You may contact the Tuscany hotel for reservations; make sure tell them you are with the VF92 Silver Kings. Phone 877-887-2261; the rate is $61.00 plus tax.
History...
Navy Fighter Squadron Ninety Two was established on 1 December 1944, only to be disestablished one year and seventeen days later, on 18 December 1945.
There was a second VF-92, from 12 August 1948 to 15 January 1950, when it was re-designated VF-74.
The third VF-92 was our VF-92, and it was established at Alameda Naval Air Station, California. The date was 23 March 1952.
The Third VF-92:
Established as VF-92--------23 Mar 1952
Re designated VF-54---------1 Jun 1962
Re designated VF-92-------15 Oct 1963
Disestablished-----------------12 Dec 1975
| Aircraft Flown | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG-1D F4U-4 F9F-2 AD4NA AD4 AD5 F2H-3 F2H-4 F3H F4B F4J | |||||
| VF-92 Deployments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Period | Deployment | Event | CAG | Aircraft | Vessel |
| Nov 1952 - Jun 1953 | West Pac | Korean War | CVG-5 | F4U-4 | USS Valley Forge (CV-45) |
| Mar 1954 - Nov 1954 | West Pac | CVG-5 | F9F-2 | USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) | |
| Jan 1956 - Jun 1956 | Mediterranean | ||||
| USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) | |||||
| Aug 1964 - May 1965 | West Pac | Viet Nam | CVW-9 | F4B | USS Ranger (CVA-61) |
| Oct 1965 - Jun 1966 | West Pac | Viet Nam | CVW-9 | F4B | USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) |
| Nov 1966 - Jul 1967 | West Pac | Viet Nam | CVW-9 | F4B | USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) |
| Jan 1968 - Jul 1968 | West Pac | Viet Nam | CVW-9 | F4B | USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) |
| Jan 1969 - Jul 1969 | West Pac | Viet Nam | CVW-9 | F4J | USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) |
| Jan 1970 - Feb 1970 | Carrribean | Carr-Quals | CVW-9 | F4J | USS America (CVA-66) |
| Apr 1970 - Dec 1970 | West Pac | Viet Nam | CVW-9 | F4J | USS America (CVA-66) |
| Oct 1971 - Jun 1972 | West Pac | Viet Nam | CVW-9 | F4J | USS Constellation (CVA-64) |
| Jan 1973 - Oct 1973 | West Pac | Viet Nam | CVW-9 | F4J | USS Constellation (CVA-64) |
| Jun 1974 - Dec 1974 | West Pac* | Viet Nam | CVW-9 | F4J | USS Constellation (CVA-64) |
| * This was a world cruise which included the Indian Ocean, Carachi, Pakistan, & back to Norfolk | |||||
Muster List...
| Fitron 92 Fire Control Shop | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Rate | Name | Call Sign | Hometown | Contact |
| 1965 | AQ | Glen Heywood | Henderson, NV | ||
| CPO | William J. Markham | West Virginia | |||
| Chief Ward | |||||
| Joel Wright | |||||
| 1966-1968 | Stan Chaplin | stan_c01@msn.com | |||
| 1967-1969 | AQF2 | Joe Bjornson | |||
| 1968-69 | AQF1 | Jim Crowe | |||
| AQF1 | Norm Butler | ncbutler@aol.com | |||
| 1967-1970 | AQF2 | Bill Shook | "Pesos Bill" | Burbank, CA | e-mail: see upper right |
| Chip Fong | |||||
| Jim Eidson | |||||
| Steve Roth | |||||
| 1967-1969 | AQF3 | Bob Supinger | West Carrollton, OH | Deceased 2006 | |
| Steve Curnett | |||||
| Thomas Gabriel | Upland, CA | ||||
| James Gilbert | Reading, PA | ||||
| Richard Gilliam | Puyallup, WA | ||||
| George Barnett | Scranton, PA | ||||
| 1969- | AQF1 | Ray Vanslambrouck | |||
| Chief Goheen | |||||
| 1969 | CPO | Charles Slee | |||
| 1969-1971 | AQF2 | Gerald McNally | Mac | ||
| 1970 | Terry Schneider | Swanville, MN | |||
| 1970 | Milton Toy | Peabody, KS | |||
| 1969-1972 | David Deas | Citrus Heights, CA | drdeas@comcast.net | ||
| 1972 | William Meyer | Belle Plaine, MN | |||
| 1973 | Gary England | Cincinnati, OH |
I gleaned this list from several web sources, and just plain memory. As people contact me I will fill in the missing details. To add yourself to the Muster, simply fill out the form located in the upper right, just below my e-mail address.
Scrapbook
Photos, Sea Stories & More...
Please followThis Link to view the scrapbook!
In Remembrance
Lest We Not Forget...
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Robert L. Supinger, 60, Of West Carrollton, Ohio passed away on December 18, 2006.
Link Here to view the Memorium page with obituaries, photos, and general information.
F4 Aircraft
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor fighter/fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft. It first entered service in 1960 with the U.S. Navy. Proving highly adaptable, it was also adopted by the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Air Force, and by the mid-1960s had became a major part of their respective air wings.
The Phantom is a large fighter with a top speed of over Mach 2. It can carry over 18,000 pounds (8,400 kg) of weapons on nine external hardpoints, including air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles, and various bombs. The F-4, like other interceptors of its time, was designed without an internal cannon, but later models incorporated a M61 Vulcan rotary cannon. Beginning in 1959, it set 15 world records, including an absolute speed record, and an absolute altitude record.
The Phantom II served with VF-92 in the F-4B variant (1964 - 1968) and the F-4J variant (1968 - 1975). Unlike misinformation spread by hobbyists on the internet, they never transitioned to the F-14 Tomcat.
The VF-92 "Silver Kings" made eight war cruises in Vietnam (more than any other Navy squadron, together with VF-96) and flew combat missions from the U.S.S. Ranger, Enterprise, America and Constellation. The wartime tally for VF-92 included 868 days on the line: a MiG-21 shot down; the loss of 5 F-4Bs and 2 F-4Js in combat; the loss of 4 F-4Bs and 2 F-4Js in operational accidents.
An F-4J (BuNo. 157269), flown by Lt Curt "Dozo" Dosé (Pilot) and LCDR Jim "Routeslip" McDevitt (RIO), downed on 10 May 1972 a MiG-21MF Fishbed-J (flown by a Russion PVO colonel) with an AIM-9D Sidewinder. Using the callsign "Silverkite 211", they were on a Target CAP mission over Kep Airfield, near Hanoi. Lt Dosé spotted two MiGs on the runway, with two more on the taxiway. After a post turn, he engaged the already airborne MiGs for the kill.
1/32 Model of BuNo. 157269
Weapons Systems
Highliting some of the airborne weapon systems...
AN/APQ-50: X-Band Fighter Interceptor Radar; manufactured by Westinghouse; used in F-4, F3H, F4D; planned for F12F.
AN/APQ-72: X-Band Intercept Radar; manufactured by Westinghouse; used in F-4 (replaced AN/APQ-50); tested in F3D.
AN/AWG-10: Fire Control System; manufactured by Westinghouse; used with AN/APG-59; used in F-4J/S
Ports of Call!
Some of the places VF-92 had the fortune to drop anchor:
San Francisco; San Diego; Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i; Sasebo, Japan; Subic Bay, Philippines; Manila, Philippines; Hong Kong; Singapore; Yokosuka, Japan; St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; & Carachi, Pakistan. I'm sure there must be many more that will be revealed by visitors to the site.
Guestbook
Be the 1st to sign the Guestbook!
Please use the form located in the upper right just below my e-mail address to sign the Guest Book, or follow the Link Provided Here to the Guestbook page to view the entries.
Videos
The first video below also has a part 2 that will popup next; don't miss it, as it contains a lot of flight ops! (Because the poster of the video added copyrighted music, you will have to watch it on the YouTube site) Enjoy...
Thanks for stopping by...
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Chip Fong, Joe Bjornson, Stan Chaplin, & Jim Eidson
__ Links & Extras __
Hot links to info...
Official VF-92 Web Page Another VF-92 Site! Check it out!! USS Enterprise (CVN-65) MD F-4 Phantom II @ WikiPedia AIM-7 Sparrow @ WikiPedia AIM-9 Sidewinder @ WikiPedia VF-92 Silver Kings Roster Wooden Wall Plaque Navy History Website Order of battle for carriers and carrier-based squadrons in the Western Pacific (WestPac) andVietnam 1964-1975 AN/APQ-72 & AN/AWG-10 Radars Designations Of U.S. Military Electronic And Communications Equipment Great Naval Air website from Japan!
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