Doug Gillette Gillete VP-22 NAS Barbers Point douglas nntw

At the time, this senior chief had spent his whole career as a member of the Blue Geese patrol

squadron VP-22 at the Naval Air Station Barber's Point, Hawaii. This was a Navy News This

Week piece. Patron22 .

I was researching on the internet and someone posted "Master Chief Doug Gillete will be

retiring in May (1998) after 30 plus years and 17,000 plus hours in this plane. We will never

see the likes of this man again."

(http://www.vpnavy.com/shipmates_st.html)

Producer/reported/editor Cathy Hines; videography was either Tony Ozoa or Scott Ginkens.
Navy Broadcasting Service Fleet Support Detachment Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. N.A.S.

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[jmcutcher]

Doug and I flew together in VP-22. It was an extreme joy and privilege to share a P-3 cockpit with the Navy's absolute BEST flight engineer. Sharing my airborne 'flights of fancy' with Doug is the highlight of nearly 50 years aloft. Few aviators are as truly blessed -- only wish we could do it again....sweet dreams!

Thanks, shipmate!

John Cutcher

[scottcrews62]

I served with Senior Chief in VP-22 from 1986-90. Great guy and Great Squadron. Blue Goose Forever. Scott Crews (AO2 at the time)

[aviatoraw]

Mr. VP-22! A devoted professional and a patriot. I hope you are well Doug. Sincerely, Andy Wilkinson. 3P,2P,PPC VP-22, 87-89.

[dtw757]

Doug.....you're a "movie star" First Doug Atkins in Top Gun and now you. I remember being a wet Ensign 3P with you, Otto, Schutz ,Barefoot, Delp and Dalton Edwards. Hope you're well.

M Sutton (Delta airlines now)

[okland3]

Greetings, I was assigned to Commander Fleet Airwing 2 Operations Control Room from Feb 1971 to april 1973. Each day I gathered opp ready info from each of the Squadrons compiled it and sent to the Commadore. I served under two Captains LULU and CARNEGIE.I lived at 4036a forrestal ave NAS Barberspoint Naval Air Station I controlled airspace for training at Barking Sands , Kauai and Ocean East and Ocean West South of the Big Island