Where is Kitty Hawk?
” The US warship replied, “Kitty Hawk is a small town in North Carolina.” I believe that is why when we rejoined the task force to the north, a Russian warship, I believe it was a Krivak, became our constant shadow. In order to maintain secrecy, the Sea Stallions were kept in the hanger bay during the day and were allowed on the flight deck only in the dark of night for maintenance turns. One morning, when I went on watch as the JOOW with the conn, we were faced with a 53 that had been on deck for maintenance but now it could not fold the rotors to fit onto the elevator for the ride down to the hanger bay. With dawn approaching, the Krivak, off our starboard quarter, would be able to see this newly acquired asset. I was told to put the ship in a slow turn to starboard to keep the island between the 53 and the Krivak and to prevent the Krivak from coming forward to investigate the actions on the flight deck. The rotor head was finally removed and the helo was struck below, and it appear
