VAP-62
| Heavy Photographic Squadron 62 | |
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VAP-62 squadron patch | |
| Active | 10 April 1952-15 October 1969 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Role | Photo-reconnaissance |
| Part of | Inactive |
| Nickname(s) | Tigers |
| Engagements | Vietnam War |
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VAP-62 was a Heavy Photographic Squadron of the U.S. Navy. Originally established as Photographic Squadron Sixty-Two (VJ-62) on 10 April 1952, it was redesignated as Heavy Photographic Squadron (VAP-62) on 2 July 1956. The squadron was disestablished on 15 October 1969.[1]
Operational history
VAP-62 PB4Y-1P Privateers in 1952
VAP-62 A3D-2P Skywarrior in the late 1950s
- 1 September–19 December 1952: A squadron detachment was deployed to Dhahran Air Force Base in Saudi Arabia.
- 29 July 1960: During a landing aboard USS Saratoga (CV-60), the squadron’s commanding officer, Commander C. T. Frohne, and two other squadron crewmembers, were lost when the tailhook of their A3D-2P Skywarrior separated and the aircraft plunged off the deck into the sea.
- October 1966: The squadron transferred a detachment of aircraft and personnel to VAP-61 to augment that squadron’s operations in Vietnam.
- 25 August 1967: A squadron RA-3B #144835 disappeared on a nighttime photo-reconnaissance mission, the 3 man crew were killed in action, body not recovered.[2][3][1]
Home port assignments
The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:[1]
- NAS Jacksonville - 10 April 1952
- NAAS Sanford - 20 October 1952
- NAS Norfolk - July 1955
- NAS Jacksonville - 15 August 1957
Aircraft Assignment
The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown:[1]:315
- PB4Y-1P/P4Y-1P Privateer - May 1952
- AJ-2P Savage - September 1952
- F7F-4N Tigercat - May 1953
- A3D-1P/A#D-2P/RA-3B Skywarrior - 14 October 1957
See also
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
- History of the United States Navy
References
- 1 2 3 4 Grossnick, Roy A. (1995). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Volume 1 The History of VA, VAH, VAK, VAL, VAP and VFA Squadrons. Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. p. 314. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ↑ "Edward Jacobs, CDR". The Virtual Wall. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ↑ "U.S. Unaccounted-For from the Vietnam War" (PDF). Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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