Reconnaissance Attack Squadron 11

"Checkertails"
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History 
3. December 1951 VC-8 Established at NAS Patuxent River MD
1. November 1955 VC-8 was redesignated VAH-11
1. July 1966 VAH-11 was redesignated RVAH-11
1. June 1975 RVAH-11 Disestablished at NAS Key West FL

Tailcodes 
1951 - 1956 NC
1956 - 1975 GN
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Planes:
 

 

 

 1951
P2V-3C		    
 

 

 

 1952 - 1954
AJ-1		  
 

 

 

 1954 - 1957
AJ-2
 

 

 

 1957 - 1966
A3D-2		    
 

 

 

 1966 - 1975
RA-5C
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VC-8, VAH-11, RVAH-11  Deployments 
VC-8
26. August 1952 - 8. October 1952 CVB-41 USS Midway CVG-6 AJ-1 NC 00
26. April 1953 - 21. October 1953 CVB-43 USS Coral Sea CVG-8 Det. 6 AJ-1 NC 00
5. April 1955 - 29. September 1955 CVB-43 USS Coral Sea CVG-17 Det.31 AJ-2 NC 00
VAH-11
14. July 1956 - 19. February 1957 CVA-15 USS Randolph ATG-202 Det.36 AJ-2 NC 00
13. August 1956 - 11. February 1957 CVB-43 USS Coral Sea CVG-10 Det.31 AJ-2 NC 00
3. September 1957 - 22. October 1957 CVA-11 USS Intrepid CVG-6 Det.33 AJ-2 GN 00
28. January 1960 - 24. August 1960 CVA-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt CVG-1 A3D-2 AB 600
15. February 1961 - 28. August 1961 CVA-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt CVG-1 A3D-2 AB 600
19. November 1961 - 30. November 1961 CVA-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt CVG-1 A3D-2 AB 600
14. September 1962 - 22. April 1963 CVA-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt CVG-1 A3D-2 AB 600
28. April 1964 - 22. December 1964 CVA-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt CVW-1 A-3B AB 600
8. September 1964 - 5. November 1964 CVA-62 USS Independence CVW-7 Det. 8 A-3B AB 600
24. August 1965 - 7. April 1966 CVA-59 USS Forrestal CVW-8 A-3B AJ 600
RVAH-11
6. June 1967 - 15. September 1967 CVA-59 USS Forrestal CVW-17 RA-5C AA 600
18. November 1967 - 28. June 1968 CVA-63 USS Kitty Hawk CVW-11 RA-5C NH 600
30. December 1968 - 4. September 1969 CVA-63 USS Kitty Hawk CVW-11 RA-5C NH 600
23. June 1970 - 31. January 1971 CVA-62 USS Independence CVW-7 RA-5C AG 600
1. October 1971 - 20. June 1972 CVA-64 USS Constellation CVW-9 RA-5C NG 600
16. April 1973 - 1. December 1973 CVA-67 USS J. F. Kennedy CVW-1 RA-5C AB 600
27. September 1974 - 19.March 1975 CV-60 USS Saratoga CVW-3 RA-5C AC 600
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VC-8, VAH-11, RVAH-11 Commanding Officers 
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last update 22. February 2013

written 24. April 2005

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