Training Squadron NINETEEN - Attack Frogs was never assigned the Skyhawk. The Attack Frogs were in the jet training pipeline teaching initial jet flight instruction for many Skyhawk pilots.
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Handle
Attack Frogs
Heritage
02 AUG 1971: VT-19 Commissioned at NAS Meridian.
01 OCT 1998: VT-19 re-designated VT-9.
Home Ports
1961 - 199? - - McCain Field, Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi.
Air Wings
Yxxxx: Training Wing One (TW1)
Deployments
None
Aircraft
1971: North American T-2C Buckeye.
Commanding Officers
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Events
02 AUG 1971:
Training Squadron 9 was split in half and a second squadron, Training Squadron 19 Attack Frogs, was established.
March 1971: The Navy switched training concept to parallel flow. VT-19 provided basic flight training in Transition, Precision Acrobatics, Basic Instruments, Radio Instruments, Night Flying, Formation Flying, Air-to-air Gunnery and Carrier Qualification.
September 1972: Training Squadron NINE was assigned the training concept of Basic and Advanced flight training.
1975: Training Squadron NINE tasked with jet transition for Marine helicopter pilots.
1975: Training Squadron NINE tasked with jet transition for Navy propeller pilots.
1977: Training Squadron NINE tasked with jet transition for Spanish helicopter pilots.
1982: Training Squadron NINE tasked with Grumman E-2 pilot training comprised of 68 training flights in the T-2C Buckeye.
JUL 1987: VT-9 was disestablished and consolidated with VT-19.
OCT 1998: VT-9 was reborn when VT-19 was re-designated VT-9.
Awards
No info yet.
Sources:
Bud Southworth