VA-45 (U.S. Navy)
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VA-45 AD-1 in 1947
VA-45, nicknamed the Fish-Hawks, was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was the first squadron to carry the VA-45 designation. The squadron was established as Torpedo Squadron VT-75 on 1 June 1945, redesignated VA-4B on 15 November 1946, and as VA-45 on 1 September 1948. It was disestablished on 8 June 1950.[1]
Home port assignments
The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:[1]
- NAAS Chincoteague – 01 Jun 1945
- NAS Norfolk – 20 Mar 1946
- NAS Jacksonville – 14 Feb 1949
Aircraft Assignment
The squadron first received the following aircraft in the months shown:[1]
- SBF-4E – Jun 1945
- SBW-4E – Jun 1945
- SB2C-4E – Sep 1945
- SB2C – 5 Mar 1946
- AD-1 – 27 Mar 1947
- AM-1 – Feb 1949
- AD-1 – 20 Oct 1949
See also
- Attack aircraft
- History of the United States Navy
- List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons.
- 1 2 3 Grossnick, Roy A. (1995). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 1, Chapter 2, Section 3: Attack Squadron Histories for VA-42 to VA-52 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
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