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Air Task Group 3 - US Navy
 ATG-3
 
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STATUS:   ATG-3 established in March 1955
ATG-3 disestablished on April 10, 1958
 
Tailcode: Y / later NC
 
deployments
 
January 1956 - June 1956 aboard USS Shangri-La (CVA 38) - Pacific Ocean
August 1957 - April 1958 aboard USS Kearsarge (CVA 33) - Pacific Ocean

> for a complete listing of deployed squadrons go to the end of this page <
> for more images go to the individual ship sites <
 
 
images

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Air Task Group 3 (ATG-3) embarked on USS Kearsarge (CVA 33) - circa 1958

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Air Task Group 3 (ATG-3) embarked on USS Kearsarge (CVA 33) - 1957-58

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Air Task Group 3 (ATG-3) embarked on USS Kearsarge (CVA 33) - circa 1957

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Air Task Group 3 (ATG-3) embarked on USS Kearsarge (CVA 33) - circa 1957

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Air Task Group 3 (ATG-3) embarked on USS Kearsarge (CVA 33) - circa 1957

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Air Task Group 3 (ATG-3) embarked on USS Kearsarge (CVA 33) - circa 1957

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Air Task Group 3 (ATG-3) embarked on USS Kearsarge (CVA 33) - 1957-58


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aircraft of Air Task Group 3 (ATG-3) embarked on USS Shangri-La (CVA 38) - 1956



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ATG-3 main deployments - squadron overview and aircraft in use

January 1956 - June 1956 (Pacific Ocean) aboard USS Shangri-La (CVA 38)
Fighter Squadron 122 (VF-122) 'Black Angels' - Grumman F9F-8 Cougar
Fighter Squadron 92 (VF-92) 'Silver Kings' - Douglas AD-6 Skyraider
Fighter Squadron 53 (VF-53) 'Blue Knights' - Grumman F9F-8 Cougar
Fleet Composite Squadron 3 (VC-3) 'Blue Nemesis', detachment - McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee
Fleet Composite Squadron 6 (VC-6) 'Fleurs', detachment - North American AJ-2 Savage
Fleet Composite Squadron 61 (VC-61) 'Eyes of the Fleet', detachment - McDonnell F2H-2P Banshee
Fleet Composite Squadron 35 (VC-35) 'Night Hecklers', detachment - Douglas AD-5N Skyraider
Fleet Composite Squadron 11 (VC-11) '?', detachment - Douglas AD-5W Skyraider
Helicopter Utility Squadron 1 (HU-1) 'Pacific Fleet Angels', detachment - Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever

August 1957 - April 1958 (Pacific Ocean) aboard USS Kearsarge (CVA 33)
Fighter Squadron 53 (VF-53) 'Blue Knights' - North American FJ-3M Fury
Fighter Squadron 194 (VF-194) 'Yellow Devils' - McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee
Attack Squadron 26 (VA-26) 'Skylancers' - Grumman F9F-8 Cougar
Attack Squadron 96 (VA-96) '?' - Douglas AD-6/7 Skyraider
Heavy Attack Squadron 6 (VAH-6) 'Fleurs', detachment - North American AJ-2 Savage
Heavy Attack Squadron 16 (VAH-16) 'White Blades', detachment - North American AJ-2 Savage
Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 11 (VAW-11) 'Early Eleven', detachment - Douglas AD-5W Skyraider
All-Weather Attack Squadron 35 (VA(AW)-35) 'Night Hecklers', detachment - Douglas AD-5N Skyraider
Fighter Photographic Squadron 61 (VFP-61) 'Eyes of the Fleet', detachment - Grumman F9F-8P Cougar
Helicopter Utility Squadron 1 (HU-1) 'Pacific Fleet Angels', detachment - Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever
 
 
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