VAP-62

Heavy Photographic Squadron 62
Heavy Photographic Squadron 62
	VAP-62 squadron patch
Active	10 April 1952 – 15 October 1969
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Role	Photo-reconnaissance
Part of	Inactive
Nickname	Tigers
Engagements	Vietnam War

VAP-62 was a Heavy Photographic Squadron of the U.S. Navy. Originally established as Photographic Squadron Sixty-Two (VJ-62) on 10 April 1952, it was redesignated as Heavy Photographic Squadron (VAP-62) on 2 July 1956. The squadron was disestablished on 15 October 1969.

Operational history

1 September–19 December 1952: A squadron detachment was deployed to Dhahran Air Force Base in Saudi Arabia.
29 July 1960: During a landing aboard USS Saratoga (CV-60), the squadron’s commanding officer, Commander C. T. Frohne, and two other squadron crewmembers, were lost when the tailhook of their A3D-2P Skywarrior separated and the aircraft plunged off the deck into the sea.
October 1966: The squadron transferred a detachment of aircraft and personnel to VAP-61 to augment that squadron’s operations in Vietnam.
25 August 1967: A squadron RA-3B #144835 disappeared on a nighttime photo-reconnaissance mission, the 3 man crew were killed in action, body not recovered.

Home port assignments

The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:

NAS Jacksonville - 10 April 1952
NAAS Sanford - 20 October 1952
NAS Norfolk - July 1955
NAS Jacksonville - 15 August 1957

Aircraft assignment

The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown:^: 315

PB4Y-1P/P4Y-1P Privateer - May 1952
AJ-2P Savage - September 1952
F7F-4N Tigercat - May 1953
A3D-1P/A3D-2P/RA-3B Skywarrior - 14 October 1957

References

1 2 3 4 Grossnick, Roy A. (1995). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Volume 1 The History of VA, VAH, VAK, VAL, VAP and VFA Squadrons. Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. p. 314. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
↑ "Edward Jacobs, CDR". The Virtual Wall. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
↑ "U.S. Unaccounted-For from the Vietnam War" (PDF). Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Retrieved 28 December 2015.

External links

[DANAS-1] 1 2 3 4 Grossnick, Roy A. (1995). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons Volume 1 The History of VA, VAH, VAK, VAL, VAP and VFA Squadrons. Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. p. 314. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2016.

[2] "Edward Jacobs, CDR". The Virtual Wall. Retrieved 28 December 2015.

[DPMAA-3] "U.S. Unaccounted-For from the Vietnam War" (PDF). Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Retrieved 28 December 2015.