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VT-27 History

Circa 2005
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...//NO1650// - MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO N09F/10A/APR// - SUBJ/CNO ANNUAL AVIATION SAFETY AWARDS// - REF/A/DOC/OPNAVINST 1650.28// - NARR/REF A IS CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS AVIATION-RELATED SAFETY AWARDS// - POC/E. K. THOMPSON/CIV/NAVSAFECEN 10A/LOC:NORFOLK - /TEL:DSN 564-3520 X7226// - GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER REF A THE FOLLOWING COMMANDS HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS WINNERS OF THE CALENDAR YEAR 2005 CNO - AVIATION SAFETY AWARD (Few Squadrons Mentioned: VP-10, VP-92, VPU-2, VQ-1, VQ-2 and VX-1)..." WebSite: Safety Center http://safetycenter.navy.mil/awards/CNO_SafetyMsg05.txt [05JUN2006]

A. COMNAVAIRLANT
STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON 83
STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON 11
FLEET LOGISTICS SUPPORT SQUADRON 40
HELICOPTER ANTI-SUBMARINE SQUADRON 3
HELICOPTER ANTI-SUBMARINE SQUADRON LIGHT 40
HELICOPTER SEA COMBAT SQUADRON 28
PATROL SQUADRON 10
FIGHTER SQUADRON 32
SEA CONTROL SQUADRON 22
AIR TEST AND EVALUATION SQUADRON 1
FLEET COMPOSITE SQUADRON 6
B. COMNAVAIRPAC
STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON 192
STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON 27
ELECTRONIC ATTACK SQUADRON 139 (PAC DEPLOYED)
ELECTRONIC ATTACK SQUADRON 130 (LANT DEPLOYED)
CARRIER AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING SQUADRON 115
HELICOPTER ANTI-SUBMARINE SQUADRON 6
HELICOPTER ANTI-SUBMARINE SQUADRON LIGHT 37
HELICOPTER SEA COMBAT SQUADRON 25
SPECIAL PROJECTS PATROL SQUADRON 2
ELECTRONIC ATTACK SQUADRON 134 (EXPEDITIONARY)
FLEET AIR RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON 1 (EW)
FLEET AIR RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON 3 (TACAMO)
NAVAL STRIKE AND AIR WARFARE CENTER
C. COMMARFORCOM
MARINE TRANSPORTATION SQUADRON 1
MARINE LIGHT/ATTACK HELICOPTER SQUADRON 167
MARINE MEDIUM HELICOPTER SQUADRON 264
MARINE TACTICAL ELECTRONIC WARFARE SQUADRON 1
MARINE FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 251
MARINE MEDIUM HELICOPTER SQUADRON 266
MARINE LIGHT/ATTACK HELICOPTER SQUADRON 269
MARINE FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 115
MARINE AERIAL REFUELER TRANSPORT SQUADRON 252
MARINE ALL WEATHER FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 533
D. COMMARFORPAC
MARINE LIGHT ATTACK HELICOPTER SQUADRON 369
MARINE MEDIUM HELICOPTER SQUADRON 364
MARINE HEAVY HELICOPTER SQUADRON 465
MARINE MEDIUM HELICOPTER SQUADRON 262
MARINE ALL WEATHER FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 242
MARINE AERIAL REFUELER TRANSPORT SQUADRON 152
MARINE HEAVY HELICOPTER SQUADRON 363
MARINE HEAVY HELICOPTER SQUADRON 466
MARINE FIGHTER ATTACK TRAINING SQUADRON 101
MARINE ATTACK SQUADRON 211
MARINE MEDIUM HELICOPTER TRAINING SQUADRON 164
MARINE MEDIUM HELICOPTER SQUADRON 161
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA
E. COMNAVAIRFORES
PATROL SQUADRON 92
FLEET LOGISTICS SUPPORT SQUADRON 51
FLEET LOGISTICS SUPPORT SQUADRON 53
FLEET LOGISTICS SUPPORT SQUADRON 59
FLEET LOGISTICS SUPPORT SQUADRON 61
HELICOPTER ANTI-SUBMARINE SQUADRON LIGHT 60
STRIKE FIGHTER SQUADRON 204
AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING SQUADRON 77
F. CG FOURTH MAW
MARINE LIGHT ATTACK HELICOPTER SQUADRON 773
MARINE MEDIUM HELICOPTER SQUADRON 774
MARINE MEDIUM HELICOPTER SQUADRON 764
MARINE FIGHTER ATTACK SQUADRON 142
MARINE AERIAL REFUELER TRANSPORT SQUADRON 452
G. NATRACOM
TRAINING SQUADRON 6
TRAINING SQUADRON 9
TRAINING SQUADRON 10
TRAINING SQUADRON 27
TRAINING SQUADRON 35
TRAINING SQUADRON 86
H. COMNAVAIRSYSCOM
AIR TEST AND EVALUATION SQUADRON 20
2. REQUEST CONTROLLING CUSTODIANS DISSEMINATE INFO TO ALL WINNERS. CITATIONS AND PLAQUES WILL BE FORWARDED TO COGNIZANT CONTROLLING CUSTODIANS FOR PRESENTATION.

3. THESE AWARD WINNERS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO PROFESSIONALISM, SOLID LEADERSHIP AND COMPETENT RISK MANAGEMENT THAT LEAD TO SAFE AND EFFECTIVE OPERATIONS. VERY WELL DONE TO ALL HANDS.//

Circa 2002
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...The crew of Boomer 735 - October 2002..." http://safetycenter.navy.mil/media/approach/issues/oct02/bz.htm [01JUL2003]

The crew of Boomer 735, Lt. Ron Dowdell and Ens. E. P. Hadler, departed NAS Corpus Christi on a VMC day for a precision-aerobatic training mission. While flying a practice-emergency approach, they heard an unusually loud thump in the nosewheel well when the landing gear was lowered. Ens. Hadler told the instructor pilot, Lt. Dowdell, the landing-gear-position indicators displayed the nosewheel as unsafe.

Lt. Dowdell took the controls in the rear cockpit and entered the emergency-orbit delta pattern over Navy Corpus. The crew followed the NATOPS-pocket-checklist procedures for manually extending the landing gear, with negative results. Lt. Dowdell requested an in-flight inspection of his landing gear. Lt. Wayne Gunther joined his T-34 on Boomer 735, and confirmed the nosegear was down, but canted 45-degrees aft. Troubleshooting continued for 45 minutes, with Raytheon technicians and Lt. Ron Uhlig assisting over a maintenance frequency.

Out of options, Lt. Dowdell prepared to land knowing his nosegear would collapse on touchdown. On short final, he secured the engine and kept a nose-high attitude to slow the aircraft. He then gently lowered the nose to the deck before all lift was lost. The nosegear did collapse on landing, and the crew egressed without incident.

A coordinated effort averted a class A mishap. The engine and the reduction gearbox had no damage. Total damage to the T-34C was $16,000.

Circa 1990
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...History - Change-Of-Command - Page 8, 28 and 30 - Naval Aviation News - March-April 1990..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1990s/1990/ma90.pdf [22OCT2004]

Circa 1988
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...P-3 - Page 30 - Naval Aviation News - May-June 1988..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1980s/1988/mj88.pdf [21OCT2004]

Circa 1984
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...History and Change-Of-Command - Page 30 and 31 - Naval Aviation News - March-April 1984..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1980s/1984/ma84.pdf [17OCT2004]

Circa 1983
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...Change-Of-Command - Page 47 - Naval Aviation News - February 1983..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1980s/1983/feb83.pdf [17OCT2004]

Circa 1982
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...Change-Of-Command - Page 46 - Naval Aviation News - March 1982..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1980s/1982/mar82.pdf [15OCT2004]

Circa 1981
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...History - Change-Of-Command - Page 39 to 41 - Naval Aviation News - June 1981..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1980s/1981/jun81.pdf [13OCT2004]

A BIT OF HISTORY: "...High Flying Ladies - Page to 15 - Naval Aviation News - February 1981..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1980s/1981/feb81.pdf [13OCT2004]

Circa 1980
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...Change-Of-Command - Page 33 - Naval Aviation News - December 1980..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1980s/1980/dec80.pdf [12OCT2004]

Circa 1979
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...Awards - Rescues - Change-Of-Command - Page 5, 33 and 35 - Naval Aviation News - July 1979..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1970s/1979/jul79.pdf [10OCT2004]

A BIT OF HISTORY: "...Trojan Training - Page 30 to 31 - Naval Aviation News - April 1979..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1970s/1979/apr79.pdf [10OCT2004]

Circa 1978
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...History and Change-Of-Command - Page 27 and 29 - Naval Aviation News - September 1978..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1970s/1978/sep78.pdf [09OCT2004]

Circa 1975
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...CNO Awards - Page 3 - Naval Aviation News - November 1975..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1970s/1975/nov75.pdf [04OCT2004]

Circa 1967
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...Safety Awards Announced - Page 2 - Naval Aviation News - October 1967..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1960s/1967/oct67.pdf [12SEP2004]

Circa 1963
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...Future ASW Pilots Train At VT-27 - Page 11 - Naval Aviation News - September 1963..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1960s/1963/sep63.pdf [27AUG2004]

A BIT OF HISTORY: "...VT-27 Hits New Record - Page 32 - Naval Aviation News - February 1963..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1960s/1963/jan63.pdf [25AUG2004]

Circa 1962
A BIT OF HISTORY: "...Unique Navy 'Retirement' - Page 19 - Naval Aviation News - September 1962..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1960s/1962/sep62.pdf [23AUG2004]

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