Tribute to a Naval Aviator

The sharing of ready rooms and the inherent dangers of Naval Aviation, particularly in combat, forges enduring bonds. In this article from the Fall 1991 issue of The Hook a Tailhooker remembers CDR Robert Hessom, an A-1 Skyraider pilot and commanding officer of the VA-115 Arabs, who was killed in action over Vietnam in 1966. The magazine did not print many color images back then, so we have found a nice shot of one of the squadron's Spads at NAS Lemoore. Hook '21 honors the heroes of the Vietnam Air Campaign.

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