Attack Squadron 163
"Saints"
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History |
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| 1. September 1960 | VA-163 Established at NAS Cecil Field NC. |
| 1. April 1969 | Placed on inactive status |
| 1. July 1971 | VA-163 Disestablished at NAS Lemoore CA |
| Planes: |
A4D-2 (A-4B)
A-4E
| VA-163 Deployments | ||||
| 7. June 1962 - 17. December 1962 | CVA-34 USS Oriskany | CVG-16 | A4D-2 | AH 300 |
| 1. August 1963 - 10. March 1964 | CVA-34 USS Oriskany | CVW-16 | A-4B | AH 300 |
| 5. April 1965 - 16. December 1965 | CVA-34 USS Oriskany | CVW-16 | A-4E | AH 300 |
| 26. May 1966 - 16. November 1966 | CVA-34 USS Oriskany | CVW-16 | A-4E | AH 300 |
| 16. June 1967 - 31. January 1968 | CVA-34 USS Oriskany | CVW-16 | A-4E | AH 300 |
| 18. July 1968 - 3. March 1969 | CVA-19 USS Hancock | CVW-21 | A-4E | NP 300 |
| VA-163 Commanding Officers | ||
| Cdr. Jack M. Manherz | 1 Sep 1960 | 1 Sep 1961 |
| Cdr. D. V. Marshall, Jr. | 1 Sep 1961 | 14 Oct 1962 |
| Cdr. M. D. Short | 14 Oct 1962 | 5 Feb 1964 |
| Cdr. Jarl J. Diffendorfer | 5 Feb 1964 | 30 Dec 1964 |
| Cdr. Harry T. Jenkins, Jr. | 30 Dec 1964 | 13 Nov 1965 |
| Cdr. Wynn F. Foster | 13 Nov 1965 | 30 Jul 1966 |
| Cdr. Ronald H. Caldwell | 30 Jul 1966 | 10 Jul 1967 |
| Cdr. Bryan W. Compton, Jr. | 10 Jul 1967 | 10 Jul 1968 |
| Cdr. Elbert D. Lighter | 10 Jul 1968 | 1. Apr 1969 |
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