VAP-62 was a Heavy Photographic Squadron of the U.S. Navy. Originally established as Photographic Squadron Sixty-Two (VJ-62) on 10 April 1952, it was redesignated as Heavy Photographic Squadron (VAP-62) on 2 July 1956. The squadron was disestablished on 15 October 1969.
Operational history
1 September–19 December 1952: A squadron detachment was deployed to Dhahran Air Force Base in Saudi Arabia. 29 July 1960: During a landing aboard , the squadron’s commanding officer, Commander C. T. Frohne, and two other squadron crewmembers, were lost when the tailhook of their A3D-2P Skywarrior separated and the aircraft plunged off the deck into the sea. October 1966: The squadron transferred a detachment of aircraft and personnel to VAP-61 to augment that squadron’s operations in Vietnam. 25 August 1967: A squadron RA-3B #144835 disappeared on a nighttime photo-reconnaissance mission, the 3 man crew were killed in action, body not recovered.
Home port assignments The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown: NAS Jacksonville - 10 April 1952 NAAS Sanford - 20 October 1952 NAS Norfolk - July 1955 NAS Jacksonville - 15 August 1957
Aircraft assignment The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown: PB4Y-1P/P4Y-1P Privateer - May 1952 AJ-2P Savage - September 1952 F7F-4N Tigercat - May 1953 A3D-1P/A3D-2P/RA-3B Skywarrior - 14 October 1957
See also Reconnaissance aircraft List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons History of the United States Navy
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