Reconnaissance Attack Squadron 7

"Go Devils, Peacemakers of the Fleet"
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History 
10. August 1950 VC-7 Established at NAS Moffett Field CA
1. July 1955 VC-7 was redesignated VAH-7
1. December 1964 VAH-7 was redesignated RVAH-7
28. September 1979 RVAH-7 Disestablished at NAS Key West FL

Tailcodes 
1950 - 1957 NH
1957 - 1979 GL
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Planes:
 

 

 

 1950
P2V-2, P2V-3C		    
 

 

 

 1951
AD-1		    
 

 

 

 1951 - 1954
AJ-1		  
 

 

 

 1954 - 1958
AJ-2
 

 

 

 1958 - 1961
A3D-2		  
 

 

 

 1961 - 1964
A3J-1
 

 

 

 1964 - 1979
RA-5C
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VC-7, VAH-7, RVAH-7  Deployments 
6. January 1952 - 28. February 1952 CV-18 USS Wasp CVG-1 Det. AJ-2 NH 00
16. September 1953 - 1. May 1954 CVA-18 USS Wasp CVG-17 Det. 48 AJ-2 NH 00
28. May 1955 - 22. November 1955 CVA-11 USS Intrepid CVG-4 Det. 33 AJ-2 NH 00
VAH-7
24. January 1956 - 31. March 1956 CVA-59 USS Forrestal ATG-181 Det. 42 AJ-2 NH 00
21. January 1957 - 27. July 1957 CVA-39 USS Lake Champlain ATG-182 Det. 34 AJ-2 NH 00
1. July 1957 - 24. February 1958 CVA-15 USS Randolph CVG-4 Det. 36 AJ-2 GL 00
2. February 1958 - 17. November 1958 CVA-9 USS Essex ATG-201 Det. 45  AJ-2 AP 500
5. February 1962 - 8 April 1962 CVAN-65 USS Enterprise CVG-1 A3J-1 GL 400
3. August 1962 - 11. October 1962 CVAN-65 USS Enterprise CVG-6 A3J-1 AF 700
6. February 1963 - 4. September 1963 CVAN-65 USS Enterprise CVG-6 A-5A AE 700
8. February 1964 - 3. October 1964 CVAN-65 USS Enterprise CVG-6 A-5A AE 700
RVAH-7
26. October 1965 - 21. June 1966 CVAN-65 USS Enterprise CVW-9 RA-5C NG 100
19. November 1966 - 6 July 1967 CVAN-65 USS Enterprise CVW-9 RA-5C NG 100
30. April 1968 - 27. January 1969 CVA-62 USS Independence CVW-7 RA-5C AG 400
11. August 1969 - 8. May 1970 CVA-64 USS Constellation CVW-14 RA-5C NK 600
5. January 1971 - 2. July 1971 CVA-59 USS Forrestal CVW-17 RA-5C AA 600
17. Februar 1972 - 28. November 1972 CVA-63 USS Kitty Hawk CVW-11 RA-5C NH 600
23. November 1973 - 9. July 1974 CVA-63 USS Kitty Hawk CVW-11 RA-5C NH 600
5. March 1975 - 22. September 1975 CV-59 USS Forrestal CVW-17 RA-5C AA 600
25. October 1977 - 15. May 1978 CV-63 USS Kitty Hawk CVW-11 RA-5C NH 600
21. February 1979 - 22. September 1979 CV-61 USS Ranger CVW-2 RA-5C NE 610
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VC-7, VAH-7, RVAH-7 Commanding Officers 
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last update 22. February 2013

written 24. April 2005

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