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Attack Squadron 25 (ATKRON 25)
VA-25 ‘Tigers’
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STATUS:
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established
as Torpedo Squadron 74 (VT-74) on May 1, 1945 VA-2B redesignated Attack Squadron 25 (VA-25) on September 1, 1948 VA-25
redesignated Attack
Squadron 65 (VA-65) on July 1, 1959 |
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AIRCRAFT:
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Douglas AD-1
Skyraider (1948-49) Douglas AD-4
Skyraider (1949-53) Douglas AD-6
Skyraider (1953-59) |
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DEPLOYMENTS:
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May 1949 -
September 1949 with CVG-2
aboard USS Coral
Sea (CVB 43) January 1951 - May 1951 with CVG-6
aboard USS
Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB 42)
January 1952 - May 1952 with CVG-6 aboard USS Midway
(CVB 41) August 1952 -
October 1952 with CVG-6
aboard USS Midway (CVB 41) December 1952 -
May 1953 with CVG-6
aboard USS Midway (CVA 41) January 1954 -
August 1954 with CVG-6
aboard USS Midway (CVA 41) February 1955 -
March 1955 with CVG-6
aboard USS
Ticonderoga (CVA 14) October 1955 -
April 1956 with CVG-6
aboard USS
Lake Champlain (CVA 39) July 1957 -
October 1957 with CVG-6
aboard USS
Intrepid (CVA 11) February 1959 -
August 1959 with CVG-6 aboard
USS Intrepid (CVA 11) |
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AD-6 Skyraider (VA-25 / CVG-6) embarked
on USS Intrepid (CVA 11) - 1957
AD-4 Skyraider - 1950’s (NNAM) |
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history
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Chronology of
Significant Events: July-August 1948: The squadron participated in
operation CAMID III, close air support for amphibious landings. During this
operation the squadron became the first VA unit in the Atlantic Fleet to fire
Tiny Tim rockets. |
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