tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post1607921015839409958..comments2024-03-08T16:42:41.614-08:00Comments on Tailhook Topics: Halcyon DaysTailspinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17837863895661437038noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post-19420481490343238012016-04-04T14:24:06.200-07:002016-04-04T14:24:06.200-07:00Oh, and just after posting that link, I realized t...Oh, and just after posting that link, I realized that CVG-9 *might* have gone completely according to the regs on their Ranger cruise. If my memory is right, and all five "correct units" were on their.<br /><br />NG-1xx VF-91 with F8U-1 day fighters and Red trim<br />NG-2xx VF-92 with F3H night fighters and Yellow trim<br />NG-3xx VA-93 with A4D light attack and Blue trim<br />NG-4xx VA-94 with A4D light attack and Int'l Orange trim<br />NG-5xx VA-95 with AD-6 medium attack and Green trim<br /><br />or course, right after this, VF-91 was redesignated to VF-194 and went into the already messed up CVG-19 (NM), and VF-142 repainted their brand new F-4 Phantoms into VF-96 and joined CVG-9 as the 6xx unit, with black and yellow tail stripes.Rex, the accidental Caghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15096511415872112627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5848437078181345610.post-32655084354779706972016-04-04T14:11:32.437-07:002016-04-04T14:11:32.437-07:00It is forgiven that you can't get a handle on ...It is forgiven that you can't get a handle on the Air Wing trim colors. That is because, after years of digging, I have found that not one single cruise in the Two Letter code era ever conformed to the Air Wing type/squadron/color assignments. Two came close, but one cruise was actually a reserve wing, and the other was a West Coast wing with an east coast Tail Code pair. (AE, CVG-13 on the Connie, and AH, CVG/W-16 right after formation)<br /><br />Here's a post I put up a while back, you might find it both informative and amusing at the same time.<br /><br />http://z15.invisionfree.com/Hangar_Deck_Resource/index.php?showtopic=3<br /><br />Readers should keep in mind that in order to actually be following the regs, the VF and VA squadrons need to be in the proper 100-500 order, with designations in numerical order, and in the color order of Red, Orange-Yellow, Blue, Int'l Orange, and Green.<br /><br />Part of the problem with this not working is that right about the time in the single code era that this system was set up (different than that on the Blue aircraft), it was discovered that even though the parent Air Groups had six squadrons (in 1956), operating only five (or even four) was more practical, and the Air Task Groups were still pulling squadrons from the Air Groups for their deployments.<br /><br />There was an attempt in the early sixties to get the squadrons redesignated to match their Air Groups,,,,,but it didn't last long, and that idea was dropped. (that is why you see early VF-213 Phantoms marked in Black Trim, 600 on the nose, and painted as VF-116)Rex, the accidental Caghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15096511415872112627noreply@blogger.com