Re: Fav CAG story (was Re: US Navy nose cone colours?)

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gordon) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> CAG Hal was running Ike's airwing during the 1980 "Good deal cruise" (93 days
> underway, 4 day break, 155 days underway).  

Don't forget, 347 days total underway time for 1980 also ;)

> 
> The VF squadrons politely swept up the mess and reassembled their abused F-14s
> (damage was minor on them), but the nosecones were accidentally/deliberated
> swapped - for the rest of the cruise, the paintjobs on our Dawgs and
> Ghostriders seemed to never match their noses again.
> 
> Sure glad the only thing hurt that day was CAG's pride!
> 
Yeah, that day, but you forgot the wing sweep incident later on
deployment that left the Dogs (I think) w/one less jet for flyoff...
that was also his least Tomcat hop too IIRC.  As far as flying with
all the others, well, I think I remember him flying with us
(Bluetails)-- once --  ;)

Will Dossel
last of the Steeljaws (VAW-122)