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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]
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.
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
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 ...
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.
Torpedo Six (VT-6) lost ten TBD-1, Bombing Six (VB-6) lost eleven SBD-3, Scouting Six (VS-6) lost nine SBD-3, and Fighting Six (VF-6) lost an F4F-4. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] During the battle, then-Lieutenant Commander Wade McClusky , leading the Air Group, made a critical tactical decision that led to the sinking of two of Japan's fleet carriers , Kaga ...
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VA-175, nicknamed the Devil's Diplomats, was an attack squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established as Torpedo Squadron VT-82 on 1 April 1944, redesignated as VA-18A on 15 November 1946, and as VA-175 on 11 August 1948. The squadron was disestablished on 15 March 1958. [1]