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Attack Squadron 63 (ATKRON 63)
VA-63 ‘Fighting Redcocks’
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established as VF-63
on July 28, 1948 VF-63 redesignated
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AIRCRAFT:
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Grumman F9F-8 Cougar
(1956-57) North American FJ-4B
Fury (1957-59) |
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DEPLOYMENTS:
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November 1956 -
May 1957 with CVG-2
aboard USS Shangri-La
(CVA 38) August 1958 -
March 1959 with CVG-2 aboard USS Midway
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FJ-4B Furys (VA-63 / CVG-2) embarked on
USS Midway (CVA 41) - circa 1958 (courtesy of the National Naval Aviation
Museum)
FJ-4B Furys (VA-63 / CVG-2) embarked on
USS Midway (CVA 41) - circa 1958 (NNAM)
F9F-8 Cougars (VA-63 / CVG-2) embarked on
USS Shangri-La (CVA 38) in front of Mount Fuji, Japan - 1956-57
F9F-8 Cougar (VA-63 / CVG-2) after a
barrier landing aboard USS Shangri-La (CVA 38) - 1956-57 |
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