Attack Squadron 151 (ATKRON 151)

VA-151 ‘Black Knights’

 

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STATUS:

established as VF-653 (reserve squadron)

VF-653 activated on February 1, 1951

VF-653 redesignated VF-151 on February 4, 1953

VF-151 redesignated VA-151 on February 7, 1956

VA-151 redesignated VA-23 on February 23, 1959

AIRCRAFT:

Vought F7U-3 Cutlass (1956-57)

North American FJ-4B Fury (1957-59)

 

 

DEPLOYMENTS:

May 1956 - December 1956 with ATG-1 aboard USS Lexington (CVA 16)

October 1958 - February 1959 with ATG-1 aboard USS Ticonderoga (CVA 14)

 

images

 

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FJ-4B Fury (VA-151 / ATG-1) aboard USS Bennington (CVA 20) - 1958

 

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FJ-4B Fury (VA-151 / ATG-1) embarked on USS Ticonderoga (CVA 14) - 1958

 

 

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F7U-3 Cutlass (VA-151 / ATG-1) embarked on USS Lexington (CVA 16) - 1956

 

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F7U-3 Cutlass (VA-151 / ATG-1) was loaded on USS Lexington (CVA 16) - 1956

 

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F7U-3 Cutlass (VA-151 / ATG-1) landing aboard USS Lexington (CVA 16) - 1956

 

 

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