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VA-106 Gladiators CVW-7
U.S.S. INDEPENDENCE CVA-62
Home Base: NAS Cecil Field

Established Bomber - Fighter Squadron VBF-17
02 January 1945 at NAS Agana
(Temporary Shore Assignment in Preparation for Combat Assignment)
moved to NAS Alameda 08 July 1945
moved to NAAS Fallon September 1945
moved to NAS Brunswick February 1946
moved to NAS Norfolk July or August 1946
Redesignated Fighter Squadron VF-6B * 15 November 1946
Redesignated Fighter Squadron VF-62 * 28 July 1948
moved to NAAS Oceana 25 September 1948
moved to NAS Norfolk 22 November 1948
moved to NAAS Oceana 20 January 1949
moved to NAAS Cecil Field 18 September 1950
moved to NAS Jacksonville 13 October 1952
moved to NAS Cecil Field December 1954

Redesignated Attack Squadron VA-106 * 01 July 1955
(The second squadron to be assigned the VA-106 designation)
Disestablished 07 November 1969
VA-106 deployed on board the INDY with CVW-7
03 September 1969 to 09October 1969 NorLant Cruise

VA106 cvw7

Planes
F6F-5 Hellcat * January 1945 Grumman
F4U Corsair * September 1945 Vought
F4U-4 Corsair * February 1946 Vought
F8F-2 Bearcat * 30 June 1948 Grumman
F8F-1B Bearcat * February 1950 Grumman
F2H-2 Banshee * 03 August 1950 McDonnell
F9F-8B Cougar * October 1955 Grumman
A4D-2 / A-4B Skyhawk * 04 June 1958 Douglas
A-4C Skyhawk * 18 December 1962 Douglas
A-4E Skyhawk * 08 November 1966 Douglas
A-4B Skyhawk * February 1969 Douglas
A-4C Skyhawk * March 1969 Douglas
A4D-2N designation changed to A-4C 1962
A4D-2 designation changed to A-4B 1962

03 Sep 1969 - 09 Oct 1969 NorLant
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