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VT-5 (2nd) Jul 1942 Established and redesignated on 1 Jul as Yorktown (CV 5) Air Group's VT squadron. VT-8B TBD: VT-8B: Jun 1937-1 Jul 1937 VT-6(1st): 1 Jul 1937-Feb 1943 VA-6 (1st) Jul 1942 Established and redesignated on 1 Jul as Enterprise (CV 6) Air Group's VT squadron. 1 Jul 1937 through 1 Mar 1943: Squadron suffix letters were discontinued.
It was established as Torpedo Squadron VT-5 on 15 February 1943, redesignated VA-6A on 15 November 1946, and finally designated VA-55 on 16 August 1948. The squadron was disestablished on 12 December 1975. It was the first squadron to be designated VA-55, the second VA-55 was established on 7 October 1983 and disestablished on 1 January 1991. [1]
(There was an earlier training squadron designated VT-9 also called "Tigers" which existed from 15 Dec 1961 to Jul 1987) VT-10: Wildcats T-6A: Commander, Training Air Wing Six BNAO School*: Jun 1960-15 Jan 1968 VT-10: 15 Jan 1968–present *Basic Naval Aviation Officer School NFO Primary Training, based at NAS Pensacola: VT-21: Redhawks T-45C
VT-5 tank, a Chinese light tank; VFA-14, formerly VT-5, a U.S. Navy fighter attack squadron based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California; VA-55 (U.S. Navy), formerly Torpedo Squadron VT-5, an attack squadron 1943–1975; VT-5, a U.S. Navy training squadron based at Saufley Field, Florida; disestablished 1976
The original air group was initially formed in 1938 and its squadrons all carried the "5" designation honoring the former hull number of its original aircraft carrier. The three original squadrons forming the Air Group were VF-5, VB-5 and VT-5. A fourth squadron, VBF-5, was added to the Air Group in May 1945.
On 27 May 1942, VT-3 was transferred to USS Yorktown (CV-5) following the Battle of the Coral Sea, replacing that ship's own Torpedo Squadron 5 (VT-5). Yorktown sailed with VT-3 for Midway Island and entered battle on 4 June 1942. During this crucial encounter, Massey was killed while leading his squadron in a low-level attack against the ...
F-35As and F-15s after a combat training mission to mark the 65th Aggressor Squadron and its reactivation, at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, June 9, 2022. US Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Alexandre Montes.
VA-135 was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy, nicknamed Uninvited. It was established as Torpedo Squadron VT-81 on 1 March 1944, redesignated VA-14A on 15 November 1946, and finally designated VA-135 on 2 August 1948.