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Air Task Group 181 - US Navy ATG-181 |
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November 1953 - March 1954 (with interruptions) aboard USS Hornet (CVA 12) - Caribbean Sea May 1954 aboard USS Bennington (CVA 20) - Narragansett Bay, RI November 1954 - June 1955 aboard USS Randolph (CVA 15) - Mediterranean Sea January 1956 - March 1956 aboard USS Forrestal (CVA 59) - Atlantic Ocean October 1956 - May 1957 aboard USS Bennington (CVA 20) - Pacific Ocean May 1958 - August 1958 aboard USS Intrepid (CVA 11) - Atlantic Ocean > for a complete listing of deployed squadrons go to the end of this page < > for more images go to the individual ship sites < |
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 aircraft of Air Task Group 181 (ATG-181) - September 1955  aircraft of Air Task Group 181 (ATG-181) - September 1955 Visible are (top to bottom): a Grumman F9F-6 Panther from Fighter Squadron VF-21 Mach Busters a Vought F7U-3M Cutlass from Attack Squadron VA-83 Sidewinders a McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee from VF-41 Black Aces and a North American FJ-3 Fury, also from VF-21, which transitioned to the FJ-3 in late 1955  Air Task Group 181 (ATG 181) embarked on USS Randolph (CVA 15) - 1954-55 |
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| ATG-181 main deployments - squadron overview and aircraft in use | ||
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November 1953 - March 1954, with interruptions (Caribbean Sea) aboard USS Hornet (CVA 12) Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) 'Black Aces' - McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee Fighter Squadron 34 (VF-34) 'Blue Blasters' - McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee Attack Squadron 42 (VA-42) 'Green Pawns' - Douglas AD-4N/6 Skyraider Fleet Composite Squadron 12 (VC-12) '?', detachment - Douglas AD-4W Skyraider Fleet Composite Squadron 33 (VC-33) 'Night Hawks', detachment - Douglas AD-4N Skyraider Helicopter Utility Squadron 2 (HU-2) 'Fleet Angels', detachment - Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever May 1954 (Narragansett Bay, RI) aboard USS Bennington (CVA 20) Fighter Squadron 21 (VF-21) 'Mach Busters' - Grumman F9F-7 Cougar Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) 'Black Aces' - McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee Attack Squadron 42 (VA-42) 'Green Pawns' - Douglas AD-6 Skyraider Fleet Composite Squadron 12 (VC-12) '?', detachment - Douglas AD-4W Skyraider Fleet Composite Squadron 33 (VC-33) 'Night Hawks', detachment - Douglas AD-4N Skyraider Fleet Composite Squadron 62 (VC-62) 'Fighting Photos', detachment - McDonnell F2H-2P Banshee Helicopter Utility Squadron 2 (HU-2) 'Fleet Angels', detachment - Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever November 1954 - June 1955 (Mediterranean Sea) aboard USS Randolph (CVA 15) Fighter Squadron 21 (VF-21) 'Mach Busters' - Grumman F9F-6 Cougar Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) 'Black Aces' - McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee Fighter Squadron 34 (VF-34) 'Blue Blasters' - McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee Attack Squadron 42 (VA-42) 'Green Pawns' - Douglas AD-6 Skyraider Fleet Composite Squadron 12 (VC-12) '?', detachment - Douglas AD-4W Skyraider Fleet Composite Squadron 33 (VC-33) 'Night Hawks', detachment - Douglas AD-4N/Q Skyraider Fleet Composite Squadron 62 (VC-62) 'Fighting Photos', detachment - McDonnell F2H-2P Banshee Fleet Composite Squadron 5 (VC-5) 'Savage Sons', detachment - North American AJ-1 Savage Fleet Composite Squadron 8 (VC-8) 'Checkertails', detachment - North American AJ-1 Savage Helicopter Utility Squadron 2 (HU-2) 'Fleet Angels', detachment - Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever January 1956 - March 1956 (Atlantic Ocean) aboard USS Forrestal (CVA 59) Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) 'Black Aces' - McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee Fighter Squadron 21 (VF-21) 'Mach Busters' - North American FJ-3M Fury Attack Squadron 86 (VA-86) 'Sidewinders' - Vought F7U-3M Cutlass Attack Squadron 42 (VA-42) 'Green Pawns' - Douglas AD-6 Skyraider Heavy Attack Squadron 7 (VAH-7) 'Go-Devils', detachment - North American AJ-2 Savage Fleet Composite Squadron 12 (VC-12) '?', detachment - Douglas AD-5W Skyraider Fleet Composite Squadron 33 (VC-33) 'Night Hawks', detachment - Douglas AD-5N Skyraider Fleet Composite Squadron 62 (VC-62) 'Fighting Photos', detachment - McDonnell F2H-2P Banshee Helicopter Utility Squadron 2 (HU-2) 'Fleet Angels', detachment - Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever October 1956 - May 1957 (Pacific Ocean) aboard USS Bennington (CVA 20) Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) 'Black Aces' - McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee Fighter Squadron 21 (VF-21) 'Mach Busters' - North American FJ-3M Fury Fighter Squadron 174 (VF-174) 'Hell Razors' - Grumman F9F-8 Cougar Attack Squadron 42 (VA-42) 'Green Pawns' - Douglas AD-4Q/6 Skyraider Heavy Attack Squadron 6 (VAH-6) 'Fleurs', detachment - North American AJ-2 Savage Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 12 (VAW-12) 'Bats', detachment - Douglas AD-5W Skyraider All-Weather Attack Squadron 33 (VA(AW)-33) 'Night Hawks', detachment - Douglas AD-5N Skyraider Fighter Photographic Squadron 62 (VFP-62) 'Fighting Photos', detachment - Grumman F9F-8P Cougar Helicopter Utility Squadron 1 (HU-1) 'Pacific Fleet Angels', detachment - Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever May 1958 - August 1958 (Atlantic Ocean) aboard USS Intrepid (CVA 11) Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) 'Black Aces' - McDonnell F3H-2 Demon Fighter Squadron 81 (VF-81) 'Crusaders' - Grumman F9F-8 Cougar Fighter Squadron 84 (VF-84) 'Vagabonds' - North American FJ-3M Fury Attack Squadron 76 (VA-76) 'Spirits' - Grumman F9F-8 Cougar Attack Squadron 42 (VA-42) 'Green Pawns' - Douglas AD-6 Skyraider Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 12 (VAW-12) 'Bats', detachment - Douglas AD-5W Skyraider All-Weather Attack Squadron 33 (VA(AW)-33) 'Night Hawks', detachment - Douglas AD-5N Skyraider Fighter Photographic Squadron 62 (VFP-62) 'Fighting Photos', detachment - Grumman F9F-8P Cougar Helicopter Utility Squadron 2 (HU-2) 'Fleet Angels', detachment - Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever |
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