VF-62 SEAGOING BOOMERANGS
Call sign "SilverStep"

Commanding Officers
Cdr. Joe Moore Cdr. Brozo Cdr.John Brown
Cdr. Joe Simmons Cdr. Phil Craven Cdr. Hal Terry
Cdr. Bill Rau Cdr. Don Whitman Cdr. Sam Hubbard


DATES OF F-8 OPERATIONS:

MODELS OF F-8 EQUIPPED:

CRUISES / DEPLOYMENTS:

DATES: TO: CAG: Carrier/Location:
Oct 64 - Nov 64 Carribean 10 - Cdr. ? CVA-38 Shangri-la
Jan 65 W. Atlantic 10 - Cdr. ? CVA-38 Shangri-la
Apr 65 - Sep 65 Med 10 - Cdr. ? CVA-38 Shangri-la
Jun 66 - Jul 66 Gitmo 8 - Cdr. Obie Oberg Guantanamo Bay
Aug 66 - Sep 66 W. Atlantic 8 - Cdr. Obie Oberg CVA-38 Shangri-la
Sep 66 - May 67 Med 8 - Cdr. Obie Oberg, Cdr. Bruce Bagwell CVA-38 Shangri-la
Aug 67 Gitmo 8 - Cdr. Bruce Bagwell CVA-38 Shangri-la
Sep 67 - Oct 67 W. Atlantic 8 - Cdr. John Dixon CVA-38 Shangri-la
Nov 67 - Jul 68 Med 8 - Cdr. John Dixon; Cdr. Bob Lovelace CVA-38 Shangri-la
Jan 69 - Jul 69 Med 8 - Cdr. Bob Lovelace CVA-38 Shangri-la

SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONS: 1965 Paris Airshow; Key West hotpad duty Oct 64, Jul - Aug 67; PHIBLEX 10-67



SILVER STEP 210
Jim Brady
The experiences of the men who rose to the challenge of flying the mighty F8 Crusader!
Eloquent Publishing
ISBN 978-1-60860-429-6
copyright: Greenfields Publishing LLC 904-716-2562
http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/SilverStep210.html

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