The White Falcon - 18.06.1971, Blaðsíða 7

Cdr. R. L. Sewell, VP-24 CO, looks on as squadron of-
ficers prepare for a forthcoming mission. All facets
must be checked out to ensure success.
ADJ3 Daniel Hoffmann performs preventive
maintenance on a squadron's P3C to ensure
that the aircraft is ready.
J.JT I
integrated data systems and dis-
plays, for use in the increasing-
ly difficult search for the mod-
missile-carrying submarine.
During its deployment, the
ght crews of VP-24 were witness
to the effectiveness of-the com-
puter coordinated Tactical Sup-
port Center which uses informa-
tion recorded during a flight by
the P3C's own computer on magnet-
ic tape and visually displays the
entire flight as it actually hap-
pened. An eight-hour flight can
be reconstructed and the crew de-
briefed in a matter of minutes.
The Tactical Support Center
proved to be a valuable aid in
the reconstruction efforts of
those on the ground, and as a
tool for air crews to review the
tactics they utilised while in
the air. Information from pre-
vious flights is stored on mag-
netic tapes and will be used as a
learning device both for the
crews and for squadron tactics
officers in their efforts to de-
vise new tactics and refine old
ones to make them compatible with
the latest developments.
VP-24 has seen the further ma-
turation of the P3C as a total
ASW weapons system. The flight
crews have over one year of ex-
perience in this system, and are
able to utilize it to its maximum
capability.
The newness of the airplane
has worn off. The advantages of
a fully computerized airborne
platform for ASW in the opera-
tional sphere has been repeatedly
demonstrated.
Ccir. Sewell, VP-24 CO,pins flight
crew wings on AVJ3 Cecil Harris
during a ceremony.