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DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN NAVAL AVIATION SQUADRONS—Volume I 247 Air Wing Assignments Air Wing Tail Code Assignment Date CVG-82/CVAG-17/ R† 01 Apr 1944 CVG-17* * CVG-82 was redesignated CVAG-17 on 15 November 1946. CVAG- 17 was redesignated CVG-17 on 1 September 1948. † The tail code R was assigned to CVAG-17 on 12 December 1946. Unit Award Unit Awards Received Inclusive Dates Covering Unit Award NAVE 01 Jul 1947 30 Jun 1948 Campaign Medal (Asiatic Pacific) 15 Feb 1945 04 Mar 1945 17 Mar 1945 11 Jun 1945 A squadron SB2C-4E Helldiver launches from Bennington (CV 20), 1945 (Courtesy Robert Lawson Collection).
248 DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN NAVAL AVIATION SQUADRONS—Volume I SECOND VA-174 Lineage Established as Bombing Squadron EIGHTY ONE (VB-81) on 1 March 1944. Redesignated Attack Squadron THIRTEEN A (VA- 13A) on 15 November 1946. Redesignated Attack Squadron ONE HUNDRED THIRTY FOUR (VA-134) on 2 August 1948. Redesignated Fighter Squadron ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY FOUR (VF-174) on 15 February 1950. Redesignated Attack Squadron ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY FOUR (VA-174) on 1 July 1966. Disestablished on 30 June 1988. The second squadron to be assigned the VA-174 designation. This Walt Disney design was the squadron’s first insignia. Squadron Insignia and Nickname The squadron’s Walt Disney designed insignia was approved by CNO on 23 May 1944. Colors for the bat insignia were: a lemon yellow background; the underside of the bat’s wings were reddish brown and the upper side orange; the bat’s face, neck, feet and lower part of the razor were orange; the upper part of the razor was light blue with white markings; the bat’s eye was white, pupil black and horns white outlined in black; white machine gun with black markings and red flame from the gun; black bombs with white markings and the lettering “Hell Razors” was red. The red color was not authorized for use during World War II. The insignia re-mained in use throughout out the squadron’s numerous redesignations. Nickname: Hell Razors, 1944–1988. The squadron added the scroll at the bottom of the original insignia following its redesignation to VA-174. for transportation to Guam. 14 Nov 1944: CVG-81 aircraft engaged in their first combat sorties, flying missions against Luzon from Wasp (CV 18). 27 Dec 1944: The squadron was detached from CVG-81, embarked in Wasp (CV 18), and flew to Guam. This was done to accommodate an increase in the fighter strength aboard the carrier. Mar 1945: VB-81 rejoined CVG-81 aboard Copahee for the transit back to the States. Aug 1948–Apr 1949: Even though the squadron’s designation was attack (VA) its mission during this period, with the assigned F4U-4 Corsairs, was high altitude intercept. Oct 1948–Feb 1949: VA-134, assigned to CVG-1, embarked in Tarawa (CV 40), was part of an all-fighter aircraft air group deployed on a world cruise. Jan 1949: The squadron operated in the Persian Gulf while embarked in Tarawa. Feb 1955: While deployed aboard Midway (CVA 43), the squadron supported the evacuation of Chinese Nationalist civilians and military personnel from the Tachen Islands which were being bombarded by the People’s Republic of China. 28 Apr 1958: The squadron’s mission was changed to the training of pilots and enlisted men for F8U Crusader fleet squadrons on the east coast. 10–17 May 1958: Four squadron Crusaders participated in Operation Pipeline, the transAtlantic flight of carrier jet aircraft for the resupply of deployed squadrons in the Sixth Fleet. 14 Oct 1966: VA-174 was the first Navy squadron to receive the A-7A Corsair II aircraft. Jan 1967: VA-86 was the first squadron to undergo training with VA-174 in the A-7A. 9 Dec 1976: Lieutenant Junior Grade Rosemary Conatser, while undergoing pilot training with VA-174, became the first woman to fly the A-7 Corsair II. Chronology of Significant Events 23–31 Aug 1944: The squadron, along with other units of CVG-81, embarked in Hancock (CV 19) for transportation to Hawaii. 28 Oct–7 Nov 1944: Embarked in Copahee (CVE 12) A squadron SB2C-3 Helldiver coming in for a landing, 1945 (Courtesy Robert Lawson Collection).
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