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USS Hancock (CV/CVA-19) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. Hancock was the fourth US Navy ship to bear the namesake of Founding Father John Hancock, president of the Second Continental Congress and first governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Vought F7U-3 Cutlass, BuNo 129585, of VF-124, suffers collapsed starboard main landing gear during a hard landing aboard USS Hancock while she was operating in the vicinity of Hawaii. [84] 30 August Vought F7U-3 Cutlass, BuNo 129592, of VF-124, misses all the wires during a landing aboard USS Hancock, operating off of Hawaii, and hits the ...
VAP-61, USS Hancock: Operation Rolling Thunder: North Vietnam, Hà Tĩnh Province: Pilot of an RA-3B shot down on a nighttime photo-reconnaissance mission [135] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] June 13: Lambton, Bennie R: Chief Petty Officer: US Navy: VAP-61, USS Hancock: Operation Rolling Thunder: North Vietnam, Hà Tĩnh Province
Killed when his North American T-28 Trojan was hit by ground fire on a close air support mission [17] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] October 6: Anderson, Thomas E: Corporal: USMC: HMM-163: South Vietnam, Quảng Nam Province: Crew chief on a UH-34D which crashed due to mechanical failure [18] Killed in action, body not recovered [3]
14 July 1955: Pilot Jay T. Alkire was killed in a ramp strike on USS Hancock. [35] 4 November 1955: Pilot Lt George Millard was killed when his Cutlass went into the cable barrier at the end of the flight deck landing area of USS Hancock. The nosegear malfunctioned and drove a strut into the cockpit which triggered the ejection seat and ...
Final loss: KA-3B 138943 (VAH-10, USS Coral Sea), operational loss (non-combat) 17 February 1969, 3 crewmen killed; A-5 Vigilante destroyed in the USS Forrestal fire. RA-5 Vigilante—27 total, 18 in combat First loss: RA-5C 149306 (RVAH-5, USS Ranger), operational loss (non-combat) 9 December 1965, 2 crewmen killed
VA-215 A-1H Skyraiders fly over USS Hancock, 1963. VA-215, nicknamed the Barn Owls, was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established 22 June 1955, and disestablished on 31 August 1967. A second VA-215 was established on 1 March 1968 and disestablished on 30 September 1977. [1]
Killed when his EKA-3B ditched in the sea immediately after a night launch [121] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] January 21: Wiehr, Richard D: Petty officer second class: US Navy: VAQ-130, USS Ranger: Gulf of Tonkin, east of Vinh: Killed when his EKA-3B ditched in the sea immediately after a night launch [122] Killed in action, body ...