VA-45, nicknamed the ''Fish-Hawks'', was an Attack Squadron of the
U.S. Navy. It was the first squadron to carry the VA-45 designation. The squadron was established as Torpedo Squadron VT-75 on 1 June 1945, redesignated VA-4B on 15 November 1946, and as VA-45 on 1 September 1948. It was disestablished on 8 June 1950.
Home port assignments
The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:
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Naval Auxiliary Air Station Chincoteague
Naval Auxiliary Air Station Chincoteague was a U.S. Navy Auxiliary Air Station near Chincoteague Island, Virginia. In 1941, the United States entered World War II; early the following year, the Germans torpedoed two merchant ships off the Assatea ...
– 01 Jun 1945
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Naval Air Station Norfolk
A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions. It include ...
– 20 Mar 1946
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Naval Air Station Jacksonville – 14 Feb 1949
Aircraft assignment
The squadron first received the following aircraft in the months shown:
*SBF-4E – June 1945
*SBW-4E – June 1945
*SB2C-4E – September 1945
*SB2C – 5 March 1946
*AD-1 – 27 March 1947
*AM-1 – February 1949
*AD-1 – 20 October 1949
See also
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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 ...
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History of the United States Navy
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List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
References
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Attack squadrons of the United States Navy
Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons