RVAH-1
Smokin' Tigers
Thanks to my uncle in DC I got one all expenses paid WestPac cruise in 72, which included a
free 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
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 - A site dedicated to all who proudly served in the RVAH community.
- Unarmed and Unafraid - A nice 8-page visual of the RVAH experience
- RVAH-1 Smokin' Tigers
- RA-5C Vigilante
- NAS Albany aka Turner AFB, GA
- Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club
- A-5Vigilante (Rare Videos)
- North American RA-5C Vigilante