![]() In 19, VA-72 participated in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, including the first strike against targets in Baghdad. VA-72 also participated in the Gulf of Sidra Freedom of Navigation exercises (during the timeframe USN F-14s shot down two Libyan MiG-23s), and later participated as SEAD in Operation: El Dorado Canyon, the strike on Libyan targets in response to the bombing of a Berlin Discotheque. ![]() In 1965 while flying the A-4E in Vietnam, VA-72 led the first successful strike against a SA-2 site. In 1956, VA-72 transitioned to the A-4 Skyhawk, and then in 1970 to the A-7 Corsair II, which it flew until the squadron's decommissioning in 1991.ĭuring its 41 years, the Blue Hawks participated in many conflicts. ![]() In 1948, the squadron was redesignated Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72), where it flew the F8F Bearcat for until 1950, when it transitioned to the F9F Panther. VA-72 was commissioned in 1945 as Bomber Fighter Squadron 18 (VBF-18) and flew the F6F Hellcat. This skin pack includes a CAG and line brid with VA-72 markings circa 1965. Note: this is an EXE installer that creates shared texture folders and adds paths to your autoexec.cfg.Ī-4E: US Navy Attack Squadron 72 (VA-72) "Blue Hawks"įor DCS World with the A-4E Community Mod installed
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