Attack Squadron 52
"Bitter Birds", " Knight Riders"
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Linage |
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| 1. November 1949 | VF-884 Established at NAS Olathe KS. |
| 20. July 1950 | Recalled to active duty |
| 4. February 1953 | VF-884 was redesignated VF-144 |
| 23. February 1959 | VF-144 was redesignated VA-52 |
| 17. March 1995 | VA-52 Disestablished at NAS NAS Seatle WA. |
| Planes: |
1949
- 1950
F8F-1
1950 - 1953
F4U-4
1953 - 1956
F9F-5
1956 - 1958
F9F-8
1958 - 1967
AD-6 (A-1H)
1967 - 1974
A-6A
1974 - 1995
A-6E
| VF-844, VF-144, VA-52 Deployments | ||||
| VF-844 | ||||
| 2. March 1951 - 24. October 1951 | CV-21 USS Boxer | CVG-101 | F4U-4 | A 400 |
| 11. August 1952 - 17. March 1953 | CV-33 USS Kearsage | CVG-101 | F4U-4 | A 400 |
| VF-144 | ||||
| 3. February 1954 - 4. August 1954 | CV-15 USS Randolph | CVG-14 | F9F-5 | A 400 |
| 3. June 1955 - 3. February 1956 | CV-21 USS Boxer | CVG-14 | F9F-5 | A 400 |
| 21. January 1957 - 25. July 1957 | CVA-12 USS Hornet | CVG-14 | F9F-8B | A 400 |
| 20. June 1958 - 20. August 1958 | CVA-61 USS Ranger | CVG-14 | F9F-8 | NK 200 |
| VA-52 | ||||
| 5. March 1960 - 11. October 1960 | CVA-14 USS Ticonderoga | CVG-5 | AD-6, AD-7 | NF 300 |
| 10. May 1961 - 15. January 1962 | CVA-14 USS Ticonderoga | CVG-5 | AD-6, AD-7 | NF 300 |
| 21. July 1962 - 11. September 1962 | CVA-16 USS Lexington | CVG-5 | AD-6, AD-7 | NF 300 |
| 3. January 1963 - 15. July 1963 | CVA-14 USS Ticonderoga | CVG-5 | A-1H / J | NF 300 |
| 14. April 1964 - 15. December 1964 | CVA-14 USS Ticonderoga | CVW-5 | A-1H / J | NF 300 |
| 28. September 1965 - 13. May 1966 | CVA-14 USS Ticonderoga | CVW-5 | A-1H / J | NF 300 |
| 15. October 1966 - 29. Mai 1967 | CVA-14 USS Ticonderoga | CVW-19 | A-1H / J | NM 300 |
| 7. September 1968 - 18. April 1969 | CVA-43 USS Coral Sea | CVW-15 | A-6A | NL 400 |
| 6. November 1970 - 17. July 1971 | CVA-63 USS Kitty Hawk | CVW-11 | A-6A | NH 500 |
| 17. Februar 1972 - 28. November 1972 | CVA-63 USS Kitty Hawk | CVW-11 | A-6A, KA-6D | NH 500 |
| 23. November 1973 - 9. July 1974 | CV-63 USS Kitty Hawk | CVW-11 | A-6E, KA-6D | NH 500 |
| 21. May 1975 - 15. December 1975 | CV-63 USS Kitty Hawk | CVW-11 | A-6E, KA-6D | NH 500 |
| 25. October 1977 - 15. May 1978 | CV-63 USS Kitty Hawk | CVW-11 | A-6E, KA-6D | NH 500 |
| 30. May 1979 - 25. February 1980 | CV-63 USS Kitty Hawk | CVW-15 | A-6E, KA-6D | NL 500 |
| 1. April 1981 - 23. November 1981 | CV-63 USS Kitty Hawk | CVW-15 | A-6E, KA-6D | NL 500 |
| 1. March 1983 - 29. October 1983 | CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson | CVW-15 | A-6E, KA-6D | NL 500 |
| June 1984 - July 1984 | CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson | CVW-15 | A-6E, KA-6D | NL 500 |
| 18. October 1984 - 24. May 1985 | CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson | CVW-15 | A-6E, KA-6D | NL 500 |
| 12. August 1986 - 5. February 1987 | CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson | CVW-15 | A-6E, KA-6D | NL 500 |
| 15. June 1988 - 14. December 1988 | CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson | CVW-15 | A-6E, KA-6D | NL 500 |
| 5. September 1989 - 9. November 1989 | CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson | CVW-15 | A-6E, KA-6D | NL 500 |
| 1. February 1990 - 31. July 1990 | CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson | CVW-15 | A-6E, KA-6D | NL 500 |
| 1. April 1991 - 11. December 1991 | CV-63 USS Kitty Hawk | CVW-15 | A-6E, KA-6D | NL 500 |
| 22. Juni 1992 - 4. August 1992 | CV-63 USS Kitty Hawk | CVW-15 | A-6E, KA-6D | NL 500 |
| 3. November 1992 - 3. Mai 1993 | CV-63 USS Kitty Hawk | CVW-15 | A-6E, KA-6D | NL 500 |
| 24. Juni 1994 - 22. December 1994 | CV-63 USS Kitty Hawk | CVW-15 | A-6E, KA-6D | NL 500 |
| VF-844, VF-144, VA-52 Commanding Officers | ||
| LCdr. Glenn F. Carmichael | 1. Nov. 1949 | May 1951 |
| LCdr. Gordon E. Hartley | May 1951 | 7. Mar. 1952 |
| LCdr. Frederick W. Bowen | 7. Mar. 1952 | 8. Nov. 1952 |
| LCdr. Robert E. McElwee | 8. Nov. 1952 | Jan. 1953 |
| LCdr. John C. Coulthard | Jan. 1953 | Jul. 1954 |
| LCdr. Dallas E. Runion | Jul. 1954 | Mar. 1956 |
| Cdr. Gerald A. Robinson | Mar. 1956 | 9. Aug. 1957 |
| Cdr. Donald Michie | 9. Aug. 1957 | 24. Feb. 1959 |
| Cdr. A. S. Taddeo | 24. Feb. 1959 | 28. Oct. 1960 |
| Cdr. A. R. English | 28. Oct. 1960 | 30. Jan. 1962 |
| Cdr. M. E. Beaulieu | 30. Jan. 1962 | 17. Jan. 1963 |
| Cdr. Raymond W. West | 17. Jan. 1963 | 9. Jan. 1964 |
| Cdr. George H. Edmondson | 9. Jan. 1964 | 29. Dec. 1964 |
| Cdr. Lee T. McAdams | 29. Dec. 1964 | 10. Dec. 1965 |
| Cdr. John C. Mape | 10. Dec. 1965 | 19. Apr. 1966 |
| Cdr. Robert R. Worchesek | 19. Apr. 1966 | 30. Jun. 1967 |
| Cdr. Lester W. Berglund, Jr. | 30. Jun. 1967 | 20. Jan. 1969 |
| Cdr. James A. McKenzie | 20. Jan. 1969 | 29. Jan. 1970 |
| Cdr. Robert H. Kobler | 29. Jan. 1970 | 20. Nov. 1970 |
| Cdr. Douglas R. McCrimmon | 20. Nov. 1970 | 23. Nov. 1971 |
| Cdr. Lennart R. Salo | 23. Nov. 1971 | 3. Oct. 1972 |
| Cdr. Charles H. Kinney | 3. Oct. 1972 | 2. Oct. 1973 |
| Cdr. Robert S. Owen | 2. Oct. 1973 | 17. Jan. 1975 |
| Cdr. Clifton E. Banta | 17. Jan. 1975 | 23. Apr. 1976 |
| Cdr. Daryl L. Kerr | 23. Apr. 1976 | 20. May 1977 |
| Cdr. William R. Galbraith | 20. May 1977 | 25. Aug. 1978 |
| Cdr. James R. McGuire | 25. Aug. 1978 | 8. Nov. 1979 |
| Cdr. Walter D. Williams | 8. Nov. 1979 | 29. Dec. 1979 |
| Cdr. Peter A. Rice | 29. Dec. 1979 | 9. May 1981 |
| Cdr. David T. Waggoner | 9. May 1981 | 27. Aug. 1982 |
| Cdr. Bruce V. Wood | 27. Aug. 1982 | 10. Feb. 1984 |
| Cdr. Donald L. Sullivan | 10. Feb. 1984 | 26. Jul. 1985 |
| Cdr. James M. Burin | 26. Jul. 1985 | 8. Dec. 1986 |
| Cdr. Lloyd D. Sledge | 8. Dec. 1986 | 23. Sep. 1987 |
| Cdr. Richard P. Dodd | 23. Sep. 1987 | 31. Mar. 1989 |
| Cdr. Timothy Thomson | 31. Mar. 1989 | 5. Oct. 1990 |
| Cdr. James M. Zortman | 5. Oct. 1990 | ? |
| ? | ? | 17. Mar. 1995 |
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History |
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