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Air Task Group 4 - US Navy
ATG-4

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STATUS:

ATG-4 established on March 30, 1955
ATG-4 disestablished on January 19, 1959

Tailcode: Z / later ND

deployments

March 1956 - September 1956 aboard USS Yorktown (CVA 10) - Pacific Ocean
January 1958 - July 1958 aboard USS Hornet (CVA 12) - Pacific Ocean
August 1958 - January 1959 aboard USS Bennington (CVA 20) - Pacific Ocean

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Air Task Group 4 (ATG-4) embarked on USS Bennington (CVA 20) - 1958

ATG-4 main deployments - squadron overview and aircraft in use

March 1956 - September 1956 (Pacific Ocean) aboard USS Yorktown (CVA 10)
Fighter Squadron 94 (VF-94) '?' - Grumman F9F-8 Cougar
Fighter Squadron 23 (VF-23) 'Flashers' - McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee
Fighter Squadron 214 (VF-214) 'Volunteers' - Grumman F9F-8 Cougar
Attack Squadron 216 (VA-216) 'Black Diamonds' - Douglas AD-4 Skyraider
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) 'Early Eleven', detachment - Douglas AD-5W Skyraider
Helicopter Utility Squadron 1 (HU-1) 'Pacific Fleet Angels', detachment - Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever

January 1958 - July 1958 (Pacific Ocean) aboard USS Hornet (CVA 12)
Fighter Squadron 94 (VF-94) '?' - North American FJ-3M Fury
Fighter Squadron 152 (VF-152) 'Friendlies' - McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee
Attack Squadron 214 (VA-214) 'Volunteers' - North American FJ-4B Fury
Attack Squadron 216 (VA-216) 'Black Diamonds' - Douglas AD-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

August 1958 - January 1959 (Pacific Ocean) aboard USS Bennington (CVA 20)
Fighter Squadron 111 (VF-111) 'Sundowners' - North American FJ-3M Fury
Fighter Squadron 152 (VF-152) 'Friendlies' - McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee
Attack Squadron 55 (VA-55) 'Warhorses' - North American FJ-4B Fury
Attack Squadron 216 (VA-216) 'Black Diamonds' - Douglas AD-6 Skyraider
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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