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A Little History.
Va-152 began as part of Air Group 15, which
was comissioned in Sept. 1942. In 1958 VA-152 received Ad-6's and Ad-7's (A-1H/J) and was redesignated VA-152. THe first Deployment
of VA-152 was made on board the USS Hancock (CVA-19) in 1959. Since that time VA-152 had made three tours to the Western
Pacific on the USSS Coral Sea (CVA-43), 1960 to 1961, 1961 to 1962, and in 1963. In 1964 Va-152 was sent to Vietnam
to train Veitnamese pilots to fly the A1H/J Skyraider. This tank was completed in November 1964 and in December 1964, VA-152
was assinged to Carrier Air Wing16 and began training for a Western Pacific deployment on board the USS Oriskany (CVA-34)
in April 1965.
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Naval Air Station (NAS) Alameda, Ca.
U.S. Navy owned 2,479 acres, 1,521 of these acres were upland, and 958 acres of tideland
in San Francisco Bay. NAS services to Naval aviation facilities. Berthing space at two piers accommodated
aircraft carriers, and maintence for ships.
USS Oriskany was the home of VA 152 and for nine months in 1965 during the Vietnam War, this is where these guys called home.
WESTPAC-'65
Statistical Box Score
Deployed 256 Days
April 5 to Novemebr 16,
210 Days at sea.
Stemed 100,000 miles
Flew 12,070 combat sorties
Dropped 8,473 tons of Ordanace
Fired 513,000 Rounds of Ammunition
Flew 14,750 total Sorties
Conducted 216 Underway Replenishments
Enrepped 9,445 Tons of Ordanance and 20MM Ammuntion
Unrepped 1,730 Tons of Sorties
Consumed 17,000,000 Gallons of Black Oil
Consumed 13,000,000 Gallons of Aviation Fuels
- Medals Awarded -
1 Navy Cross
5 Silver Stars
56 Distinguished Flying Crosses
120 Navy Commendations
7 Purple Hearts
929 Air Medals
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