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Attack Squadron 66 (ATKRON 66)
VA-66 ‘Waldos’
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STATUS:
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established as
VF-671 (a reserve unit) VF-671 activated
on February 1, 1951 VF-671
redesignated VF-81
on February 4, 1953 VF-81 redesignated
VA-66 on July 1, 1955 VA-66 disestablished on October 1, 1986 Nickname: Waldomen (1955-60) / Waldos
(1960-86) |
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AIRCRAFT:
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Grumman F9F-8
Cougar (1956-58) Douglas A4D-1
Skyhawk (1958) Douglas A4D-2
Skyhawk (1958-61) Douglas A4D-2N
(A-4C) Skyhawk (1961-70) Ling-Temco-Vought A-7E
Corsair II (1970-86) |
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DEPLOYMENTS:
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November
1955 - August 1956 with CVG-3 aboard USS
Ticonderoga (CVA 14) September
1957 - October 1957 with CVG-6 aboard USS
Intrepid (CVA 11) February
1959 - August 1959 with CVG-6 aboard USS Intrepid (CVA 11) August
1960 - February 1961 with CVG-6 aboard USS Intrepid (CVA 11) August
1961 - March 1962 with CVG-6 aboard USS Intrepid (CVA 11) August
1962 - October 1962 with CVG-6 aboard USS
Enterprise (CVAN 65) October
1962 - December 1962 with CVG-6 aboard USS Enterprise (CVAN 65) February
1963 - September 1963 with CVG-6 aboard USS Enterprise (CVAN 65) February
1964 - October 1964 with CVW-6 aboard USS Enterprise (CVAN 65) May
1965 - July 1965 with CVW-6 aboard USS America
(CVA 66) November
1965 - July 1966 with CVW-6 aboard USS America (CVA 66) January
1967 - September 1967 with CVW-6 aboard USS America (CVA 66) June
1968 - February 1969 with CVW-10 aboard USS
Intrepid (CVS 11) December
1969 - July 1970 with CVW-17 aboard USS
Forrestal (CVA 59) September
1971 - March 1972 with CVW-7 aboard USS
Independence (CVA 62) June
1973 - January 1974 with CVW-7 aboard USS Independence (CVA 62) July
1974 - January 1975 with CVW-7 aboard USS Independence (CVA 62) October
1975 - May 1976 with CVW-7 aboard USS Independence (CV 62) March
1977 - October 1977 with CVW-7 aboard USS Independence (CV 62) January
1979 - July 1979 with CVW-7 aboard USS
Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) April
1980 - December 1980 with CVW-7 aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) August
1981 - October 1981 with CVW-7 aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) January
1982 - July 1982 with CVW-7 aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) April
1983 - December 1983 with CVW-7 aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) October
1984 - May 1985 with CVW-7 aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) August
1986 - March 1987 with CVW-3 aboard USS
John F. Kennedy (CV 67) (VA-66/Det.) |
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images
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A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) embarked
on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) fires an AGM-65 Shrike missile - 1985 A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) embarked
on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - 1983 A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) embarked
on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - 1983 A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) embarked
on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - 1983 A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) embarked on
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - 1983 A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) embarked
on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - 1983 A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) embarked
on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - 1983 A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) embarked
on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - 1983 A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) embarked
on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - 1983 A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) embarked
on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - 1983 A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) making a
barrier landing aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - 1983 A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) embarked
on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - 1983 A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) embarked
on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - 1982 A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) after a
crash landing at NAS Cecil Field, Florida - 1981 A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) after a
crash landing at NAS Cecil Field, Florida - 1981 A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) after a
crash landing at NAS Cecil Field, Florida - 1981 A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) after a
crash landing at NAS Cecil Field, Florida - 1981 A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) after a
crash landing at NAS Cecil Field, Florida - 1981 A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) after a
crash landing at NAS Cecil Field, Florida - 1981 A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) after a
crash landing at NAS Cecil Field, Florida - 1981 A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) after a
crash landing at NAS Cecil Field, Florida - 1981 A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) embarked
on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - 1980 A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) embarked
on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - 1980’s A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) embarked
on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - 1980 A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) embarked
on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - 1980’s A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) embarked
on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - 1980’s A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) embarked
on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - 1978 excerpt from above A-7E Corsair II (VA-66 / CVW-7) embarked
on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) - 1978 A-4C Skyhawk (VA-66 / CVW-10) embarked on
USS Intrepid (CVS 11) - 1968-69 (NNAM) A4D-2N Skyhawks (VA-66 / CVG-6) embarked
on USS Intrepid (CVA 11) - circa 1961 A4D-2N Skyhawk (VA-66 / CVG-6) embarked
on USS Intrepid (CVA 11) - 1959 |
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history
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27 May 1959: During the squadron’s deployment
to the Mediterranean Sea, the commanding officer, Commander McNeil, was
killed in an aircraft accident during a practice Carrier Controlled Approach. |
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patches |
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