Composite Squadron 5
"Workhorse of the Fleet ", "Checkertails", "Skeet of the Fleet" "
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History |
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| 19?? | VJ-15 established at NAS ? |
| 15. November 1946 | VJ-15 was redesignated VU-5 |
| ca. 1949 | VU-5 disestablished at NAS Quonset Point RI |
| 16. August 1950 | VU-5 reestablished at NAS Atsugi Japan |
| 1. July 1965 | VU-5 was redesignated VC-5 |
| 31. August 1992 | VC-5 disestablished at NAS Cubi Point Philippines |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1946 - 1992 | UE |
| Planes: |
F8F-2
F7F-2D
TBM-3U
F9F-5KD
AD-5 (A-1E)
F9F-8T
FJ-3D2
FJ-4
UH-34D / UH-34E
DF-8A
F-8C
SH-3G
| VC-5 Deployments (Detachments) | ||||
| ? | NAS Sangley Point Philippines | - | ? | UE 00 |
| ? | NAS Cubi Point Philippines | - | ? | UE 00 |
| 1966 -1967 | Da Nang Air Base Vietnam | - | US-2C | UE 00 |
| 1969 - 1970 | Da Nang Air Base Vietnam | - | C-1A | UE 00 |
| VJ-15, VU-5, VC-5 Home Port Assignments | ||
| NAS ? | 19?? | 1975 |
| NAS Quonset Point RI | 19?? | 1949 |
| NAS Atsugi Japan | 16. Aug. 1950 | Jun. 1968 |
| NAS Naha Okinawa | Jun. 1968 | May 1975 |
| NAS Kadena Okinawa | May 1975 | Jan. 1978 |
| NAS Cubi Point Philippines | Jan. 1978 | 31. Aug. 1992 |
| VJ-15, VU-5, VC-5 Commanding Officers | ||
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