Franklin D Roosevelt (CV 42) - Naval Cruise Book

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Atkron One Five Three is a carrier based, light attack t Squadron whosemission is the long range projection of naval power on the sea and inland from a fastcarrier task force. The attack squadron is referred to as the main battery of the Aircraft Carrier. g F through 1973 in Vietnam, this time as an attack squadron flying successively the A4 Skyhawk and the A7 Corsair ll. DUfin9 this 0Ur,longest war the squadron made seven combat deployments averaging ten months each on the carrierssQQB,fgL .Q,EAffQONSTELLATION, and oRlskANv. llAT153 employs the Xgersatile A-7B to accomplish its first peacetime cruise in nearly a multifarious mission inshu :sg .precision distinguished with the award of the variety -Of weapons, 9 ?Y'ng9 0 forfgcombat efficiency. reconnaissance, the protectionof the strike 1975 f-BluQ5.sTaiil Flies involved in an surface to air missiles, Suffafiel tragsiidg cycle2which included weapons fefuenng' and the dehvery of Sp ...al memstfllo a Hpineappm Cruise 10 Attack Sqluadgonpng Five i. and vyorkups. of combat inf 9 HC' 'C- 0mm'S' i s e . departed on ner last fighlef Squaqmn' yF'153 .Was bait 'h 45-sql w wefnt with iff-153 aboard. Pa'fFC'pat?9 'H agemst the Qi Lemoore March 1976 MarlanaS TUFKGY Shoot , Thf0UQhg 9 ella Q fi Q awardep the Coveted E Pennant The Korean War once again 9 A 3999 the Sfclgt igain. The squadron was informed that they had fighter squadron in combat. The sq dron fligh ts ! b f 4g .l ' n chosen to deploy aqbard the USS FRANKLIN D. over Korea from 1951 to 1953 from :ti ff rriersg .A-' V C QEVELT QCV 421 her last cruise to the and PRINCETON. It was during this co iT.? 4 - , terranean. ln after a short three month Tail Flies acquired their nicknamegplvlaintena ' wsf turnaround period, departed Lemoore for working day and night to salvage Vusq two da F9 Mayport, current Mediterranean f-. the newer grey, joined the blue e'mpenqa'ge.of2:QnTeg l 'i'4i by Commander fuselage of the other. After Iaunchqtherepgort 1976, is now commanded The Blue Tail FIies. 'E ' 'yy.af ' J fbyiCo1mmander2 The Blue Tail went to war a third time from SU' ,. ..--- l PLL, 'Tir - 1 ' 1 l l . 2 - l ,Tifj . 1 l Fi- l 9,413 ' l fjiafg. 4 '- l ' l l .Li-5 .- l A l Silt 1' l ffl' l ji' . l . l i 31'fj 1 l ' 1 l . . 1 , Q 1 A 4 l . 33 4' li - l Ai l I 'V Q. -. 1. li H . li , N . l . I i A ' . , l ' - l I y , , Y A . l I ' 1 A I

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