Location: Date: 1958 Photo credit: Naval Aviation News JAN 1958 Contact: John Gabbard Description: Four Pilots Score Six E's First Such Award to A4D Squadron One year after they earned Navy wings, four pilots of VA-34 contributed more than a fourth of their squadron's total 22 "E"s. They are LT Donald L. Felt, LTJGs William A. Cargile, John T. Anderson (lower center in the photo) and ENS Ira D. Lewey. Flying the A4D Skyhawk in special weapons bombing competition, they won six "E"s, the first ever awarded an A4D squadron. Each of the pilots had less than 600 hours total flight time. Naval Aviation News January 1958. Provided by John Gabbard. First E's Awarded A4D's - Earned by VA-34 in Cuba Exercise Fifteen Blue Blasters of VA-34 earned the first "E"s ever awarded an A4D Skyhawk squadron during a recent deployment to BAS Leewars Point, Cuba. They scored 22 "E"s in three competitive exercises which covered over-the-sholder, loft and high altitude bombing. The squadron extended 3,641 bombs and didn't miss a single sortie. Pilots who qualified for "E"s in over-the-sholder bombing were LCDRs C.D. Turner, S.N. Groves, R.S. Smith; LTs W.L. Harris, M.M. McLeod, L.E. Morrison, F.C. Andrews; and LTJGs J.M. Gleim, D.T. Jackson, J.T. Anderson. Loft bombing "E" winners were LTs Turner, Harris, McLeod, Andrews, Gleim; LTJGs D.L. Felt, J.R. Tuttle, W.A. Cargile, and Ens. I.D. Lewey. Top Blue Blasters, CDR E.L. McClintock, CO of VA-34, Felt, and Cargile were the high altitude dive bombing "E" qualifiers of the outfit. Naval Aviation News January 1958. Provided by John Gabbard.