USS LEXINGTON Former Crew Member

Name: Dick, William Thomas

Email: [email protected]

Service Dates: 1986-1992

Rank/Duty Assigned: E7, VLA , Ilarts Chief

I was the Ilarts,VLA Chief. We maintained the Fresnel lens system used by the pilots for landing, "Roger Ball" was the pilots call out when they had the Fresnel lens in sight. The Ilarts " integrated launch and recovery system" camera's recorded all flight ops that is being used now in the museum.