Attack Squadron 116 (ATKRON 116)

VA-116

 

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STATUS:

established as VA-116 on December 1, 1955

VA-116 redesignated VA-144 on February 23, 1959

AIRCRAFT:

Vought F7U-3M Cutlass (1955-57)

North American FJ-4B Fury (1957-59)

 

 

DEPLOYMENTS:

April 1957 - September 1957 with ATG-2 aboard USS Hancock (CVA 19)

June 1958 - August 1958 with CVG-14 aboard USS Ranger (CVA 61)

January 1959 - July 1959 with CVG-14 aboard USS Ranger (CVA 61)

 

images

 

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F7U-3M Cutlass (VA-116 / ATG-2) embarked on USS Hancock (CVA 19) - 1957

 

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3x F7U-3M Cutlass (VA-116 / ATG-2) embarked on USS Hancock (CVA 19) - 1957

 

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F7U-3M Cutlass (VA-116 / ATG-2) embarked on USS Hancock (CVA 19) - 1957

 

 

history

Significant events:

Sep 1957: The squadron, embarked in USS Hancock (CVA-19), was on station off the coast of Taiwan due to a build-up of Chinese Communist forces on the mainland opposite Taiwan.

26 May–18 Aug 1958: The squadron was embarked in USS Ranger (CVA-61) during its transit from the east coast, via South America, to its new home port at Alameda, California.

Jul 1959: The squadron, embarked in Ranger, maintained station off the coast of Taiwan due to increased tension between Taiwan and Communist China.

Homeport assignment:
NAS Miramar, California (1955-59)

 

patches

 

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