Fighter Squadron 45

 "Black Knights", "Black Birds"

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History 

1. June 1945 VT-75 Established at NAAS Chincoteague VA.
15. November 1946 VT-75 was redesignated VA-4B
1. September 1948 VA-4B was redesignated VA-45
8. June 1950 VA-45 Disestablished at NAS Jacksonville FL
1. September 1950 VA-45 Reestablished at NAS Jacksonville F
1. March 1958 VA-45 Disestablished at NAS Jacksonville FL
15. February 1963 VA-45 Reestablished at NAS
7. February 1985 VA-45 was redesignated VF-45
31. March 1996 VF-45 Disestablished at NAS Key West FL.
Planes:
 

 

 

1945 - 1947
SB2C-5

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1947 - 1948
AD-1

 

 

 

1948 - 1949
AM-1

 
 

 

 

1949 - 1950
AD-1

 
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1950 - 1952
AD-2
 
 

 

 

1952 - 1954
AD-4
 
 

 

 

1954 - 1958
AD-6
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1963 - 1965
A-1E
 

 

 

1963 - 1965
A-1H
 
 

 

 

1963 - 1969
F9F-8T
     
 

 

 

1963 - 1969
T-28B
   
 

 

 

1967 - 1996
TA-4F
 
 

 

 

1970 - 1973
A-4C
 
 

 

 

1972 - 1973
A-4E
 
 

 

 

1989 - 1996
F-5E
     
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VT-75, VA-4B, VA-45, VF-45 Deployments 
VT-75
8. Januar 1946 - 19. March 1946 CVB-42 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVBG-75 SB2C-4E F 400
8. August 1946 - 4. Oktober 1946 CVB-42 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVBG-75 SB2C-5 F 500
VA-45
13. September 1948 - 23. January 1949 CVB-42 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVG-4 AD-1 F 500
6. January 1950 - 23. May 1950 CVB-41 USS Midway CVG-4 AD-1 F 500
15. May 1951 - 4. October 1951 CV-34 USS Oriskany CVG-4 AD-2 F 500
19. April 1952 - 12. October 1952 CVB-43 USS Coral Sea CVG-4 AD-4, AD-4NL F 500
26. April 1953 - 4. December 1953 CVA-30 USS Lake Champlain CVG-4 AD-4, AD-4NL F 500
28. May 1955 - 22. November 1955 CVA-11 USS Intrepid CVG-4 AD-6 F 400
18. August 1956 - 15. October 1956 CVA-60 USS Saratoga CVG-4 AD-6 F 400
1. July 1957 - 24. February 1958 CVA-15 USS Randolph CVG-4 AD-6 AD 400
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16. April 1971 - 15. October 1971 CVS-11 USS Intrepid CVSG-56 Det. 11 A-4C AU 660
Mar 1972 -  1972 CVS-11 USS Intrepid CVSG-56 Det. 11 A-4E AU 660
11. July 1972 - 15. October 1972 CVS-11 USS Intrepid CVSG-56 Det. 11 A-4E AU 660
24. November 1972 - 4. May 1973 CVS-11 USS Intrepid CVSG-56 Det. 11 A-4E AU 660
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VT-75, VA-4B, VA-45, VF-45 Commanding Officers 
LT Richard W. Bond (acting)

1. Jun. 1945

11. Jun. 1945
LT Paul J. Davis, Jr. 11. Jun. 1945 28. Jun. 1945
LCDR James E. Mahan 28. Jun. 1945  31. Oct. 1946
LCDR Garald R. Stablein  31. Oct. 1946 19. Feb. 1947
LCDR Chester L. Dillard (acting) 19. Feb. 1947 26. May 1947
LCDR Lucien G. Powell, Jr. 26. May 1947 15. Jun. 1948
LCDR Leroy V. Swanson 15. Jun. 1948 27. May 1950
LCDR Frederick C. Kidd 27. May 1950 8. Jun. 1950
LCDR G. O. Wood 1. Sep. 1950  11. Apr. 1952
LCDR Richard H. Mills  11. Apr. 1952 Oct. 1953
LCDR William F. Krantz Oct. 1953 Nov. 1954
CDR Daniel W. Wildfong Nov. 1954 Dec. 1955
CDR Glendon Goodwin Dec. 1955 1. Mar.1958
? 15. Feb. 1963 ?
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? ? 31. Mar. 1996
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Pictures from E. E. Taylor (VB-75) via Paul Taylor .
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last update 22. February 2013

written 24. April 2005

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