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Attack Squadron 54 (ATKRON 54)
VA-54 ‘Hell’s Angels’
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established as VBF-153
on March 26, 1945 VBF-153
redesignated VF-16A on November 15, 1946
VF-16A
redesignated VF-152 on July 15, 1948 VF-152
redesignated VF-54
on February 15, 1950 VF-54 redesignated
VA-54 on June 15, 1956 |
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AIRCRAFT:
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Douglas AD-6
Skyraider (1956-58) |
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DEPLOYMENTS:
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July 1957 - December
1957 with CVG-5
aboard USS
Bon Homme Richard (CVA 31) |
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history
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Sep 1957: USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31),
with VA-54 embarked, operated in the vicinity of Taiwan in response to a
buildup of Chinese Communist forces on the mainland opposite Taiwan. |
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