VFP-206

VFP-206

VFP-206

Military unit

VFP-206 was a Light Photographic Squadron of the United States Navy Reserve established on 1 June 1970. The squadron was disestablished on 29 March 1987.[1]

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Operational history

VFP-206 RF-8G Crusader lands on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1985
VFP-206 RF-8Gs over Monument Valley in 1985

1970's to Disestablishment

VFP-206 would be the last US Navy unit to operate the F-8 Crusader and was the last specialized photographic reconnaissance aircraft in Navy service. The last operational RF-8G #146860, was donated to the Smithsonian Institution on 30 March 1987, the day after VFP-206 was disestablished, it is now on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.[2]

Home port assignments

NAF Washington

Aircraft assignment

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Campbell, Douglas (2014). Flight, Camera, Action! The History of U.S. Naval Aviation Photography and Photo-Reconnaissance. Syneca Research Group, Inc. p. 495. ISBN 9781304471734.
  2. [2]
    "Chance-Vought RF-8U Crusader". Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
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