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VF-211 made eight deployments during the Vietnam War. [1] From 21 October 1964 to 29 May 1965, VF-211 equipped with F-8Es was deployed on USS Hancock. On 21 February F-8E #150897 lost power on launch, the pilot ejected successfully and was rescued. [2] From 10 November 1965 to 1 August 1966, VF-211 was deployed on USS Hancock.
An A-4F of VA-212 over North Vietnam, 1968. Armed A-4Fs including VA-212 on the USS Hancock in 1972. 20 May 1967: Commander H. L. Smith was awarded the Navy Cross for his action during strikes on the Bắc Giang Thermal Power Plant on 19 and 20 May. He was killed in action during the mission on 20 May.
VF-24 made deployments to the Western Pacific aboard USS Midway, USS Bon Homme Richard and USS Hancock from 1959 to 1975. While on duty, the squadron earned the Presidential Unit Citation, Navy Unit Commendation (2 awards), Meritorious Unit Commendation (5 awards), Battle Efficiency Award (1972), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3 awards), and Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.
USS Hancock (CV/CVA-19) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. Hancock was the fourth US Navy ship to bear the namesake of Founding Father John Hancock , president of the Second Continental Congress and first governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts .
VF-121 F9F-8s launching from USS Hancock (CV-19) c. 1955 VF-121 FJ-3M in 1957 VF-121 F3H in 1956 VF-121 F-4J lands at NAS Miramar in 1978. VF-121 (Fighter Squadron 121) of the US Navy was a former Pacific Fleet Replacement Air Group (RAG) unit.
The first five were with Carrier Air Wing 16 in USS Oriskany between 1962 and 1968, and the last with Carrier Air Wing 21 in USS Hancock in 1968-1969. In the first three WESTPAC combat cruises to Southeast Asia (SEA) (1965–68), VA-163 sustained periods of heavy losses, including 14 aircraft destroyed by enemy action, with at least five pilots ...
VF-874 deployed on USS Oriskany to Korean waters from 31 October 1952 – 22 April 1953, two aircraft were lost during this deployment. [2]: 52–3 VF-124 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 12 (CVG-12) aboard USS Hancock during the Far Eastern cruise from 10 August 1955 to 15 March 1956.
VA-215 A-1H Skyraiders fly over USS Hancock, 1963. VA-215, nicknamed the Barn Owls, was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established 22 June 1955, and disestablished on 31 August 1967. A second VA-215 was established on 1 March 1968 and disestablished on 30 September 1977. [1]