Tom Sparks (AL1 Radar), Dan Ragan (AT3 2nd Radio), Dick Barchafer
(AD2 CIC), Bill Ernst (AD3 CIC), Joe Wofel (AT3 Radar), John Christian (AE1 Elec.), Roy Hoth (AT1
Radar);
(Back row) Ltjg Hamilton, Ltjg Tessmer, Cdr. Welch, Cdr. Leonard, Ltjg Cook, Ens. Thomas, Ltjg
Clark..
Photo D.A. Ragan.
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- 1st. photo from the left: Photo Unknown (probably US Navy
2nd picture from the left: About 1956, VW-1 deployment to Singapore.
Marvin Jortner AEC front row 2nd from right. Notice that A/C have received paint job.
Photo source Marvin Jortner 54-56
The 3rd picture from the left: About 1956, VW-1 Flight line.
Photo courtesy of Rich Minter AT-3/AT-1 1956-1958 VW-12.
The 4th picture from the left: VW-1 inspection circa 1956 Courtesy of Jim Laposta.
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- 1st. photo from the left: Photo of non deployed VW-1 officers. Circa 1956 Courtesy of Jim Laposta.
2nd picture from the left: Photo of a few non deployed VW-1 officers and others. This picture was probably
taken on Guam, but could have been Hawaii. Circa 1956 Courtesy of Jim Laposta.
The 3rd picture from the left: WV-2 dumping fuel to bring aircraft down to landing weight.
Picture courtesy Gordon Olson '54-56 TE-4.
The 4th picture from the left: Looking out the starboard wing hatch at engine #4, flames coming out the
PRT's indicate that it running on auto rich.
Picture courtesy Gordon Olson '54-56 TE-4.
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