VA-112 (U.S. Navy)

Attack Squadron 112

VA-112 squadron patch
Active 9 April 1945-10 October 1969
Country United States
Branch United States Navy
Role Attack aircraft
Part of Inactive
Nickname(s) Broncos
Engagements Korean War
Vietnam War
Aircraft flown
Attack F6F Hellcat
F8F Bearcat
F9 Panther
F9 Cougar
F3H Demon
A-4 Skyhawk
VF-112 F8F-2 prepares to launch from USS Valley Forge in 1949
VF-112 F9F-2Bs on USS Philippine Sea c.1950
VF-112 F3H-2 in 1957
VA-112 A-4C landing aboard USS Kitty Hawk off Vietnam in 1968.

VA-112 was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established as Bomber-Fighter Squadron VBF-11 on 9 April 1945, redesignated Fighter Squadron VF-12A on 15 November 1946, then as VF-112 on 15 July 1948. It was finally redesignated as VA-112 on 15 February 1959. The squadron was disestablished on 10 October 1969. Its nickname from 1961 to 1969 was the Broncos.[1]

Operational history

Home port assignments

The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:[1]

Aircraft Assignment

The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown:[1]

* The squadron’s F9F-2s were modified at NAS Barbers Point and equipped with rocket launchers and bomb racks and designated F9F-2Bs.

See also

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons.

  1. 1 2 3 4 Grossnick, Roy A. (1995). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 1, Chapter 2, Section 7: Attack Squadron Histories for VA-105 to VA-122 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. pp. 174–177. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
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