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Instead, VFA-195 was reassigned to CVW-5 aboard USS Midway CV-41, when CVW-5's fighter squadrons transitioned from the F-4S Phantom II and the A-7E Corsair to the F/A-18 Hornet. VFA-195 joined the Forward Deployed Naval Forces in U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan with the first aircraft arriving at NAF Atsugi on 14 November 1986.
VFA-195 Dambusters F/A-18C Hornet VA-115 Eagles A-6E SWIP Intruder VAQ-136 Gauntlets EA-6B Prowler VS-21 Redtails S-3B Viking VAW-115 Liberty Bells E-2C Hawkeye HS-12 Wyverns SH-3H Sea King Disestablished 30 Nov 1994 VQ-5 Sea Shadows Det.A: ES-3A Shadow
USS Midway CV-41 - Midway Class Aircraft Carrier [24] Carrier Air Wing 5 - Tail Code: NF VFA-151 Vigilantes - 11x F/A-18A Hornet (1 loss on June 22, 1989) VFA-192 Golden Dragons - 12x F/A-18A Hornet; VFA-195 Dambusters - 12x F/A-18A Hornet; VA-115 Eagles - 7x A-6E TRAM Intruder/ 2x KA-6D Intruder
VFA-151, VFA-161, VFA-192 and VFA-195 transitioned to the F/A-18A in 1986. [27] With the exception of VFA-161, the rest would move to NAF Atsugi , Japan to join CVW-5 and the USS Midway . [ 28 ] Other squadrons that switched to F/A-18 included VFA-146 "Blue Diamonds", and VFA-147 "Argonauts".
The five-day battle was fought about 200 miles (322 kilometers) off the group of islands. Besides sinking the Akagi, the Kaga and two other Japanese aircraft carriers, U.S. forces shot down more ...
VA-195: 24 Aug 1948-15 Apr 1985 VFA-195: 15 Apr 1985–present VFA-195 Not applicable, still exists 2nd VA squadron of CVAG-19 VA-21A: unknown: SB2C: VB-98: 28 Aug 1944-15 Nov 1946 VA-21A: 15 Nov 1946 – 5 Aug 1947 VA-21A 5 August 1947 1st VA squadron of CVAG-21 VA-22A: unknown: TBM: VT-98: 28 Aug 1944-15 Nov 1946 VA-22A: 15 Nov 1946 – 5 Aug ...
An A-6E TRAM Intruder (NF-506) from VA-115 and an F/A-18A Hornet (NF-106) from VFA-195 taxi to a catapult during the Gulf War. CVW-5 began its final combat cruise aboard the Midway on 2 October 1990 [14] as part of Operation Desert Shield to the Persian Gulf in response to the Invasion of Kuwait. From November to January 1991, the air wing ...
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