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Fighter Squadron 52 (FITRON 52)
VF-52 ‘Knightriders’
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established as VBF-5 on May 8, 1945 VBF-5 redesignated VF-6A on November 15, 1946 VF-6A redesignated VF-52 on August 16, 1948 VF-52
disestablished on February 23, 1959 Nicknames:
1948-55 = Sealancers / 1955-59 = Knightriders |
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AIRCRAFT:
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Grumman
F9F-2 Panther (1950-55) McDonnell
F2H-3 Banshee (1956-59) |
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DEPLOYMENTS:
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May
1950 - December 1950 with CVG-5 aboard USS Valley Forge (CV 45) October
1951 - July 1952 with ATG-1 aboard USS Valley Forge (CV 45) March
1953 - November 1953 with ATG-1 aboard USS Boxer (CVA 21) September
1954 - April 1955 with ATG-1 aboard USS Wasp (CVA 18) May
1956 - December 1956 with ATG-1 aboard USS Lexington (CVA 16) May
1958 - June 1958 with ATG-1 aboard USS Bennington (CVA 20) July
1958 with ATG-1 aboard USS Ticonderoga (CVA 14) October
1958 - February 1959 with ATG-1 aboard USS Ticonderoga (CVA 14) |
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images
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F2H-3 Banshee (VF-52 / ATG-1) embarked on
USS Ticonderoga (CVA 14) - circa 1958
F2H-3 Banshee (VF-52 / ATG-1) embarked on
USS Lexington (CVA 16) - 1956
F9F-2 Panther (VF-52 / ATG-1) embarked on
USS Boxer (CVA 21) - 1953
F9F-2 Panther (VF-52 / CVG-5) embarked on
USS Valley Forge (CV 45) - 1950
F9F-2 Panther (VF-52 / CVG-5) embarked on
USS Valley Forge (CV 45) - 1950
F9F-2 Panther (VF-52) during Carrier
Qualifications aboard USS Boxer (CV 21) - 1949 (courtesy of the National
Naval Aviation Museum)
TO-1 Shooting Stars (VF-52) - 1948 (NNAM)
TO-1 Shooting Stars (VF-52) - 1948 (NNAM)
TO-1 Shooting Stars (VF-52) - 1948 (NNAM)
TO-1 Shooting Stars (VF-52) - 1948 (NNAM)
TO-1 Shooting Stars (VF-52) - 1948 (NNAM)
TO-1 Shooting Stars (VF-52) - 1948 (NNAM)
TO-1 Shooting Stars (VF-52) - 1948 (NNAM)
TO-1 Shooting Star (VF-52) - 1948 (NNAM)
TO-1 Shooting Star (VF-52) - 1948 (NNAM) |
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