Re: Are these USS Kitty Hawk uniforms worth buying off eBay?

> Larry, a PT was a Photographic Intelligenceman - from 1957 to 1974/5
> when PT and YN (2505) were combined into IS Intelligence Specialist.
Aaaahhhh! I understand now.

Thanks Chuck- I had no clue. My experience was from 78 to 98 and am used to
working with IS's. Just never heard of a "PT".

> USN Heavy Attack (VC, then VAH - P2V-3C, AJ-1/2, A3D-1/2 aircraft) was
> initially tasked with carrier-launched nuclear missions on the Soviet
> Union and Bloc countries,
I was on a "Nuc Loading Team" in VA-165 in the early 80's and remember that
drill well. It's kinda scary now when I look back and realize the potential
destruction of those weapons. I'm glad they are a little more controlled
now.


Larry
AECS (AW/SW/MTS)
Disabled Combat Veteran
USN Retired

20 years of Navy in my rear view mirror
and getting further away every day  ;-)


"Chuck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Larry, a PT was a Photographic Intelligenceman - from 1957 to 1974/5
> when PT and YN (2505) were combined into IS Intelligence Specialist.
>
> My own billets as PT were in Fleet Air Intelligence Training Center
> Norfolk (FAITCLANT) instructing AIOs (and others) in visual and radar
> photo interpretation and targeting, and in VQ-2 as mission planner and
> intel analyst.
>
> USN Heavy Attack (VC, then VAH - P2V-3C, AJ-1/2, A3D-1/2 aircraft) was
> initially tasked with carrier-launched nuclear missions on the Soviet
> Union and Bloc countries, and obviously there was very little actual
> "radar return" data available for specific target folders.
>
> Simulated radar returns for target folders  were created from visual
> photographs, and other analyses, and PTs assisted AIOs in this target
> packet creation.  When SAC got going and the Navy nuke role went to
> submarines, PTs went on to other things.
>
> My website (below) covers the 1948-1955 Navy Heavy Attack period of VC
> squadrons.
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
> HEAVY ATTACK COMPOSITE (VC-5,6,7,8,9)  WEBSITE
> http://community.webtv.net/charles379/USNComposite
>
> FAIRECONRON ONE AND TWO (VQ-1/2) CASUALTIES
> http://www.anzwers.org/free/navyscpo4/Chuck_Huber_AirCrew.html
>