21-25 September Virginia Beach, VA
This year's reunion was held in conjunction with the NAS Oceana Airshow and in celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviation. A great time was had by all in spite of the unfavorable weather at the air-show. Click here for photos. Planning is underway for the next reunion. Front runner for the location is San Diego.
13 Nov 1991, USS Eisenhower: During a mission in the Persian Gulf this VF-142 aircraft lost its radome when the latching mechanism failed. During the departure the radome came