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Enterprise Men Win Rates of 190 Tested, 99 to be Advanced
It pay to be enterprising, the men of CVA (N)-65 learned when the results of the February advancement in rating examinations were announced in May. The months, and sometimes years, of hard study done in preparation paid off for over 50% of the men taking the tests. Of the 190 Enterprise sailors who took the Navy-wide competitive examination, 129 passed. Of these, 77 have been advanced and 22 more will be promoted to Cheif Petty Officer over the next eight months. Thirty men could not be promoted owing to lack of available vacancies. One of the 'Oldest' Retires Served NADC Johnsville 37 1/2 Years An illustrious 37 1/2 years of Federal Service ended in April when Michael Kaplan, a pioneer in the development of drone aircraft, retired from the U.S. Naval Air Development Center, Johnsville. He began his career in the Naval Aircraft Factory in 1918 when he was hired as an aeronautical draftsman. In his first 11 years of NAF, he worked as squad leader and supervisor on the F5L flying boat; the VE-7, an all-wood, fabric-covered aircraft; and a number of others, including the PN-11 hull. 

[[image]] LOW AND SLOW, this 5800-lb T2J Buckeye jet trainer is carried by an Army H-37 Mojave helo from NAAs Kingsville to NAS Corpus Christi. Disabled jet was then loaded aboard USS Antietam and transported to NAS Pensacola for repair. Cooperative effort which saved dismantling and lengthy flatbed move of jet was arranged by Army Maintenance Center and 45th Helo Battalion of Fort Sill upon the request of Leo Emmert, BuWeps Fleet Support Representative.

JULY 1961

[[image]] 500 DEMON NIGHT traps and almost 800 day landings with nary an AAR are part of the VF-31 Tomcatters' achievements on their rent European deployment aboard USS Saratoga. Centurions? Of course! All pilots in the picture are at least Centurions; six are double day and one is a rare night variety. Cdr. T. L. Johnson, C.O., who relieved Cdr. Red Tucker in January credits the successful cruise to sound maintenance, RAG training and plenty of night FCLP

From 1929 to 1934, he worked for the B.J. Aircraft Corporation of Baltimore, then returned to NAF. His first project after reinstatement was supervision of the N3N-1 trainer. He was subsequently assigned to Project Fox in which he played an important role in the initial development of radio-controlled target drones and related equipment. Arriving at Johnsville in 1944, he continued his work, supervising the design of the F6F-3K and -5K drones. He took part in the preparation of the F6F-3K drones and control planes in Operation Crossroads at Eniwetok in 1946. For excellence in this mission, Mr. Kaplan received a letter of commendation from General Elwood Quesada, Commander of the Tactical Air Command at the time. Later he was commended by Adm. A.w. Radford, then Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet, for contributing to the integration of guided missiles into combatant forces. F6K-5K assault drones were used by Guided Missile Unit 90 aboard the USS Boxer. 
Five Shacks in Three Days Record Made by 'Savage Bombers' The Savage Bombers of VAH-5 are still racking up the "shacks" according to the latest word from the squadron. A "shack" is a direct hit. The direct hits were scored with the A3D Skywarrior from both high altitude and pop-up runs. In the pop-up run, the aircraft comes in on the deck and makes a maximum rate climb to medium altitude where it momentarily levels off and drops its ordnance. The Savage Bombers now have scored 13 direct hits in ten months, a new record for heavy attack squadrons according to VAH-4. Five of the perfect runs were scored during one three-day period in May. During that three day the squadron flew 63 sorties, for a total of 225 flight hours, without an abort.

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