LET'S LOOK AT THE RECORD VA-113 Centurions Cheer

NAVAL AVIATION NEWS
LET'S LOOK AT THE RECORD VA-113 Centurions Cheer Skyhawk Shares the Celebration Published in the September 1959 Issue of Naval Aviation News Author & Photographer: Unknown

Cdr R. L. "Zeke" Cormier, Commander, Carrier Air Group 11, and four pilots from Attack Squadron 113 celebrated their entrance into the "Stinger" Centurion Society by setting still another record while posing for pictorial posterity. After logging more than 100 arrested Skyhawk landings each, LCdr M. M. Simons, executive officer; Ltjg. J. C. Holland; Cdr. Comier; Ltjg's. S. R. Jones and K. I. Jurgensen (clockwise in picture, with LCdr. Simmons in high-noon position) wedged themselves into the cockpit of a squadron A4D-2. There were no injuries. All the landings were made aboard USS Shangri-La during a WestPac deployment. Cdr. H. S. Matthews is C.O.