U.S.S. Allen M. Sumner DD-692
Hank Lunki's Photo Collection

The Drone Anti-Submarine Helicopter QH50-C (a/k/a DASH)
(All captioned personnel names are given left to right)
  

The DASH Gang at work and play
ATR3 Dolphus C. Burton and AN David R. Whaley in Spring 1970 ADJ2 Luis A. Acostasepulveda, ADR2 Melvin L. Myers, Hank, ATR3 Dolphus C. Burton and ADJ3 Willard G. VanSant in Winter 1969 ADJ2 Luis A. Acostasepulveda and ETN2 Robert J. Schuman in Summer 1969 ADJ2 Luis A. Acostasepulveda, ENS Glenn F. Gottschalk, ADR2 Melvin L. Myers, ATR3 Dolphus C. Burton and ADJ3 Willard G. VanSant in Winter 1969
  		 ATR3 Dolphus C. Burton in Spring 1970 ATR3 Dolphus C. Burton in Fall 1970
ATR3 Dolphus C. Burton in Spring 1970 TM3 Earl L. Taylor in Summer 1969 LTJG Peter M. Golden in Summer 1969
  		 ENS Glenn F. Gottschalk in Summer 1969 Hank at the controls in Summer 1969
Hank enjoying his home from 1968 - 1970
  
ADJ2 Luis A. Acostasepulveda in Summer 1969 AN Marion Reynolds, Jr. in Fall 1970
  		 TM3 Percy J. Wilkins In June 1969 ADJ3 Willard G. VanSant in Summer 1969
  

Flight OPS
ENS Glenn F. Gottschalk, ADJ3 Willard G. VanSant and ADJ2 Luis A. Acostasepulveda Avionics Test Set, ADJ3 Willard G. VanSant and ATR3 Dolphus C. Burton DASH Control Pedestal, ATR3 Dolphus C. Burton and ADJ2 Luis A. Acostasepulveda in Summer 1969
  		 DASH Flight Completion, ADJ2 Luis A. Acostasepulveda and AN Ronald Jovanovich in Summer 1969
  		 DASH Liftoff in Summer 1969
DASH PMS, ADJ3 Willard G. VanSant, ADR2 Melvin L. Myers and ADJ2 Luis A. Acostasepulveda in Winter 1969
  		 DASH PMS in Winter 1969 DASH Preflight, ADJ3 Willard G. VanSant, ADJ2 Luis A. Acostasepulveda and ATR3 Dolphus C. Burton in Summer 1969 Preflight Ready to launch in Summer 1969
DASH Torpedo Recovery by STG2 Kenneth G. Merryman Torpedo Recovery, TM3 Earl L. Taylor and TM3 Percy J. Wilkins DASH Control Pedestal, ATR3 Dolphus C. Burton and ADJ2 Luis A. Acostasepulveda in Summer 1969
  		 Hank in Charge
Flight OPS in Summer 1969 Loading Torpedo, LTJG Peter M. Golden, TM3 Percy J. Wilkins and AN Ronald Jovanovich Loading Torpedo, ADJ3 Willard G. VanSant, ADJ2 Luis A. Acostasepulveda and TM3 Percy J. Wilkins
   		 Night OPS
In the Spring of 1969, one of the DASH units crashed and had to be recovered
 
ENS Glenn F. Gottschalk and ATR3 Dolphus C. Burton inspect the damage. ADR2 Melvin L. Myers, ADJ3 Willard G. VanSant and ET1 Henry M. Lunki do their inspection
   
The DASH Installation was decommissioned and removed in the Summer of 1971
   

Operations with the Fleet

The Cruel Sea - Summer 1969

   
HIFR - Helicopter In Flight Refueling

   
Plane Guarding with the USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67)

   
MEDIVAC - Medical Evacuation - Winter 1970

   
MEDIVAC Training

Standing in the Pay Line can be hazardous to your health !

   
Some of Hank's favorite images of Life at Sea
Sunset in the Med Fall 1970
   		 Ocean scene Russian ship in the Med Fall 1969
Russian ship in the Med Fall 1969 Sumner leading the way Summer 1969
   		 Sunset Fall 1969 VertRep at dusk Fall 1969
   

  
Personnel Transfer at Sea
High Line transfer via a Boatswain's Chair
  

Transfer by helicopter
   

Refueling at Sea - Winter 1969
During Refresher Training at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba with the USS J. F. Kennedy (CVA-67)

   
Small Arms training - BAR's, Shotguns, Thompson Sub Machine Gun and .30 caliber Machine Gun

   
Operations with Drones - Target Training Aircraft - Fall 1969
 

   
5"/38 Mount 51 is replaced - Spring 1970 in Mayport

   
VertRep (Vertical Replenishment) with the USS Sylvania (AFS-2) in Summer 1969

   
Liberty Call ! - in Port overseas
Malta Fall 1969 Monaco Winter 1970 Naples with Mt. Vesuvius Fall 1970
  		 Palma Winter 1970
Probably Sousse, Tunisia Mayport, USS Pawcatuck (AO-108) Unknown port, USS Yosemite (AD-19), USS Brumby (DE-1044), AMS and USS Barney (DDG-6)
  		   Unknown port, USS William H. Standley (DLG-32) and USS Pawcatuck (AO-108)
   
Unknown port, the Cans are the USS Brownson (DD-868) and USS William R. Rush (DD-714) Rota, Spain Summer 1969 Venice Summer 1969 Christmas at an unknown port
     

   
Out at sea with the fleet
USS Forrestal (CVA-59)
  		 Russian version of an UNREP
  		 USS Annapolis (AGMR-1)
  
Probably from September 29, 1970 Presidential Fleet Review for President Nixon off Naples, Italy
  
Fletcher Class "Can" possibly on foreign service Winter 1969
   		 USS Columbus (CG-12) Fall 1970 USS J. F. Kennedy (CVA-67) Summer/Winter 1969
USS Claude V. Ricketts (DDG-5)
   		 USS Seattle (AOE-3) Fall 1970
   		 USS Yosemite (AD-19) Summer 1969
   

Odds & Ends
A Boatswain's Mates work is never done, Summer 1969 Aerial refueling Spring 1970 Good view of the VDS (Variable Depth Sonar) Another use for the DASH Hangar - Captain Meacham's cars!
   
Color Guard Fall 1969 Maintenance never ends The ECM antennas Summer 1969
   		 Whoops! An oil spill Fall 1970 An UNREP, loading food
Porpoises leading us Swim Call Summer 1969 STG3 Kenneth G. Merryman as "Petty Officer of the Watch" Fall 1969
   
Demonstrations during Queen Elizabeth's NATO Review, May 1969 Russian reconnaissance aircraft in the Black Sea Winter 1970
   
An Admiral stops by for a visit from the USS Columbus (CG-12)   

Special Events

The visit of Her Serene Highness, The Princess of Monaco (a/k/a Grace Kelly) - December 27, 1970
Accompanied by Prince Albert and Princess Stephanie, escorted by Captain Laighton
   
Mayport and Home again !

Miscellaneous Images by Season

SUMMER 1968
       
    USS Yosemite (AD-19) and USS Brumby (DE-1044)    

SPRING 1969
  Chopper from the USS Wasp     Hank in a Lisbon Church 

SUMMER 1969
USS Dahlgren (DLG-14) and USS Yosemite (AD-19)
 USS Annapolis (AGMR-1) DASH Controller USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67)
USS Galveston (CAG-3)       USS Grand Canyon (AD-28)
    In and around Malta    
Rockin' & Rollin' Refueling in Malta Rota, Spain breakwater USS Yosemite (AD-19) USS Laffey (DD-724) in Venice
   
  Van Sant & Fisher in Venice   Wilkins & Van Sant  

FALL 1969
Unknown location, Percy Wilkins on the left Port unknown ? 

WINTER 1969
 
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba 

San Juan, Puerto Rico 

SPRING 1970
     

SUMMER 1970
   
    Highlining Columbus' Skipper
    
Hank at the Roman ruins in Sagunto
  
USS Seattle (AOE-3)   Refueling at Sea      
  Valencia  
 

FALL 1970
The Acropolis
   		Hank enjoying the view Changing of the Palace Guard
Hank in Corinth A Greek Lunch USS Seattle (AOE-3) and USS Dahlgren (DLG-12)
  
Naples Air Show for President Nixon

WINTER 1970
 
Medivac Russian Trawler in Black Sea   Russian Destroyer in the Black Sea

SPRING 1971
         
The island of Malta 

SUMMER 1971
     
Local Patrol Craft

Many thanks to Hank for scanning and forwarding these pieces of our history