A-7 Corsair II (2): Pacific Coast Squadrons

A-7 Corsair II Part II: Pacific Coast Squadrons

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A total of enlisted personnel and nearly officers were assigned to the squadron. The first six months of saw a total of pilots involved in ten cruises on East Coast carriers.

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This period witnessed three major events in the history of VC the beginning of divestiture of Night Attack mission to VC, the start of the Korean War, and the introduction of a jet night-fighter, the F2H-2N. One actual loss occurred when one pilot collided with a mountain while presumably under radar control.

The F8F-2N's were transferred after they were considered unsatisfactory for the night, all-weather missions. June saw the permanent transfer of four pilots and four F4U-5N airplanes to the Boxer in the Pacific. A short time later four more F4U-5N's and pilots were assigned to Leyte for temporary duty in the Pacific theater. This was VC-4's first involvement in the Korean War. Perhaps the most significant occurrence during this period was the introduction of the all-weather jet to carrier aviation. In December of , the squadron received 6 F4U-5NL airplanes specially configured for cold weather operations.

These were equipped with an auto-pilot, deicer boots on the wings and tail, propeller anti-icing and a windshield de-icer. In this period there were three fatal accidents resulting in the death of five squadron personnel. Head count on December 31st was enlisted men and approximately 90 officers. The second half of saw much the same squadron activity: nine cruises on seven different ships in addition to supporting a number of Navy and Air Force shore based exercises.

The squadron continued to provide five pilots and five airplanes on a standby status from sunset to sunrise under operational control of Headquarters, 26th Air Division of the USAF. There were several developments of significance during this time frame, which included a new generation of all-weather fighter aircraft with vastly improved Al radars, better radio altimeters, TACAN navigation and UHF communications.

A new GCI facility was unveiled at Atlantic City during , greatly enhancing the training programs of controllers and pilots alike. Basically, the F3D had better detection range with its radar, but the F2H had much better performance and could generally complete the intercept farther out from Atlantic City.

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The end result was that the next generation of all-weather fighters were single seated aircraft. The buildup also expanded the squadron's stable of aircraft. Navy photo. E on the right tailcode "NR".

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Naval Aviation , M. Hill Goodspeed ed. The photo plane was equipped with a forward firing aerial mapping and reconnaissance camera installed in its nose.

The speed of the aircraft during approach is approximately knots. Photograph was taken on 8 February Oriskany received SCBA modernization in — Article and photo are from the July Buships Journal. It's a great view of the Mighty O. This was prior to the ship sailing on a Far East tour in the early s. Ceremony on deck with Scouts in front of the ship's island. Photo from the Cruise Book. Sailors unloading a plane's cargo. The pilot, 1st Lieutenant B. Bertram, is seen high above the plane in his ejection seat. VMF AW lost four Crusader s during the deployment: two shot down by enemy AAA, and two in operational accidents when landing on Oriskany after combat missions.

G dropping a Mk 1, pound kg bomb in South Vietnam. VAH-4 Det. National Naval Aviation Museum photo The pilot, Col.

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Patrick M. M, pound and pound bombs line the carrier's flight deck during Vietnam War combat operations in the South China Sea, 21 August Planes parked nearby include A-4, F-8 and A-1 types.

G "Fourrunners," refueling a Crusader in flight. G "Eyes of the Fleet. BuNo was shot down on 28 August Smith, bailed out and was rescued. Note plane guard DD steaming astern of the carrier. Note extended tailhook. This plane was later transferred to the USAF as G "Pacific Fleet Angels" destroyed by fire on 26 October Later upgraded to F-8J standard.

G "Fourrunners," When they spotted lights on a road, Ensign Thomas rolled in to attack the target with unguided rockets, but he failed to pull out of the dive before the aircraft hit the ground and exploded. His remains have not been repatriated. Ensign Thomas was 23 years old and married. G "Early Eleven. Plane closest to camera is BuNo modex AH , which crashed in the Gulf of Tonkin on 20 July during Oriskany 's next cruise ; pilot ejected under water and was rescued.

G "Fourrunners" on the left side and bottom of the picture. Note the Visual Landing Aids lights on the left. This plane was lost in combat on 8 October A section of Skyraider s was conducting a road reconnaissance mission 25 miles southwest of Thanh Hoa, Thanh Hoa province, North Vietnam, and encountered heavy gun fire.

Despite evasive maneuvers, AH was hit in the central fuselage, caught fire, and crashed almost immediately. Pilot, LT John A. Feldhaus, was KIA.

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This photo and the next one appear to have been taken during the 5 April—16 December deployment. This photo and the previous one appear to have been taken during the 5 April—16 December deployment. Smoke pours from Oriskany 's Hangar Bay 1, during the fire which killed 44 of her officers and men, 26 October List of officers and men who died in or as a result of the fires courtesy of The Virtual Wall , Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

A fire, originating from a mishandled parachute flare, resulted in explosions in the ship. Fire fighting sprinklers dumped tons of water into hangar deck and void areas below. Lawson Photograph Collection NSr : A-4E Skyhawk attack planes damaged by the fire are stored on the ship's flight deck after the blaze was extinguished.

The fire, which killed 44 crewmen, occurred off Vietnam on 26 October Photo USN NSq : Smoke billows from hangar bay no. Note Oriskany 's insignia on the light-colored flag, at right, and three destroyers steaming alongside. Funeral services for Lieutenant Commander Omar R. LCDR Ford was buried at sea.

The fire occurred off Vietnam on 26 October Lieutenant Commander Omar R.

Ford, one of the 44 victims of the fire, is buried at sea during funeral ceremonies hold on the USS Oriskany 's flight deck. Robert L. Lawson Photograph Collection.

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