 At the time, it was commanded by then-Commander William Ecker, USN.In 2000, the movie Thirteen Days (film), produced by Kevin Costner, showed the actions of Ecker and the other members of VFP-62 during the Cuban Missile Crisis.From June 1966 to February 1967, VFP-62 Det 42 operated from the off Vietnam as part of CVW-1.