Charles Hansen

Photos Courtesy of Charles Hansen (PH2 - Fleet Air Photo Lab)

(Circa 1959 - 61)

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NAS Pensacola, Fla. Photo school (Charles Hansen) Fleet Air Photo Lab Hawaii - 1959 The Hula
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VU-1 JD (JigDog) crew readies for Midway Island photo mission

VU-1 F6F crash lands  after engine failure on take off. No injuries to Tom McCool (the pilot). 

Photographer readies for mission with Regulus missile Diamond Head
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Driscol AK1, Katie (the bulldog) Barbers Point Tower
Photographer shooting obloquies from HUK
 		 FAPL Group (1960)
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Flight line ALF Bonham VU-1 F9F w/photographer ready for Regulus photo mission Japanese two man sub recovered w/live torpedoes. Japanese two man sub recovered w/live torpedoes.
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Barbers Point Coast Guard F9F8T preparing for photo mission with Regulus missile Air to air photography from Beechcraft. VU-1 Logo
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Aloha Days celebration, Honolulu Photographers ready camera in F9F photo plane Diamond Head (1959) Mechanic completes his preflight of F9F photo plane
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Wiakiki and Diamond Head Statehood Hilo after Tidal Wave (1959) VU-1 squadron Christmas party 1958. That's Miss Hawaii!
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Beautiful Asian girl Hilo Territory of Hawaii Punch Bowl Cemetery
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Hilo after Tidal Wave (1959) Waikiki and Diamond Head. Kilauea Iki - Volcano eruption
VU-1 sailors on liberty w/car  problems.
 
 

 

Check out this Web Site for one of Chucks photo published in "LIFE's" magazine in 1960! The photo of Katie (the bulldog) and her master on the motorcycle was also published in "LIFE"!

www.pathfinder.com/photo/fun/fun.htm