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when were the current nfo wings authorized?
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I got winged at NAS Glynco in February 1967 w/ the old NAO wings (which I actually prefer - 'cause they're distinctive). As the fading memory serves, the new wings were chosen in early 1968 and made available for purchase that Summer or Fall. Not meaning to contradict TheBubba, but I believe they were not authorized or available in 1965 or '66. Hell, I still have a pair of the NAO-style wings I kept for whatever reason.
Cron
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Here's a great doc on the subject: http://www.history.navy.mil/avh-1910/APP20.PDF
Thanks, Cron, your link settles it. The "new-style" NFO/NAO wings were approved by the CNO on 18 July 1968 and the "old-style" wings were defunct for wear after 31Dec68.
There is a lot of history on that site. To include some BuNo information from the first until some more recent numbers. From this I found that one of the Tomcats involved in the 1981?? Gulf of Sidra incident was also the jet used during Kara Hultgreens final flight.
Did NAPs wear silver pilot wings or were theirs gold too? I remember seeing gold wings on their rank/rating badges at the museum in P'cola, but I don't recall what color their metal wings were...probably gold too, just looking for an affirm.
Once had a NAP fly us to Yuma for a det. We were all seated on the plane and a LCDR came aboard and climbed into the copilot seat. I remember thinking to myself: “Who the hell is gonna fly this rig?” An E9 Marine, (and I mean squared away) strolled in, and climbed into the pilot seat. I’d never heard of enlisted pilots, and was dumfounded. I was sitting with a friend of mine, a senior NCO, who explained to me all about NAPs, and how/why there were still some left in the service at the time.
Here’s an interesting link for those who have never heard of NAPs.
http://bluejacket.com/sea-service_nap_index.htm
Sorry, didn’t mean to thread jack.
Steve
The PC of the station C-117 at NAS Pensacola in 1971 was a NAP CPO. You didn't throw sh*t on the deck of his a/c or leave anything behind. Can't remember his name, but he was one of the last of the breed. His wings looked just like all other [pilot] naval aviator's.
Copy. Thanks for clearing that up for me.
NAPs
When I reported to my first fleet Squadron at Alameda in '58, there were about 10 or 12 APs. All multi-engine transport Pilots, they were in VR, FASRON, or NAS Station Pilots. IN common they had/were CPOs w/ many hashmarks, 15K+ hours, gold NA Wings, friendly but self-assured, & could drink :icon_drinmost JOs under the table! I don't recall seeing them any more after leaving Alameda in '61.
BzB:sleep_125
When I reported to my first fleet Squadron at Alameda in '58, there were about 10 or 12 APs. All multi-engine transport Pilots, they were in VR, FASRON, or NAS Station Pilots. IN common they had/were CPOs w/ many hashmarks, 15K+ hours, gold NA Wings, friendly but self-assured, & could drink :icon_drinmost JOs under the table! I don't recall seeing them any more after leaving Alameda in '61.
BzB:sleep_125