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1963
7-13 January Helicopters from NAS Port Lyautey,
Morocco, NS Rota, Spain and Springfield (CLG 7) flew
rescue and relief missions in the flooded areas of Beth
and Sebou Rivers in Morocco. Over 45,000 pounds of
food, medicines and emergency supplies were flown in
and some 320 marooned persons were lifted to safety.
29 January A Walleye television glide bomb,
released from a YA-4B, made a direct impact on its tar-
get at the Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake,
Calif., in the first demonstration of its automatic hom-
ing feature.
9 February The Secretary of the Navy approved
with minor modification the recommendations of his
Advisory Committee on the Review of the
Management of the Department of the Navy, common-
ly known as the Dillon Board for its chairman John H.
Dillon. With this approval, he set into motion a series
of changes in lines of authority and responsibility that
would be implemented during the year, most of which
were outlined in a General Order issued on 1 July
1963.
22 February An LC-130F Hercules of VX-6 made the
longest flight in Antarctic history covering territory
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