VA-45 (U.S. Navy)

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Attack Squadron 45
File:Douglas AD-1 from USS BOXER (5062186141).jpg
VA-45 AD-1 in 1947
Active 1 June 1945 - 8 June 1950
Country United States
Branch United States Navy
Type Fighter
Nickname(s) Fish-Hawks
Aircraft flown
Attack AD-1

VA-45, nicknamed the Fish-Hawks, was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was the first squadron to carry the VA-45 designation. The squadron was established as Torpedo Squadron VT-75 on 1 June 1945, redesignated VA-4B on 15 November 1946, and as VA-45 on 1 September 1948. It was disestablished on 8 June 1950.[1]

Home port assignments

The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:[1]

Aircraft Assignment

The squadron first received the following aircraft in the months shown:[1]

  • SBF-4E – June 1945
  • SBW-4E – June 1945
  • SB2C-4E – September 1945
  • SB2C – 5 March 1946
  • AD-1 – 27 March 1947
  • AM-1 – February 1949
  • AD-1 – 20 October 1949

See also

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons.

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