VMA-143

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Heritage

• 19xx VMA-143 established.
• 19xx VMA-143 disestablished.
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Home Ports

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• 19xx - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NAS New Orleans
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Air Wings

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• 19xx - - - - - - - - - - 7X
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Deployments

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Aircraft

• Date Type First Received - - - - - - Type of Aircraft:
• 19?? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Douglas A4D-1 (A-4A) Skyhawk *
• 19?? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Douglas A4D-2 (A-4B) Skyhawk *
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• * November 30, 1962
  • The A4D-1 designation changed to A-4A
  • The A4D-2 designation changed to A-4B
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• A-4 Skyhawk aircraft assigned to NAS New Orleans
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Commanding Officers

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Events

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Awards

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Photographs

Webmaster note:
Prior to 1970, reserve aircraft belonged to the local NARTU or Reserve Naval Air Station. Except for those squadrons on active duty, as in Korea, no reserve squadron "owned" their aircraft, as they were assigned to the NARTU/Station. In 1970, during that reorganization of the reserves into the "Reserve Force" concept, each new squadron was made independent of NARTU (later called NAR), and assigned either to CVWR-20 or CVWR-30. All squadrons were then made in the image of active duty units, with the reserve unit Commanding Officer owning the aircraft and reporting to the CAG. On this site you will find all era reserve combat aircraft images in the appropriate squadron photo page, and only non-combat support aircraft images in the reserve station photo page.

JRB New Orleans Skyhawk BuNo 153495, 7X-495, parked on the flight line.
Gary Verver Collection

May 1979 JRB New Orleans Skyhawk BuNo 158113, 7X-113, parked on the ramp.
Gary Verver Collection

April 1980 New Orleans Skyhawk BuNo 158113, 7X-113, parked on the ramp.
Gary Verver Collection



Sources:

• David A. Weber
• John Gabbard