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Attack Squadron 105
Active1 May 1952 – 1 February 1959
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Navy
TypeAttack
Aircraft flown
AttackAD Skyraider
AD-6 Skyraider in 1958. VA-105 flew aircraft like this at that time

VA-105 was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established on 1 May 1952 and disestablished on 1 February 1959. Its nickname is unknown.[1]

Operational history

VA-105 was commissioned on 1 May 1952 at NAS Cecil Field flying the AD-1 Skyraider.

On 4 March 1958 the squadron’s commanding officer, Commander E. F. Ternasky, was killed during a night ditching astern of USS Essex.

In July–August 1958, the squadron flew close air support missions from Essex during the landing of U.S. Marines in Beirut, Lebanon. Aircraft from VA-105 were the first to be on station during the landings, and squadron aircraft flew road and border reconnaissance sorties. Several aircraft were damaged by ground fire on their reconnaissance missions, however all aircraft returned safely to Essex.

In September 1958 when the Chinese communists began shelling the Quemoy Island group, Essex was ordered to transit the Suez Canal and report to the U.S. Seventh Fleet for duty in the Taiwan Straits.

In November 1958, the squadron's mission was changed to training personnel in the AD-6 Skyraider.[1]

Home port assignments

The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:[1]

Aircraft assignment

The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown:[1]

  • AD-1 Skyraider – 9 May 1952
  • AD-4 Skyraider – 22 September 1952
  • AD-4NA Skyraider- September 1952
  • AD-6 Skyraider – November 1954

See also

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References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons.

  1. ^ a b c d Grossnick, Roy A. (1995). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 1, Chapter 2, Section 6: Attack Squadron Histories for VA-76 to VA-104. Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. p. 167.
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