Attack Squadron 76
"Fighting Spirit / Spirit of 76"
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History |
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| 1 June 1955 | VA-76 Established at NAS Oceana VA |
| 30 September 1969 | VA-76 Disestablished at NAS Lemoore CA |
| Planes: |
F2H-2
F9F-8B
A4D-2 (A-4B)
A4D-2N (A-4C)
| VA-76 Deployments | |||||
| 7. November 1956 - 12. December 1956 | CVA-59 USS Forrestal | CVG-1 | F9F-8B | O 300 | |
| 15. January 1957 - 22. July 1957 | CVA-59 USS Forrestal | CVG-1 | F9F-8B | O 300 | |
| 9. June 1958- 8. August 1958 | CVA-11 USS Intrepid | ATG-181 | F9F-8B | AM 300 | |
| 4. August 1960 - 17. February 1961 | CVA-11 USS Intrepid | CVG-6 | A4D-2 | AF 500 | |
| 3. August 1961 - 1. March 1962 | CVA-11 USS Intrepid | CVG-6 | A4D-2 | AF 500 | |
| 3. August 1962 - 11. October 1962 | CVAN-65 USS Enterprise | CVG-6 | A4D-2N | AF 600 | |
| 24. October 1962 - 3. December 1962 | CVAN-65 USS Enterprise | CVG-6 | A4D-2N | AF 600 | |
| 6. February 1963 - 4. September 1963 | CVAN-65 USS Enterprise | CVW-6 | A-4C | AE 600 | |
| 8. February 1964 - 3. October 1964 | CVAN-65 USS Enterprise | CVW-6 | A-4C | AE 600 | |
| 8. Febraury 1965 - 25 February 1965 | CVS-9 USS Essex | CVSG-60 | Det.9 | A-4C | AE 600 |
| 1. May 1965 - 1. July 1965 | CVA-66 USS America | CVW-6 | A-4C | AE 500 | |
| 26. October 1965 - 21. June 1966 | CVAN-65 USS Enterprise | CVW-9 | A-4C | NG 500 | |
| 26. January 1967 - 25. August 1967 | CVA-31 USS B. H. Richard | CVW-21 | A-4C | NP 680 | |
| 30. April 1968 - 27. January 1969 | CVA-62 USS Independence | CVW-7 | A-4C | AG 300 | |
| VA-76 Commanding Officers | ||
| Cdr. F. J. Gibson | 1 June 1955 | 30 July 1957 |
| Cdr. W. R. McQuilkin | 30 July 1957 | 3 October 1958 |
| LCdr. H. R. Cheuvront | 3 October 1958 | 4 December 1959 |
| Cdr. H. Ricks | 4 December 1959 | 14 Decembr 1960 |
| Cdr. L. M. Nearman | 14 Decembr 1960 | 18 December 1961 |
| Cdr. W. R. Bascom | 18 December 1961 | 15 November 1962 |
| Cdr. J. R. Sanderson | 15 November 1962 | 11 December 1963 |
| Cdr. George A. Reaves III | 11 December 1963 | 30 November 1964 |
| Cdr. Richard C. Boyd | 30 November 1964 | 21 October 1965 |
| Cdr. James B. Linder | 21 October 1965 | 1 October 1966 |
| Cdr. Albert D. McFall | 1 October 1966 | 6 December 1966 |
| Cdr. Robert B. Fuller | 6 December 1966 | 19 December 1966 |
| Cdr. Robert B. Fuller | 19 December 1966 | 14 July 1967 |
| LCdr. R. A. Mauldin | 14 July 1967 | 1968 |
| Cdr. J. J. Barth | 1968 | 1969 |
| Cdr. R. A. Mauldin | 1969 | 30 September 1969 |
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History |
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The squadron was established as part of a new Air Group to increase the strength of the fleet during the Berlin Crisis of 1961–1962. The squadron participated in Constellation’s shakedown cruise in the Caribbean. |
