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05-27-2005, 03:55 PM
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| IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO   Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
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| THE LEGEND OF JULIE-JEZEBEL In the 1950s many Anti-Submarine Warefare aircraft were being fitted with the AN/AQA-3 "Jezebel" acoustic search (passive sonar) and "Julie" echo-ranging (active sonar) gear, Commonly known as Julie-Jezebel, and its operators were known as "Julie-Jez" operators. No one really knows where the name "Julie-Jezebel" came from, but I heard on two occasions that the people who developed the system would frequent a local "Strip Club." Dancing at this club was a young lady whose stage name was Julie Jezebel. If anyone else ever heard this story, please let us know!
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02-09-2007, 04:49 PM
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| Julie Gibson In the mid-50's, the Naval Air Development Center, Johnsville, PA, was involved in the development of an explosive echo-ranging technique employing practice depth charges (PDC's) -- later known as Signals, Underwater Sound (SUS) -- and passive-listening sonobuoys to detect quiet submarines. One evening, between days of one of the program's technical reviews by visiting NAVAIR sponsors, some of the visitors took in the entertainment at The Wedge, a burlesque theater in nearby Philadelphia. A performer that evening was Julie Gibson, doing her "Dance of the Bashful Bride". The visitors were duly impressed  , deciding that Julie "made passive boys (think: buoys!) go active." OK, it may be kind of a lame play on words , but that is how they arrived at naming the program Project JULIE.Julie Gibson was subsequently apprised of the honor bestowed on her. More about Julie G. can be found at Java's Bachelor Pad: Julie Gibson . JULIE was introduced into the Fleet in 1956, employing SUS and the AN/SSQ-2B sonobuoy, which was replaced in 1957 by the AN/SSQ-23. JEZEBEL, the acoustic detection method using passive-listening sonobuoys, likely had its name -- somewhat oddly -- inspired by Biblical reference. In Kings 1, Jezebel, a queen of ancient Israel, was nothing but bad  . She was (among other things) "a Betrayer", and it was likely that idea of betraying the presence of an enemy submarine through passive acoustic detection that gave this technique -- also in development at NADC -- its name.NADC/Johnsville (later NADC/Warminster) was "realigned" as part of the new Naval Air Warfare Center (Aircraft Division) in 1992, and the Warminster facility closed in 1996, its remaining functions transferred to NAWC/AD's main location at NAS Patuxent River, MD. Historical info about NADC can be found at: NAWC Warminster Historical Information |
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02-09-2007, 06:50 PM
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| IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
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| Thank You very much for that information - I'm going to send it to some of my old Chiefs!!!!
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02-09-2007, 09:09 PM
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| Minister of Whoopass  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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| Interesting stuff...
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02-11-2007, 06:12 PM
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| aka Dickcheese  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State
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| Great story!
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02-12-2007, 01:29 PM
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| Der Crewchief  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| Yes very interesting.
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08-03-2008, 12:09 PM
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| Julie Gibson Hey gents. Thought you guys might find this interesting. It's one of her promotion posters that she autographed. Cheers. 
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08-03-2008, 12:16 PM
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| IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
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| OUTSTANDING!  Many thanks for the pic!!!!
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08-03-2008, 08:04 PM
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| Member  Join Date: May 2008 Location: Thailand
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 | Interesting story.
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