RVAH-7
| Reconnaissance Attack (Heavy) Squadron 7 | |
|---|---|
|
RVAH-7 squadron patch | |
| Active | 10 August 1950 – 28 September 1979 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Role | Photo-reconnaissance |
| Part of | Inactive |
| Nickname(s) |
Peacemakers of the Fleet Go Devils |
| Engagements | Vietnam War |
_patch.PNG)
RVAH-7 was a Reconnaissance Attack (Heavy) Squadron of the U.S. Navy. Originally established as Composite Squadron Seven (VC-7) on 10 August 1950, it was redesignated as Heavy Attack Squadron Seven (VAH-7) on 1 November 1955 and then was redesignated as Reconnaissance Attack (Heavy) Squadron Seven (RVAH-7) on 1 December 1964. The squadron was disestablished on 28 September 1979.[1]
Operational history
_c1954.jpeg)
VC-7 AJ-1 Savage on board USS Wasp c.1954
2 VAH-7 A3B Skywarriors fly over NAS Sanford c.1959
_1962.jpeg)
VAH-7 A3J-1 Vigilante and F-8U launch from USS Enterprise in 1962
RVAH-7 RA-5C Vigilante c.1979
VAH-7
VAH-7 was reequipped with the Douglas A-3 Skywarrior in early 1958 and made its shakedown cruise aboard the USS Kitty Hawk. In August 1961 VAH-6 began transitioning to the A3J-1 Vigilante.[2] In August 1964 VAH-9 began transitioning to the RA-5C Vigilante.
Vietnam
- 26 October 1965 – 20 June 1966, RVAH-7 was embarked on USS Enterprise for a Vietnam deployment.[3]
- 16 December 1965, RA-5C #151633 was lost in combat, both crewmen ejected and were rescued.[4]
- 19 November 1966 – 6 July 1967, RVAH-7 was embarked on USS Enterprise for a Vietnam deployment.[3]
- 12 February 1967, RA-5C #151623 was lost in combat, both crewmen ejected successfully and were rescued.[4]
- 11 August 1969 – 8 May 1970, RVAH-7 was embarked on USS Constellation for a Vietnam deployment.[3]
- 17 February – 28 November 1972, RVAH-7 was embarked on USS Kitty Hawk for a Vietnam deployment.[3]
- 7 May 1972, RA-5C #151618 was lost in combat.[4] Both crewmen, CDR C Polfer and LTJG J Kernan successfully ejected, were captured and returned on 28 March 1973.[5]
- 23 November 1973 – 9 July 1974, RVAH-7 was embarked on USS Kitty Hawk for a Vietnam deployment.[3]
Home port assignments
The squadron was assigned to these home ports:
Aircraft Assignment
See also
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
- History of the United States Navy
References
- ↑ Grossnick, Roy A. (1995). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Volume 1 The History of VA, VAH, VAK, VAL, VAP and VFA Squadrons. Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. p. 547. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ↑ "Skywarrior in Service with US Navy". Joe Baugher. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Carrier, Carrier Based Squadrons and Non-Carrier Based Squadron Deployments to Vietnam" (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. 1995. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- 1 2 3 Powell, Robert (2012). RA-5C Vigilante Units in Combat. Osprey Publishing. p. 86. ISBN 9781782005421.
- ↑ "U.S. Accounted-For from the Vietnam War (Sorted by Name) Prisoners of War, Escapees, Returnees and Remains Recovered" (PDF). Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
External links
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, January 06, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.