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CHRONOLOGY OF HIGHLIGHTS FOR YEAR 1966
CHRONOLOGY OF HIGHLIGHTS FOR YEAR 1966
Jan 1 - Apr
Dry dock - Long Beach Navel Shipyard
May 6-13
BENNINGTON hosted the reception for the National Red Cross Convention at San Diego.
May 26-28
BENNINGTON was anchored in Santa Monica and held An open house for the National Convention of the Navy League.
July 6
Airman Apprentice J.A. Caruso was killed when struck By a turning propeller on the flight deck.
Aug. 26
BENNINGTON was presented with the Admiral Flately Award for superior aviation safety by Vice Admiral Thomas F. Connolly, COMNAVAIRPAC
Dec. 1
BENNINGTON was overflown by Soviet "Bear" aircraft
Dec. 15
Chiou Chin Cheu, Seaman, Nationalist Chinese Navy Was received onboard the BENNINGTON for an Emergency appendectomy.
Dec. 20
BENNINGTON's SH3A helicopter (NT64) rescued 1st Lt. P.A. Stiff (USAF) after he ejected from his aircraft On Yankee Station.
Dec. 26
Bob Hope Christmas Show performed on the flight-deck Of BENNINGTON
The information above has been provided
by Joseph Pires.
Former SK3 (1965-1969)
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