I take immense pride in my past. VP40 was the second patrol squadron I was assigned during my 20-year career. The attached picture was snapped for Public Relations at Naval Air Station Moffett Field in Sunnyvale, California. The aircraft in the picture is a Lockhead P3c, identifiable by the holes in its belly located aft of the wings. These holes were used to load preloaded Sonar Bouys. In the ’60s and ’70s, we flew the P3b models, which had no rows of holes in the belly. Instead, we opened a door as we lowered the Sonar Bouy Rack and loaded it from inside the aircraft. This was my job as the Crew Ordnanceman.
