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| Keywords: AD-2s of VA-114 over NAS North Island 1949.jpg Fourteen U S Navy Douglas AD-2 Skyraiders of Attack Squadron VA-114 in flight over Naval Air Station North Island California USA in 1949 VA-114 had been established as Bombing Squadron VB-11 on 10 October 1942 and was first land-based on Guadalcanal in 1942-43 In 1944-45 it served on the USS Hornet CV-12 after the Second World War its parent Carrier Air Group 11 CVG-11 was assigned to the USS Valley Forge CV-45 The unit received the AD-2 in December 1948 but was already disestablished on 1 December 1949 <br>Note The Naval Aviation News identifies the squadron as VA-115 but VA-114 had the tail code V-4XX VA-115 had V-5XX U S Navy Naval Aviation News July 1951 http //www history navy mil/nan/backissues/1950s/1951/Jul51 pdf; http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 16035599 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 253 2667 1949 USN <b>Catalog </b> 00000023 <b>Manufacturer </b> Douglas <b>Designation </b> A-1 <b>Official Nickname </b> Skyraider <b>Notes </b> <b>Repository </b> http //www sandiegoairandspace org/library/stillimages html San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive PD-USGov-Military-Navy AD-2 Skyraider Naval Air Station North Island in the 1940s | ||||
