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Feb. 16, 1954 - The Navy's only Landing Signal Officer School established at Jacksonville.
March 1954 - Last F4U is overhauled by O&R Department.
April 1954 - Squadron VF-174 relocated from NAS Jacksonville to NAS Cecil Field.
April 30, 1954 - Two VP-3 P2Vs make first non-stop Iceland to Jacksonville flight.
June 1954 - Navy's only Landing Signal Officers School established at White House Field under
control of Fleet Air Jacksonville.
Dec. 15, 1954 - VW-4 receives first WV-1 Super Constellation aircraft. VA-106 transfers from NAS
Jacksonville to NAS Cecil Field.
Feb. 1955 - VA-176 relocates to NAS Jacksonville from NAS Cecil Field.
March 17, 1955 - O&R completes first S2F overhaul.
May 1955 - O&R commences work on five aircraft for Byrd expedition to South Pole.
June 1955 - Squadron VA-176 established at NAS Jacksonville.
July 1955 - Squadrons VP-105, VA-36 relocated from NAS Cecil Field to NAS Jacksonville.
Aug. 1955 - Main Gate island eliminated and new approach lane added.
Aug. 29, 1955 - Birmingham (West) Gate opened to traffic for first time.
Sept. 1955 - NCN-121 Super Constellation replaces P2V for Hurricane Hunters.
Sept. 29, 1955 - O&R Department overhauls first F7U Cutlass.
Nov. 1, 1955 - Patrol squadron VP-3 disestablished. Heavy Attack Squadron One "Tigers" (VAH-
1), the first of its kind, established at NAS Jacksonville. Squadron VF-172 redesignated VA-172.
Nov. 3, 1955 - O&R Department overhauls first R6D.
March 31, 1956 – Cmdr. Paul Stephens, CO of RAH-1, leads a flight of five carrier-based twinjet
aircraft from NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, to NAS Jacksonville. This event marked the initial
delivery of Douglas A3D Skywarriors to the fleet.
April 1956 - The 75-foot NAS Jacksonville Operations Tower was put into commission. VA-105
and VA-36 relocated from NAS Jacksonville to NAS Cecil Field.