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VA-104 was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established as Fighter Squadron VF-104 on 1 May 1952, and redesignated VA-104 in December 1953. The squadron was disestablished on 31 March 1959. Its nickname was ''Hell's Archers''.
VA-104 was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established as Fighter Squadron VF-104 on 1 May 1952, and redesignated VA-104 in December 1953. The squadron was disestablished on 31 March 1959. Its nickname was ''Hell's Archers''.
Significant events
* Nov 1956: During the Suez War the squadron operated fromUSS Coral Sea (CVA-43)
USS ''Coral Sea'' (CV/CVB/CVA-43), a , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Battle of the Coral Sea. She earned the affectionate nickname "''Ageless Warrior''" through her long career. Initially classified as an air ...
off the coast of Egypt. It provided air support for the evacuation of Americans and foreign nationals from that country.
* Jul 1958: The squadron operated from USS Forrestal (CVA-59)
USS ''Forrestal'' (CVA-59) (later CV-59, then AVT-59), was a supercarrier named after the first United States Secretary of Defense James Forrestal. Commissioned in 1955, she was the United States' first completed supercarrier, and was the lead ...
in the eastern Atlantic, ready to enter the Mediterranean if needed for the U.S. Marines
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the Marines, maritime land force military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary warfare, exped ...
’ landing in Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint of ...
.
Home port assignments
The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown: * NAS Cecil Field – 1 May 1952 * NAS Jacksonville – Apr 1953 * NAS Cecil Field – Dec 1953 * NAS Jacksonville – Feb 1957Aircraft assignment
The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown: * FG-1D ''Corsair'' – May 1952 * F4U-5 ''Corsair'' – Dec 1952 * AD-6 ''Skyraider'' – 6 Jan 1954See also
*Attack aircraft
An attack aircraft, strike aircraft, or attack bomber is a tactical military aircraft that has a primary role of carrying out airstrikes with greater precision than bombers, and is prepared to encounter strong low-level air defenses while pre ...
* List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
* History of the United States Navy
References
Attack squadrons of the United States Navy Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons {{Mil-unit-stub