Carrier Air Wing 16 (CARAIRWING SIXTEEN)

CVW-16

 

CVW-16 Carrier Air Wing Sixteen patch crest insignia

CVW-16 Carrier Air Wing Sixteen aboard USS Ticonderoga CVA-14

aircraft of CVW-16 aboard USS Ticonderoga (CVA 14) - 1969

 

STATUS:

established December 20, 1963 (redesignated from CVG-16)

disestablished June 30, 1971

tailcode: AH

 

Squadrons

 

 

history

 

Deployments:

 

USS Oriskany (CVA 34) / April 1965 - December 1965 (Vietnam War)

USS Oriskany (CVA 34) / May 1966 - November 1966 (Vietnam War)

USS Oriskany (CVA 34) / June 1967 - January 1968 (Vietnam War)

USS Ticonderoga (CVA 14) / February 1969 - September 1969 (Vietnam War)

 

 

images

 

CVW-16 Carrier Air Wing Sixteen aboard USS Oriskany CVA-34

CVW-16 aboard USS Oriskany (CVA 34) - undated

 

CVW-16 Carrier Air Wing Sixteen aboard USS Oriskany CVA-34

CVW-16 aboard USS Oriskany (CVA 34) - January 31, 1968

 

CVW-16 Carrier Air Wing Sixteen

CVW-16 aboard USS Oriskany (CVA 34) - June 23, 1967

 

CARAIRWING SIXTEEN aboard USS Oriskany CVA-34

CVW-16 aboard USS Oriskany (CVA 34) - August 30, 1966

 

 

patches

 

 

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