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Major Overseas Deployments


Date of Departure
Date of Return
Air Wing
Carrier
Type of Aircraft
Area of Operation
02 Mar 51
24 Oct 51
CVG-101
CV 21
AD-2/4Q
Korea / WestPac
11 Aug 52
17 Mar 53
CVG-101
CVA 33
AD-4/4L
Korea / WestPac
03 Feb 54
06 Aug 54
CVG-14
CVA 15
AD-4/4B
Mediterranean
03 Jun 55
03 Feb 56
CVG-14
CVA 21
AD-4/4B
WestPac
21 Jan 57
25 Jul 57
CVG-14
CVA 12
AD-6
WestPac
03 Jan 59
27 Jul 59
CVG-14
CVA 61
AD-6
WestPac
14 May 60
15 Dec 60
CVG-14
CVA 34
AD-6
WestPac
09 Nov 61
12 May 62
CVG-14
CVA 16
AD-6
WestPac
21 Feb 63
10 Sep 63
CVG-14
CVA 64
A-1H
WestPac
05 May 64
01 Feb 65
CVW-14
CVA 64
A-1H/J
WestPac / Vietnam
10 Dec 65
25 Aug 66
CVW-14
CVA 61
A-1H/J
WestPac / Vietnam
11 May 67
30 Dec 67
CVW-10
CVS 11
A-1H
Med / IO / West Pac / Vietnam
06 Jan 69
02 Jul 69
CVW-9
CVAN 65*
A-6A/B
WestPac/Vietnam
27 Oct 70
17 Jun 71
CVW-2
CVA 61
A-6A/C
WestPac / Vietnam
16 Nov 72
23 Jun 73
CVW-2
CVA 61
A-6A/B & KA-6D
WestPac / Vietnam
07 May 74
18 Oct 74
CVW-2
CVA 61
A-6A & KA-6D
WestPac
30 Jan 76
07 Sep 76
CVW-2
CV 61
A-6A & KA-6D
WestPac / IO
21 Feb 79
22 Sep 79
CVW-2
CV 61
A-6E & KA-6D
WestPac
10 Sep 80
05 May 81
CVW-2
CV 61
A-6E & KA-6D
WestPac / IO
07 Apr 82
19 Oct 82
CVW-2
CV 61
A-6E & KA-6D
WestPac / IO
13 Jan 84
01 Aug 84
CVW-2
CV 63
A-6E & KA-6D
WestPac / IO
18 Aug 86
20 Oct 86
CVW-2
CV 61
A-6E & KA-6D
NorPac / WestPac
02 Mar 87
29 Apr 87
CVW-2
CV 61
A-6E & KA-6D
NorPac
14 Jul 87
29 Dec 87
CVW-2
CV 61
A-6E
WestPac / IO
24 Feb 89
24 Aug 89
CVW-2
CV 61
A-6E
WestPac / IO
08 Dec 90
08 Jun 91
CVW-2
CV 61
A-6E
WestPac / IO / Persian Gulf
01 Aug 92
31 Jan 93
CVW-2
CV 61
A-6E
WestPac / IO / Persian Gulf / Somalia

The squadron was temporarily shore based at NAS Barbers Point from January to March 1969 following a fire on Enterprise (CVAN 65) on 14 January 1969. The carrier was repaired at Pearl Harbor and was enroute to WestPac on 11 March with VA-145 embarked.


From: Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume I, 1995 Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy, Washington DC