Attack Squadron 135
"Thunderbolts"
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History |
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| 1 March 1944 | VT-81 Established at NAS Quonset Point |
| 15 November 1946 | VT-81 Redesignated VA-14A |
| 2 August 1948 | VA-14A Redesignated VA-135 |
| 30 November 1949 | VA-135 Disestablished at NAS Jacksonville FL. |
| 21 August 1961 | VA-135 Established at NAS Jacksonville FL. |
| 1 October 1962 | VA-135 Disestablished at NAS Cecil Field FL. |
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| Planes: |
TBM-1
TBM-3
AD-6
| VT-81, VA-135 Deployments | ||||
| VT-81 | ||||
| 23. August 1944 - 31. August 1944 | CV-19 USS Hancock | CVG-81 | TBM-1C / -1D | 0 |
| 10. November 1944 - 13. March 1945 | CV-18 USS Wasp | CVG-81 | TBM-1C / -1D | 0 |
| 15. June 1946 - 29. June 1946 | CV-37 USS Princeton | CVG-81 | TBM-3 / -3E | P 400 |
| 3. July 1946 - 15. April 1947 | CV-37 USS Princeton | CVG-81 | TBM-3E / -3Q | P 400 |
| VA-135 | ||||
| 1. October 1948 - 23. December 1948 | CVA-37 USS Princeton | CVG-13 | TBM-3E / -3Q | P 500 |
| 3. March 1962 - 6. May 1962 | CVA-64 USS Constellation | CVG-13 | AD-6 | AE 500 |
| VT-81, VA-14A, VA-135 Commanding Officers | ||
| LT George D. M. Cunha | 1 March 1944 | 13 May 1945 |
| LT John A. McGlinn, Jr. | 13 May 1945 | Jul 1945 |
| LT Harold E. Brown, Jr. | Jul 1945 | 20 August 1945 |
| LT Humphrey L. Tallman | 20 August 1945 | April 1947 |
| LCDR Albert K. Earnest | April 1947 | June 1948 |
| LCDR Robert P. Chase | June 1948 | 21 June 1949 |
| LCDR LeVern C. T. Niehaus | 21 June 1949 | 30 November 1949 |
| CDR Barclay W. Smith | 21 August 1961 | 1 October 1962 |
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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. |
