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VA 45 (U.S. Navy)

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Country
  
United States

Type
  
Fighter

Attack
  
AD-1

Branch
  
United States Navy

Nickname(s)
  
Fish-Hawks

VA-45 (U.S. Navy)

Active
  
1 June 1945 - 8 June 1950

VA-45, nicknamed the Fish-Hawks, was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was the first squadron to carry the VA-45 designation. The squadron was established as Torpedo Squadron VT-75 on 1 June 1945, redesignated VA-4B on 15 November 1946, and as VA-45 on 1 September 1948. It was disestablished on 8 June 1950.

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Home port assignments

The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:

  • NAAS Chincoteague – 01 Jun 1945
  • NAS Norfolk – 20 Mar 1946
  • NAS Jacksonville – 14 Feb 1949

    • Aircraft Assignment

    The squadron first received the following aircraft in the months shown:

  • SBF-4E – June 1945
  • SBW-4E – June 1945
  • SB2C-4E – September 1945
  • SB2C – 5 March 1946
  • AD-1 – 27 March 1947
  • AM-1 – February 1949
  • AD-1 – 20 October 1949

    • References

    VA-45 (U.S. Navy) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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