Last update on Aug.17, 2022

Reconnaissance Heavy Attack Squadron ELEVEN (RVAH-11)
Lineage
  03Dec1951  established  VC-8 (Composite Squadron)
  01Nov1955  redesignated VAH-11 (Heavy Attack Squadron)
  01Jul1966  redesignated RVAH-11
  01Jun1975  disestablished

Nickname
  03Dec1951 - 01Jun1975  Checkertails

VC-8 Deployments
          26Aug1952 - 08Oct1952  AJ-1  CVB-41  CVG-6    NC-xx  NorLant
  DET.34  25Feb1955 - 03Apr1955  AJ-1  CVA-39  CVG-8    NC-1x   Med
  DET.36  30Nov1954 - 18Jun1955  AJ-1  CVA-15  ATG-181  NC-xx  Med
          23Mar1955 - 29Sep1955  AJ-1  CVA-43  CVG-17   NC-xx  Med

VAH-11 Deployments
  DET.36  14Jul1956 - 19Feb1957  AJ-1   CVA-15  ATG-202  NC-xx   Med
  DET.31  23Jul1956 -   Aug1956  AJ-1   CVA-43  CVG-10   NC-xx   WestLant
  DET.31  13Aug1956 - 11Feb1957  AJ-1   CVA-43  CVG-10   NC-xx   Med
  DET.33  03Sep1957 - 22Oct1957  AJ-1   CVA-11  CVG-6    GN-6xx  NorLant "Operation Strike Back"
            Sep1958 -   Nov1958  A3D-2  CVA-42  CVG-1    AB-6xx  Guantanamo, Cuba
          07Jan1959 - 23Jan1959  A3D-2  CVA-42  CVG-1    AB-6xx  Caribbean
          13Feb1959 - 28Aug1959  A3D-2  CVA-42  CVG-1    AB-6xx  Med
            Sep1959 -   Oct1959  A3D-2  CVA-42  CVG-1    AB-6xx  WestLant
          28Jan1960 - 24Aug1960  A3D-2  CVA-42  CVG-1    AB-6xx  Med
          15Feb1961 - 28Aug1961  A3D-2  CVA-42  CVG-1    AB-6xx  Med
          18Nov1961 - 30Nov1961  A3D-2  CVA-42  CVG-1    AB-6xx  Caribbean
          20Jul1962 - 04Aug1962  A3D-2  CVA-42  CVG-1    AB-6xx  Guantanamo
  DET.59  03Aug1962 - 02Mar1963  A3D-2  CVA-59  CVG-8    AB-61x  Med
          14Sep1962 - 22Apr1963  A3D-2  CVA-42  CVG-1    AB-60x  Med
  DET.8   11Oct1962 - 25Nov1962  A-3B   CVA-62  CVG-7    AB-6xx  Caribbean "Cuban Crisis"
          22Nov1963 - 21Dec1963  A-3B   CVA-42  CVG-1    AB-6xx  WestLant
            Feb1964 -   Mar1964  A-3B   CVA-42  CVW-1    AB-6xx  Caribbean
  DET.8     Feb1964 -   Mar1964  A-3B   CVA-59  CVW-8    AB-61x  WestLant
          28Apr1964 - 22Dec1964  A-3B   CVA-42  CVW-1    AB-6xx  Med
  DET.8     Jun1964 -   Jul1964  A-3B   CVA-62  CVW-7    AB-6xx  WestLant
  DET.8   08Sep1964 - 05Nov1964  A-3B   CVA-62  CVW-7    AB-6xx  NorLant, Med
          24Aug1965 - 07Apr1966  A-3B   CVA-59  CVW-8    AJ-6xx  Med

RVAH-11 Deployments
  14Feb1967 - 18Mar1967  RA-5C  CVA-59  CVW-17  AA-60x  Guantanamo Bay
  06Jun1967 - 14Sep1967  RA-5C  CVA-59  CVW-17  AA-60x  Vietnam War
  18Nov1967 - 28Jun1968  RA-5C  CVA-63  CVW-11  NH-60x  Vietnam War
  30Dec1968 - 04Sep1969  RA-5C  CVA-63  CVW-11  NH-60x  Vietnam War
    Apr1970 -   Apr1970  RA-5C  CVA-62  CVW-7   AG-60x  WestLant
  23Jun1970 - 31Jan1971  RA-5C  CVA-62  CVW-7   AG-60x  Med
    Jul1971 -   Aug1971  RA-5C  CVA-64  CVW-9   NG-60x  Hawaii Operating Area
  01Oct1971 - 01Jul1972  RA-5C  CVA-64  CVW-9   NG-60x  Vietnam War
  16Apr1973 - 01Dec1973  RA-5C  CVA-67  CVW-1   AB-60x  Med
  27Sep1974 - 19Mar1975  RA-5C  CVA-60  CVW-3   AC-60x  Med