VFP-62

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VFP-62 was the US Navy unit whose personnel took the first low-level photos of the Soviet missile bases in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis in October of 1962. At the time, it was commanded by US Navy Commander William Ecker.

In 2000, the movie Thirteen Days (film), produced by Kevin Costner, showed the actions of Ecker and the other members of VFP-62 during the Missile Crisis. The main aircraft of this unit was the F-8 Crusader.

On November 26, 1962, VFP-62 was awarded the first peacetime Navy Unit Commendation personally by President John F. Kennedy. The former members of VFP-62 currently have at web site at VFP62.com [1].

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