RVAH-1
Smokin' Tigers
Thanks to my uncle in DC I got one all expenses paid WestPac cruise in 72, which included a membership in the Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club.
Reconnaissance Attack (Heavy) Squadron One
NAS Albany GA [Turner AFB]
Shipboard Deployment
APR 1972 - FEB 1973 WesPac / Vietnam
- VF-31 / VF-103 F-4J Phantoms
- VA-75 A-6A/B & KA-6D Intruders
- VA-37 / VA-105 A-7A Corsair II
- RVAH-1 RA-5C Vigilantes
- VAW-123 E-2B Hawkeyes
- HS-7 SH-3D Sikorsky Sea King
- *HC-7 Det 110 HH-3A Sikorsky Big Mother SAR
- *VMCJ-2 Det EA-6A Intruder Prowlers
On 7 June 1972, RA-5C BuNo 156616 was struck by an SA-2 Guideline surface-to-air missile in combat near Haiphong, North Vietnam. Both crewmen ejected successfully and were rescued.
- RVAH NAVY - RecceNet - This site is dedicated to all of the US Navy Men and Women who proudly served in the RVAH community.
- Unarmed and Unafraid [pdf] - A nice 8-page visual of the RVAH experience
- RVAH-1 Smokin' Tigers on Wikipedia
- RA-5C Vigilante on Wikipedia
- NAS Albany aka Turner AFB, GA on Wikipedia
- A-5 Vigilante ____(Rare Videos) on YouTube
- North American RA-5C Vigilante on YouTube
- Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club on Wikipedia