Fighter Squadron 52 (FITRON 52)

VF-52 ‘Knightriders’

 

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STATUS:

established as VBF-5 on May 8, 1945

VBF-5 redesignated VF-6A on November 15, 1946

VF-6A redesignated VF-52 on August 16, 1948

VF-52 disestablished on February 23, 1959

    

Nicknames: 1948-55 = Sealancers / 1955-59 = Knightriders

AIRCRAFT:

Grumman F9F-2 Panther (1950-55)

McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee (1956-59)

 

 

DEPLOYMENTS:

May 1950 - December 1950 with CVG-5 aboard USS Valley Forge (CV 45)

October 1951 - July 1952 with ATG-1 aboard USS Valley Forge (CV 45)

March 1953 - November 1953 with ATG-1 aboard USS Boxer (CVA 21)

September 1954 - April 1955 with ATG-1 aboard USS Wasp (CVA 18)

May 1956 - December 1956 with ATG-1 aboard USS Lexington (CVA 16)

May 1958 - June 1958 with ATG-1 aboard USS Bennington (CVA 20)

July 1958 with ATG-1 aboard USS Ticonderoga (CVA 14)

October 1958 - February 1959 with ATG-1 aboard USS Ticonderoga (CVA 14)

 

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F2H-3 Banshee (VF-52 / ATG-1) embarked on USS Ticonderoga (CVA 14) - circa 1958

 

vf-52 fighter squadron f2h-3 banshee atg-1 uss lexington cva-16

F2H-3 Banshee (VF-52 / ATG-1) embarked on USS Lexington (CVA 16) - 1956

 

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F9F-2 Panther (VF-52 / ATG-1) embarked on USS Boxer (CVA 21) - 1953

 

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F9F-2 Panther (VF-52 / CVG-5) embarked on USS Valley Forge (CV 45) - 1950

 

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F9F-2 Panther (VF-52 / CVG-5) embarked on USS Valley Forge (CV 45) - 1950

 

fighter squadron vf-52 knightriders f9f-2 panther uss boxer cv 21 1949

F9F-2 Panther (VF-52) during Carrier Qualifications aboard USS Boxer (CV 21) - 1949 (courtesy of the National Naval Aviation Museum)

 

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TO-1 Shooting Stars (VF-52) - 1948 (NNAM)

 

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TO-1 Shooting Stars (VF-52) - 1948 (NNAM)

 

TO-1 Shooting Stars (VF-52) - 1948 (NNAM)

 

TO-1 Shooting Stars (VF-52) - 1948 (NNAM)

 

TO-1 Shooting Stars (VF-52) - 1948 (NNAM)

 

TO-1 Shooting Stars (VF-52) - 1948 (NNAM)

 

TO-1 Shooting Stars (VF-52) - 1948 (NNAM)

 

TO-1 Shooting Star (VF-52) - 1948 (NNAM)

 

vf-52 sealancers fighter squadron to-1 shooting star

TO-1 Shooting Star (VF-52) - 1948 (NNAM)

 

 

history

 

 

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