Attack Squadron 75 (VA-75) or ATKRON 75 was an attack squadron of the United States Navy that was active from World War II through the 1990s. Nicknamed the "Sunday Punchers," they were based out of Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia.

Attack Squadron 75 (ATKRON 75) VA-75 ‘Sunday Punchers’ STATUS: established as VB-18 on July 20, 1943. VB-18 redesignated VA-7A on November 15, 1946

VA-75, nicknamed the Carrier Clowns, was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established as Torpedo Squadron VT-18 on 20 July 1943. The squadron was redesignated as VA-8A on 15 November 1946, and finally as VA-75 on 27 July 1948.

Attack Squadron 75 (VA-75) was first commissioned on 20 July 1943 as Bombing Squadron EIGHTEEN (VB-18) flying the Douglas SBD “Dauntless” dive bomber. Following transition to the Curtiss SB2C “Helldiver,” VB-18 embarked in USS INTREPID (CV 11) for combat in the Pacific.

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In boxing the Sunday Punch is the most powerful and effective punch of a boxer. In the armed forces it is anything capable of inflicting a powerful blow on a hostile or opposing force. Attack Squadron 75 (VA-75) was first commissioned on 20 July 1943 as Bombing Squadron EIGHTEEN (VB-18) flying the Douglas SBD “Dauntless” dive bomber.

Richmond, Virginia. July 23, 1993 (26 years old) Operational loss, Attack Squadron (VA) 75, Fixed Wing, USNA 33rd Company

2020年10月30日 · Lt. Cdr. Grady L. Jackson, senior Bombardier/Navigator assigned to VA-75, an attack squadron of the US Navy known as the Sunday Punchers, arrived in Vietnam’s Tonkin Gulf in June 1972. The squadron, deployed aboard the USS Saratoga, flew the A6A Intruder all-weather night attack aircraft.

Group dedicated to ALL United States Navy VA-75 Sunday Punchers to honor their service and the tool of their trade, the Grumman A-6 Intruder. Officers and Enlisted welcome.

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