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USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11), also known as The Fighting "I", is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. She is the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name. Commissioned in August 1943, Intrepid participated in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations, including the Battle of ...
By October 1978, both VF-51 and VF-111 had fully transitioned to the Block 100 model F-14A. VF-111 subsequently deployed with CVW-15 aboard USS Kitty Hawk from May 1979 to February 1980, a deployment which was extended from its originally planned end date in early December 1979 due to the November 1979 seizure of the American Embassy in Tehran ...
Intrepid: Essex: 16 August 1943 15 March 1974 30 years, 211 days Preserved at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum—New York City, New York, USA [26] CV-12 Hornet: Essex: 29 November 1943 26 June 1970 26 years, 218 days Preserved at USS Hornet Museum—Alameda, California, USA [27] CV-13 Franklin: Essex: 31 January 1944 17 February 1947 2 years ...
During this deployment VF-71 participated in the Attack on the Sui-ho Dam from 23–7 June 1952. While embarked on USS Intrepid as part of Carrier Air Group Six VF-71 participated in Operation Strikeback from 3–12 September 1957. VF-71 was embarked on the USS Randolph for a Mediterranean deployment from 2 September 1958 to 12 March 1959.
The Air & Sea Show was an annual air show in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in which military and civilian performances took place on the four mile stretch of beach from Oakland Park to Las Olas Boulevard. The show existed from 1995 until 2007. It was revived in 2017 and now takes place around Memorial Day exclusive of Fleet Week.
VA-15's training syllabus emphasized glide bombing, dive-bombing, rocket firing, day-and-night tactics and carrier qualifications in the AD Skyraider. 19 September 1951: the CNO approved the squadron insignia, which was a modification of an earlier one depicting a lion riding a torpedo.
In 1954, VF-14 took on the role of all-weather interceptor when they transitioned to the F3D-2 Skyknight, but only made a three-months deployment aboard USS Intrepid in late 1954. As the F3D proved unsuitable for carrier operations, the squadron transitioned to the F3H-2N Demon in 1955. VF-14 made two deployments aboard USS Forrestal in 1957 ...
VT-74 Helldiver on the USS Midway in 1946 VA-25 AD-6 on the USS Intrepid in 1957 VA-65 A-6Es in 1972 Two A-6Es of VA-65 in 1987. 7 November 1945: Squadron embarked on USS Midway for her shakedown cruise. The squadron had originally been established for the purpose of being part of the Midway Air Group.