Reconnaissance Attack Squadron 6

"Fleurs"

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History 

6. January 1950 VC-6 Established at NAS Moffett Field CA
1. July 1956 VC-6 was redesignated VAH-6
23. September 1965 VAH-6 was redesignated RVAH-6
20. October 1978 RVAH-6 Disestablished at NAS Key West FL

Tailcodes 

1955 - 1957 NF
1957 - 1965 ZC
1965 - 1978 GS
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Planes:
 

 

 

1950
P2V-2, P2V-3C
   
 

 

 

1950 - 1955
AJ-1
 

 

 

1955 - 1958
AJ-2
 

 

 

1958 - 1965
A3D-2
 
 

 

 

1965 - 1978
RA-5C
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VC-6, VAH-6, RVAH-6  Deployments 
VC-6
3.  September 1951 - 4. February 1952 CVB-42 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVG-17 Det. AJ-1 NF 00
           
27. December 1954 - 14. July 1955 CVA-41 USS Midway CVG-1 Det. A AJ-2 NF 00
4. May 1955 - 10. December 1955 CVA-12 USS Hornet CVG-7 Det. A AJ-2 NF 00
10. August 1955 - 15. March 1956 CVA-19 USS Hancock CVG-12 Det. G AJ-2 NF 00
5. January 1956 - 23. June 1956 CVA-38 USS Shangri La ATG-3 Det. J AJ-2 NF 00
19. March 1956 - 13. September 1956 CVA-10 USS Yorktown ATG-4 Det. K AJ-2 NF 00
VAH-6
28. May 1956 - 20 December 1956 CVA-16 USS Lexington ATG-1 Det. H AJ-2 NF 00
16. July 1956 - 26. January 1957 CVA-9 USS Essex CVG-11 Det. C AJ-2 NF 00
16. August 1956 - 28. Februar 1957 CVA-31 USS B. H. Richard CVG-21 Det. L AJ-2 NF 00
15. October 1956 - 22. May 1957 CVA-20 USS Bennington ATG-181 Det. N AJ-2 NF 00
21. January 1957 - 25. July 1957 CVA-12 USS Hornet CVG-14 Det. F AJ-2 ZC 00
6. April 1957 - 18. September 1957 CVA-19 USS Hancock ATG-2 Det. I AJ-2 ZC 20
19. April 1957 - 17. Oktober 1957 CVA-16 USS Lexington CVG-12 Det. G AJ-2 ZC 00
20. June 1958 - 20. August 1958 CVA-61 USS Ranger CVG-14 Det. F A3D-2 ZC 00
3. January 1959 - 27. July 1959 CVA-61 USS Ranger CVG-14 A3D-2 ZC 00
6. February  1960 - 30. August 1960 CVA-61 USS Ranger CVG-9 A3D-2 NG 00
11. August 1961 - 8. March 1962 CVA-61 USS Ranger CVG-9 A3D-2 NG 00
9. November 1962 - 14. June 1963 CVA-61 USS Ranger CVG-9 A-3B NG 00
10. July 1964 - 13. March 1965 CVA-59 USS Forrestal CVW-8 A-3B AJ 600
RVAH-6
12. May 1966 - 3. December 1966 CVA-64 USS Constellation CVW-15 RA-5C NL 700
4. November 1967 - 25. May 1968 CVA-61 USS Ranger CVW-2 RA-5C NE 700
6. January 1969 - 2. July 1969 CVN-65 USS Enterprise CVW-9 RA-5C NG 600
6. November 1970 - 17. July 1971 CVA-63 USS Kitty Hawk CVW-11 RA-5C NH 600
5. June 1972 - 24. March 1973 CVA-66 USS America CVW-8 RA-5C AJ 600
11. March 1974 - 11. September 1974 CVA-59 USS Forrestal CVW-17 RA-5C AA 600
21. May 1975 - 15. December 1975 CV-63 USS Kitty Hawk CVW-11 RA-5C NH 610
1. December 1977 - 20. July 1978 CVN-68 USS Nimitz CVW-8 RA-5C AJ 600
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VC-6, VAH-6, RVAH-6 Commanding Officers 
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written 24. April 2005

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