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Order of battle for carriers and carrier-based squadrons in the Western Pacific and Vietnam 1964-1975(5019 total words in this text)(6046 Reads) Compiled by the Naval Aviation History Branch, Naval Historical Center. The Key Notes and Footnotes are at the end of this document. 1964 WESTPAC/VIETNAM DEPLOYMENTS USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63) with CVW-ll (17 Oct 1963 to 20 Jul 1964) VA-112 A-4C VA-113 A-4C VA-115 A-lH VF-114 F-4B VF-lll F-8D VAH-13 A-3B VFP-63 Det C RF-8A VAW-ll Det C E-lB HU-l Dl Unit C UH-2A *VQ-l Det EA-3B *VAP-61 Det RA-3B **USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) with CVW-16 (1 Aug 1963 to 10 Mar 1964) VF-161 F-3B VF-162 F-8A VA-163 A-4B VA-164 A-4B VA-165 A-lH & A-lJ VAH-4 Det G A-3B VFP-63 Det G RF-8A VAW-ll Det G E-lB HU-l Dl Unit G UH-2A *VQ-l Det EA-3B USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31) with CVW-19 (28 Jan 1964 to 21 Nov 1964) VF-191 F-8E VF-194 F-8C VA-192 A-4C VA-195 A-4C VA-196 A-lJ & A-lH VAH-4 Det E A-3B VAW-ll Det E E-lB VFP-63 Det E RF-8A HU-l Dl Unit E UH-2A *VQ-l Det EA-3B *VAP-61 Det RA-3B USS TICONDEROGA (CVA-14) with CVW-5 (14 Apr 1964 to 15 Dec 1964) *VF-51 F-8E VF-53 F-8E VA-52 A-lJ & A-lH VA-55 A-4E VA-56 A-4E VFP-63 Det B RF-8A VAW-ll Det B E-lB HU-l Dl Unit B UH-2A *VAW-13 Det (most likely used EA-lF) *VQ-l Det EA-3B *VAP-61 Det RA-3B & KA-3B *VAH-l0 Det A-3B *VMCJ-l Det RF-8A VAH-4 Det B A-3B USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64) with CVW-14 (5 May 1964 to 1 FEB 1965) VF-142 F-4B VF-143 F-4B VA-144 A-4C VA-145 A-lJ & A-lH VA-146 A-4C VAH-l0 A-3B VFP-63 Det F RF-8A VAW-ll Det F E-lB HU-l Dl Unit F UH-2A *VAP-61 Det RA-3B *VQ-l Det EA-3B *VF-51 F-8E *VMCJ-l Det RF-8A USS RANGER (CVA-61) with CVW-9 (5 Aug 1964 to 6 May 1965) VF-92 F-4B VF-96 F-4B VA-93 A-4C VA-95 A-lJ & A-lH VA-94 A-4C RVAH-5 RA-5C VFP-63 Det M RF-8A VAW-ll Det M E-lB VAH-2 Det M A-3B HU-l Dl Unit M UH-2A *VAP-61 Det RA-3B *VQ-l Det EA-3B USS HANCOCK (CVA-19) with CVW-21 (21 Oct 1964 to 29 May 1965) VA-212 A-4E VA-215 A-lJ & A-lH VA-216 A-4C VF-24 F-8C VF-211 F-8E VAW-ll Det L E-lB VFP-63 Det L RF-8A VAH-4 Det L A-3B HU-l Det L UH-2A *VAP-61 Det RA-3B *VQ-l Det EA-3B USS YORKTOWN (CVS-lO) with CVSG-55 (23 Oct 1964 to 16 May 1965) VS-23 S-2E VS-25 S-2E HS-4 SH-3A VAW-ll Det T EA-lE VMA-223 Det T A-4C USS CORAL SEA (CVA-43) with CVW-15 (7 Dec 1964 to 1 Nov 1965) VA-153 A-4C VA-155 A-4E VA-165 A-lH & A-lJ VAH-2 A-3B VF-151 F-4B VF-154 F-8D VFP-63 Det D RF-8A VAW-ll Det D E-lB HU-l Dl Unit D UH-2A (redesignated HC-l Det D on 1 Jul 1965) *VAP 61 Det RA-3B *VQ-l Det EA-3B *VAW-13 Det EA-lF *VMCJ-l Det RF-8A USS BENNINGTON (CVS-20) with CVSG-59 (20 Feb 1964 to 11 Aug 1964) HS-8 SH-3A VS-33 S-2E VS-38 S-2E VAW-ll Det Q EA-lE VA-93 Det Q A-4B USS KEARSARGE (CVS-33) with CVSG-53 (19 Jun 1964 to 16 Dec 1964) HS-6 SH-3A VS-21 S-2F VS-29 S-2F VAW-ll Det R EA-lE VA-153 Det R A-4B 196 |
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