VA-155 (U.S. Navy)
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VA-155 was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established as Torpedo Squadron VT-153 on 26 March 1945. During the squadron’s deployment to the western Pacific from March to October 1947, three of its aircraft were equipped as antisubmarine warfare (ASW) planes, giving it an ASW mission as well as attack. The squadron was redesignated as VA-16A on 15 November 1946, and finally designated as VA-155 on 15 July 1948. It was disestablished on 30 November 1949. Its nickname is unknown.[1]
Two separate and unrelated squadrons later held the VA-155 designation.[1]
Home port assignments
The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:[1]
- NAAF Lewiston – 26 Mar 1945
- NAAS Oceana – 01 Jun 1945
- NAS Norfolk – 02 Jul 1946
- NAS Alameda – 08 Aug 1946
Aircraft Assignment
The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown:[1]
- TBM-3E Avenger – 30 Mar 1945
- TBM-3Q Avenger – Apr 1946
- TBM-3W Avenger – Apr 1947
- AD-2 Skyraider – 19 Jul 1948
See also
- Second VA-155 (U.S. Navy)
- Third VA-155 (U.S. Navy)
- Attack aircraft
- List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
- History of the United States Navy
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons.
- 1 2 3 4 Grossnick, Roy A. (1995). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 1, Chapter 2, Section 9: Attack Squadron Histories for VA-154 to VA-174 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. pp. 224–225. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
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