Kitty Hawk (Aircraft carrier)
Organization
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Bloch, Paul S. -- oral history interview, 2019 June 4
File
Interview Summary
Vietnam War veteran Paul S. Bloch is interviewed about his military service with the United States Navy. He discusses his experiences as a CIC (combat information center) officer and as a bombardier/navigator for the Grumman A-6 Intruder aircraft. Topics discussed include his combat cruises during the Vietnam War; his assignments with Attack Squadrons 52 (VA-52), 115 (VA-115), 128 (VA-128), and 165 (VA-165); and his experiences with various ordnance. He also touches briefly on his later...
Dates:
2019 June 4
Bruce Mennella Vietnam War Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2017-04-07
Abstract
Bruce Mennella (b. 1946) served during the Vietnam War from 1969-1972 as an Air Intelligence Officer for U.S. Navy Fighter Squadron 114 (VF-114). The collection contains photographs and a small amount of ephemera documenting his military service.
Dates:
1968-1972
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Robert Withrow Vietnam War Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2008-10-15
Abstract
Robert Withrow (b. 1946) was born in Seattle, Washington and served as a U.S. Navy Fireman (E-3) aboard the USS Kitty Hawk from 1965-1967. The collection contains photographs, patches, and yearbooks related to his service.
Dates:
1965-1967
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Edward M. Young Military Aircraft Slides
Collection
Identifier: 2024-12-05
Contents of the Collection
The Edward M. Young Military Aircraft Slides holds approximately 1,642 color slides that depict primarily U.S. and Asian military aircraft and some commercial aircraft. The shots were taken by Edward M. Young from 1974 to 1984 while he was living and working in Asia. The collection has been arranged alphabetically by subject. The bulk of the slides depict United States and Asian military aircraft, often on stationary display at military air bases or aviation museums in various...
Dates:
1974-1984
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Mennella, Bruce -- oral history interview, 2020 January 28
File
Interview Summary
Vietnam War veteran Bruce Mennella is interviewed about his life and military service. He discusses his career with the United States Navy, focusing particularly on his time as an air intelligence office with Fighter Squadron VF-114 on board the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63). He also touches on his experiences growing up in Washington State during the 1950s and 1960s and on his post-military career managing a car dealership in Seattle.
Dates:
2020 January 28
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- Grumman A-6 (A2F) Intruder/Prowler Family 4
- Vietnam War, 1961-1975 4
- Airplanes, Military 3
- McDonnell F-4 (F4H) Phantom II Family 3
- Vietnam 3
- Vought A-7 Corsair II Family 3
- Aircraft carriers 2
- Bombing, Aerial 2
- Douglas A4D (A-4) Skyhawk Family 2
- Hong Kong (China) 2
- North American F-100 Super Sabre (Sabre 45) Family 2
- Tokyo (Japan) 2
- Washington (State) 2
- photographic prints 2
- Air bases 1
- Air pilots, Military 1
- Airlines 1
- Anchorage (Alaska) 1
- Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Family 1
- Boeing KC-135 Family 1
- Boeing Model 247 1
- Boeing Model 707 Family 1
- California 1
- China 1
- Colorado 1
- Convair F-106A Delta Dart 1
- Convair R4Y-1 (C-131F) Samaritan 1
- Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (Ariz.) 1
- Delhi (India) 1
- Douglas A-4F Skyhawk 1
- Douglas AD-1 (BT2D-1) Skyraider 1
- Douglas DC-3 Family 1
- Douglas DC-8 Family 1
- Douglas R6D-1Z (VC-118B) Liftmaster 1
- Ellington Air Force Base (Tex.) 1
- Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II Family 1
- Grumman E-2 (W2F) Hawkeye Family 1
- Grumman EA-6A (A2F-1H) Prowler 1
- Grumman F6F Hellcat Family 1
- Grumman F9F Cougar (Swept-Wing) Family 1
- Hickam Air Force Base (Hawaii) 1
- Japan 1
- Lackland Air Force Base (Tex.) 1
- Laos 1
- Lockheed F-4 Lightning Family 1
- Lockheed NP-3A Orion 1
- Manila (Philippines) 1
- McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle Family 1
- McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender 1
- McDonnell F-101 Voodoo Family 1
- McDonnell F-4B (F4H-1) Phantom II 1
- Military intelligence 1
- Naval Air Station (Miramar, Calif.) 1
- Naval Air Station Pensacola (Fla.) 1
- Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (Wash.) 1
- North American A3J (A-5) Vigilante Family (NAGPAW) 1
- North American A3J-3P (RA-5C) Vigilante 1
- North American P-51D (F-51D) Mustang 1
- Northrop T-38 Talon Family 1
- Philippines 1
- Pima (Ariz.) 1
- Republic F-105 Thunderchief Family 1
- Republic P-47 (F-47) Thunderbolt Family 1
- S-75 Dvina (Missile) 1
- Saint Helens, Mount (Wash.) -- Eruption, 1980 1
- Sasebo-shi (Japan) 1
- Ships 1
- Soldiers 1
- Surface-to-air missiles 1
- Tupolev Model 95 (Tu-95, "Tu-20") Bear Family 1
- United States 1
- United States -- Armed Forces -- Insignia 1
- aerial photographs 1
- booklets 1
- color patches (military patches) 1
- decals 1
- negatives (photographs) 1
- newspapers 1
- slides (photographs) 1
- transparencies 1
- yearbooks 1