Intrepid Landings RecordVA-106 Smashes Intrepid Record. From sun-up to moon-up, it was a most unusually busy day for the men of Attack Squadron 106 aboard U.S.S. Intrepid (CVA-11). At the close of operations the pilots had racked up 225 landings in A4D-2 Skyhawks. Forty-six of them were made in one hour, marking an Intrepid first. LCDR Newton P. Foss, the skipper of VA-106, stated that the remarkable speed with which the flight deck crew and squadron enlisted personnel worked safely and efficiently played a highly important role in the success of the day. The achievement was made more noteworthy by the fact that none of the pilots had experience in carrier landing jets at night. The 225 tally may have set a new Atlantic Fleet record for landings by one squadron in one day. There's no doubt that it was tops for the carrier. Naval Aviation News January 1959. Provided by John Gabbard. |