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Torpedo Squadron 18 (VT-18)
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Established as Torpedo Squadron EIGHTEEN (VT-18) “The Carrier Clowns” on 20 July 1943. Redesignated Attack Squadron EIGHT A (VA-8A) on 15 November 1946. Redesignated Attack Squadron SEVENTY FIVE (VA-75) on 27 July 1948. Disestablished on 30 November 1949. The first squadron to be designated VA-75.
Insignia approved on 24 Mar 1945.
Grumman TBF-1 Avenger, Jul 1943
Grumman TBM-1/1C/3/3E/3Q Avenger, Sep 1943
Deployments.
16 Aug 1944-20 Dec 1944, USS Intrepid (CV-11), CVG-18, TBM-1C Pacific
16 Sep 1946-12 Dec 1946, USS Leyte (CV 32), CVG-18, TBM-3E/Q Carib/East Coast of South America
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