VA-52 was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established as U.S. Navy Reserve Fighter Squadron VF-884 on 1 November 1949, and called to active duty on 20 July 1950. It was redesignated VF-144 on 4 February 1953, and VA-52 on 23 February 1959.

During these operations VA-52’s aircraft flew armed reconnaissance, Alpha strikes (large coordinated attacks), mine seeding operations, tanker operations, and standard arm sorties (use of antiradiation missiles to destroy missile radar sites).

VA-52 was the first A-6 NVG squadron on the West Coast. CDR Cleveland and the Knightriders deployed to the Western Pacific, Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan where they stood watch over the heated Korean Peninsula. The squadron returned from their final cruise late in December 1994 and began the somber task of decommissioning.

1 天前 · VA-52 Intruders on Inaugural Vietnam Combat Cruise. On September 7, 1968 the VA-52 Knightriders squadron made its first Vietnam combat deployment with the A6-A Intruder aboard the USS CORAL SEA (CVA-43) with CVW-15. This first deployment lasted until the ship was relieved from WESPAC and the squadron returned to NAS Whidbey Island, WA on April ...

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Linage . 1. November 1949: VF-884 Established at NAS Olathe KS. 20. July 1950: Recalled to active duty: 4. February 1953: VF-884 was redesignated VF-144: 23.

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2021年5月15日 · va-52 是美国海军小鹰号航空母舰（cv-63）上的第 52攻击机中队（va-52），代号是“奔袭骑士”，主要装配的是a6e 型攻击机。

A-6A Intruder BuNo 157018/'NH-502', call sign VICEROY 502 of VA-52, based on board the USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63). Lost on combat operations August 12, 1972: shot down by a SA-2 SAM during low-level strike on a trans-shipment point near the village of Ky Thuong on the extremely steep northwest side of Nui Am Vap Mountain, now known as Khe Can ...

2008年7月17日 · English: A U.S. Navy Grumman A-6E Intruder (BuNo 155670) aircraft from Attack Squadron 52 (VA-52) "Knightriders" in flight in 1981. VA-52 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 15 (CVW-15) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) from 1 April to 23 November 1981 for a deployment to the Western Pacific.