At a time when aircraft carriers are almost a threatened species ,I thought the following lists may interest some readers.
These lists have been assembled from many sources including my own jottings.If you can correct or add to the lists please use the link above to email - if you have problems with the link my address is daveg4otu@aol.com.
USS Forrestall/CVA59 at Southampton 6-10-57:aircraft coded AB
A3D-1/VAH1
135412/2.425/3.418/4.435/5.436/6.438/8.420/10.429/11.439/9.443/12.894/1**
**I have seen this last one also reported as 138964/1 but I believe it to be
894(thats what I wrote down all those years ago).
AD-6/VA15
139656/401.772/402.773/
403.774/404.784/406.775/405.776/407.778/408.785/410.781/411
139782/412..812/413.
135351/414
134577/409
AD-5W/VAW12
132736/706.772/708.
133769/707
135149/709.150/710.
AD-5N/VAW12
134999/801.991/802.
132543/803.751/804.556/805.522/806.521/807
F3H-2N/VF14
133611/100.612/101.614/103.615/104.617/106.618/107.619/108.620/109.621/110.
136966/112.967/113
FJ-3M/VF84
139251/201.250/202.249/203.238/204.237/205.235/206.234/207
139232/208.231/209.230/210.227/211.
136158/213.133/214
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USS Shangri-La/CVA38 Southampton 9-10-60 .a/c coded AK
A4D-2/VA106
144954/300.962/301.956/309.903/311
142761/302.787/308.139/312.724/313.781/310
145011/303.025/304.026/305.
A4D-2/VA12
142420/500.711/501.126/502.679/503.131/504.716/507.
142129/508.883/509.693/510.694/511.771/512.690/514
AD-6/VA176
137610/400.521/404.505/407.589/409.
139769/401.770/402.817/405.775/410.731/411.802/412
135396/403
134594/408
F4D-1/VF13
139050/104.120/106.032/107.204/109.031/111.062/116
134953/105.791/110.827/112.949/113
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USS Essex/CVS9 Southampton 12-11-61
A4D-2/VA81
144918/AJ404.927/AJ402.930/AJ406.951/AJ411
AD-5W/VAW33
132778/AW835.
138582/AW837
139579/AW841.601/AW838
HUP-2/HU2
130068/HU5
HSS-1/HS9(coded AW)
143876/52.879/66.892/50.900/64.903/59.907/67.911/55
143916/62.924/60.927/58.933/51.952/61.953/53
S2F-1/VS24(coded AU)
136405/31.430/38.482/40.506/35.563/34.580/41
136614/37.629/12.639/33.
147552/39.554/42
S2F-1/VS27(coded AU)
136753/00.591/15.615/10.631/32.636/16.688/14
136705/19.717/13
147556/20
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USS WASP CVS-18 at PORTSMOUTH 28th February 1962
VS-28 Squadron:S2F-1 Trackers
136486/AS18 136516/AS10 136531/AS21
136539/AS17 136583/AS16 136605/AS19
136639/AS14 136687/AS11 136707/AS15
136721/AS20 147551/AS12
VS-31 Squadron:S2F-1 Trackers
136416/AS40 136476/AS36 136501/AS41
136572/AS34 136584/AS33 136683/AS38
136702/AS00 136714/AS31 136733/AS35
136747/AS39
VS-31 Squadron:TF-1 Trader
144726/AS32
HS-11 Squadron:HSS-1Ns
143887/AS67 143906/AS61 143920/AS66
143932/AS64 143935/AS65 143950/AS58
143954/AS63 143957/AS69 145660/AS68
145668/AS60 147986/AS51 148961/AS50
VA-64 Squadron/Det 48:A4D-2 Skyhawks
142141/AF605 142726/AF606 142774/AF602
142836/AF601
VAW-33/Det 48: AD-5W Skyraiders
133762/GD881 133770/GD882 135184/GD839
139756/GD829
HU-2 Squadron:HUP-2
128492/HU50
VRC-20 Squadron:TF-1 Trader
136762/00 Badly damaged
SNB-5s
67203 67224
These a/c could be flown off for urgent needs,but could not return to the
carrier.
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USS Wasp/CVS18/CAG1:Portsmouth 8-9-1968 (All a/c coded AS)
S-2E/VS28
149862/15.872/16.873/17.874/20.875/21.
152367/10.
151664/11.659/12.658/13.672/14
S-2E/VS31
149867/33.865/35.878/37
151661/32.670/34.676/36.660/42
152838/30.370/40.798/41.
SH-3A/HS11
152107/52.126/54.127/50.128/57.129/60.130/62.131/65.132/56
152133/53134/64.135/63.136/55137/61.123/-.125/-.
149010/70.731/72
151533/71.367/-
C-1A/VRC40
136764
E-1B/VAW121
147213/757.230/703.236/704.237/705
148919/706
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HMCS BONAVENTURE/CVL-22 Portsmouth 1968
CS2F-3 VS880
1540 1554 1575 1583
1569 1587 1588 1592 1594
S2F-1 VS880
1506 1519 1523
H04S-3
55878/0 Love Annapolis"
CHSS-2 HS50
4006 4008 4010 4013 4015
4019 4026
HMCS SKEENA/DD207
HO4S-3 55305 HU21
HMCS NIPIGON/DDH266
CHSS-2 4007 HS50
HMCS ANNAPOLIS/DDH265
CHSS-2 4015 HS50
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USS Newport Portsmouth Oct.1968
149017.HH-2D
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USS Yorktown/CVS10/CAG56: Portsmouth 26-11-1968(all a/c coded AU)
A-4C/VSF-1/Det-10
145114/01.128/03.
147710/02
148499/04
E-1B/VAW121
147219/71.217/75.213/70 *( =this a/c previously on Wasp)
148913/77
C-1A/VRC40
136778
S-2E/VS24
153571/E10.564/23.578/32.562/31.576/11.565/21.572/14.575/12.569/E22
152823/24.361/13
151672/20 *
S-2E/VS27
153566/30.563/36.561/41.577/42.574/40
152350/35
151664/43 *.676/44 *
SH-3D/HS3
152694/53.707/62.709/64.705/60.703/67.704/66.708/63.710/65.699/56
154104/51.119/61
152700/57.695/54.692/52
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USS Independence/CVA62 Spithead 10/69.Aircraft coded AG
KA-3B/VAH10
138959/403.
142238/402.401/06
138944/AA10 from USS Forestal
A-4C/VA106"Gladiators"
145078/307.178/312
147736/302.727/303.736/302.754/311.768/314.783/305
148479/304.515/300.612/315.
149573/313.630/310.635/306.640/301
A-4C/VSF-1
145092/510.
147765/514.820/502.
148446/504.497/507.553/513.505/505.506/506.547/503.551/512.
149583/501.604/516.608/515.
150581/511
A-4C/VA64"Black Lancers"
145141/614
147696/605.733/610.830/607
148445/613.452/604.483/602.487/611.491/601.533/612.598/606.60o/616
149530/603.591/615
RA-5C/RVAH12"Speartips"
145157/4(This was the prototype XA3J-1 original c/n 241-1)
147861/3
149281/2.317/1
151726/5
C-1A
146044.146018
E-2A/VAW122" Hummer Gators"
152481/721.483/722.484/723.485/720
F-4J/VF33"Tarsiers"
155129/201.530/214.542/213.549/200.553/212.556/206.566/204.568/211.
155767/203.781/202
F-4J/VF102"Diamond Backs"
153886/112
155531/115.534/104.538/102.539/106.552/110.555/100.558/107
155567/105.777/101
UH-2B/HC2
151344/HU26.
152205/HU30.206/HU32
E-1B VAW121( from USS Yorktown)
148906/AU72
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USS Intrepid/CVS11/CVSG56: Portsmouth 12-9-1971(A/c coded AU)
A-4C/VSF-1/Det-11
147698/661
149498/662.558/663
E-1B/VAW121
148905/773.908/775.906/772.
147222/774
C-1A/VRC40
136761
S-2E/VS24
153580/115.576/111.575/112.571/114.572/117
152361/113.823/116.
S-2E/VS27
152348/224.350/222.
153578/221.574/223.563/225.561/227
S-2E/VS31
152359/333.841/334.804/335
SH-3D/HS11
152694/551.695/552.699/553.703/554.707/555.709/556.710/557
On this visit the Airgroup was apparently a hastily assembled group(smaller
than usual) and many aircraft
had been seen previously on either of the Wasp or Yorktown above.
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USS Intrepid/CVS11.Portsmouth 10-9-72(a/c coded AU)
A-4E/VA45/Det1"AU"
150022/661
152012/662
151028/663.040/664
C-1A/VRC40
136772
E-1B/VAW121
148915/771.917/773.908/775.
147213/770.231/774
SH-3D/HS5
156490/440.492/444.488/445.496/446.485/447
152704/441.700/443.705/442
SH-3D/HS11
152702/553.694/550.699/552.703/554.707/555.709/556.710/557
S-2E/VS24
153582/113.579/114.567/116.576/111.575/112.578/115.561/117
S-2E/VS27
152811/221.
153568/223.570/224.573/226.566/222.574/227.571/225.
S-2E/VS31
152805/331.844/336.838/337.841/334.804/335
153562/332.563/333
Many of the above were present on previous visits by Intrepid/Wasp/Yorktown
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USS Guam/LPH9.Southampton 13-10-74 Codes "EG"
UH-1N/HMM263
159193/36.194/35
CH-46F/HMM263
157694/1.686/3.650/4.651/5.652/6.653/7
156472/2
CH-53D/HMM263
157742/20.741/21.738/22.172/23.735/24
AV-8A/VMA513
158961/WF11.962/WF12.969/WF13.975/WF14.959/WF10.
159232/WF15
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USS Ponce/LPD15.Southampton13-10-74
CH-46F
157699
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USS America CVA66.Spithead 2-10-74.A/c code AC( unless shown otherwise)
A-6A/VA35
149946/500.956/501
152925/502.607/505.905/506.907/507.923/510.935/512
151804/503.807/504.573/511.802/513
KA-6D/VA35
151575/520.589/522.579/521.783/524.
152913/523
EA-6A/VMCJ-2
156983/CY610.991/CY611.981/CY612.???/CY613.
143618/614
A-7E/VA82
156800/300.748/301.794/302.755/303.774/304.795/305.786/306.767/307
156???/308.757/310.768/311.745/312.746/313
A-7E/VA86
156789/400.747/401.773/402.788/403.772/404.741/405.743/406.784/407
156791/410.790/411.744/412.738/413
C-1A/VRC40
136763
146043
E-2B/VAW126
149819/AE761
152847/AE763.484/AE762
150532/AE760
F-4J/VF103
157279/200.300/201.305/203.303/205.299/206.261/207.309/211
155863/204.841/210.516/213.
157306/?. 308/?.273/?.291/?
SH-3G/HC2
148974/003.
151532/004.527/005
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USS Guadalcanal/LPH7.Southampton 26-10-75
UH-1N/HMH263/EG
158796/25.782/24
AH-1J/HMH263/EG
157793/40.798/44.765/42.797/46
CH-46F/HMH263/EG
157765/21.651/5.652/6.
156472/2
CH-46F/Navy
155313
CH-53D/HMH263/EG
157738/31.745/12.742/30.
156963/34.954/13.962/35.955/36
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USS Nimitz/CVAN68 Spithead 13-9-75 aircraft coded AJ(unless shown otherwise)
RA-5C/RVAH9
156628/601.624/603
A-6E/VA35
149956/501
151807/504.573/511.802/513.
152607/506.923/510.935/512.
kA-6D/VA35
151518/521
152913/523
159592/524
?/525
EA-6B/VAQ130
158540/610.541/611.542/612.543/613
A-7E/VA86(coded NA)
159305/401.306/402.308/403.
158819/404.839/405.862/410.825/413
157573/406.553/407.510/412
A-7E/VA82
159638/301.303/303.307/307.
158841/304.836/305.820/310.
157580/302.571/311.569/312.476/313
F-4J/VMFA333
155520/121.525/122.511/127.506/132.523/133.
154786/125.
153848/130.903/135.869/136
F-4J/VF31
155840/107.
153809/107.773/110
SH-3H/HS15(Modex code letters not carried - numbers only)
151550/000.551/005.528/006
149701/001.712/002.927/003.711/007
E-2B/VAW116
159531/710.
151715/711.718/712.725/713
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USS Independence CVA62.Spithead 23-11-75.Aircraft coded AG
RA-5C/RVAH13
149298/603.276/602
156639/601
A-6E/VA65
158531/500.532/501.045/502.534/503.535/504.536/505.537/506.
158792/507.539/510.
EA6B
158805/710.806/711.807/712.808/713
KA-6D
152626/521.893/523
149945/522
A-7E/VA66
157443/300.449/302.587/304.570/307.575/311.566312.463/314
159273/301.268/306.285/310.
158004/305.
A-7E/VA12
157472/400.459/414.
159275/401.274/405.281/412.
156855/402.
157574/403.578/404.581/406.468/410
158652/411.
C-1A/VR24
146048
E-2B/VAW116
152484/771.483/774
151710/772
150533/773
F-4J/VF102
157300/100.293/101.304/104.305/105.306/110.
155869/102.475/103.558/107.824/111.555/112
F-4J/VF33
155863/200.902/202.542/203.530/206.747/207.746/210.561/212.
157287/201.301/204.307/211
SH-3D/HS5
156484/800.485/801.486/802.488/803.491/804.492/805.495/806.496/807
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USS Guadalcanal/LPH7.Southampton 1-10-76
UH-1N/HMH363/YL
159193/27.194/26.190/24.191/25
AH-1J/HMH363/YL
157796/20.800/21.793/22.804/23
CH-46F/HMH363/YL
157702/12.688/13.706/14.720/17.718/15.650/16
CH-46F/Navy
155313
CH-53D/HMH363/YL
156959/1.
157740/3.742/4.738/11.730/10.741/5
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USS J F Kennedy/CVN67/CVW1 Spithead 20-10-76.Aircraft coded AB
RF-8G/VFP63
146863/601
144607/602
145616/603
A-6E/VA34
153043/500
154169/501.142/504.
158046/502.047/503.529/505532/507.535/510.
151802/506
KA-6D/VA34
151783/520.581/521.
155691/522
152913/523
EA-6B/VAQ133
158801/611.802/612.803/613.804/614
A-7B/VA46
154462/300.438/301.550/302.505/303.481/305.482/307
154502/311.389/312.475/313.388/314
A-7B/VA72
154556/400.493/402.453/403.451/404.395/405.498/406
154375/407.371/411.368/412.491/413
E-2C/VAW125
158641/010.
159110/011
160009/013.008/012
F-14A/VF14
159024/100.427/101.017/105.020/107.023/110.425/112
159019/114.609/121.597/122.616/123.593/120
F-14A/VF32
159009/201.013/203.015/204.016/205.022/210.423/212
159426/214.612/220.589/222.601/223
SH-3D/HS11
156498/730
152695/731.705/732.
154117/733.118/736.
156493/734.497/735.489/737
S-3A/VS32
159751/700.752/701.753/702.754/703.755/704.756/705
159757/706.758/707.759/710.760/711
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HMAS Melbourne /R21:Portsmouth 14-6-1977
A-4G VS805
N13-155069/875,062/877,051/870,061/874.113/876.052/871
N13-154906/885.907/886
S-2E.VS816
N12-153604/840.598/841.597/842
SEaking.HS817
N16-098/01.118/07.125/10(c/ns WA787,794,796)
Wessex HAS31.HS817
N7-205/815.213/823
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USS Nimitz/CVAN68 Spithead 24-6-78 Coded AJ
RA-5C/RVAH5
156610/601.624/602.628/603
A-6E/VA35
155702/500.623/503.
159906/501.
157003/502.012/505.021/506.013/507.019/510
156997/504
KA-6D/VA35
155691/520
151579/521.792/522
152927/523
EA-6B/VAQ135
159908/610.909/611.910/612
160433/613
A-7E./VA82
159289/300.301/301.307/307.261/313.303/303
157580/302.450/304.456/305.571/311
158824/306.
A-7E/VA86
159292/400.305/401.306/402.308/403.263/405.
158667/407.662/410.839/411.825/413
157510/412
C-1A.
136783/68
E-2C/VAW124
160418/010.
161094/011
159498/012
158644/013
F-14A/VF41
160379/100.381/101.383/102.385/103.387/104.388/105
160398/106.399/107.400/110.404/112.395/114
F-14A/VF84
160393/200.380/201.405/202.384/203.397/206.390/207
160391/210.401/211.394/212
SH-3D/HS9
149735/730.010/733.717/735.898/736
148995/731.976/734.
S-3A/VS24
160137/700138/701.139/702.140/703.141/704.143/706
160145/707.146/710.147/711
159743/712
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USS Guadalcanal/LPH7 Southampton 7-10-78
UH-1N
160827
CH-46E/F/HMM162/YS
157668/2.651/3.
154003/5.846/6
153965/8.953/11
156477/13 (/6 and /13 are CH46F)
CH-46F/Navy
155313
CH-53D/HMH461/CJ
157734/3.731/13.165/26.170/10
156964/7.960/11
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USS Saipan/LPH7 Southampton 2-3-80/aircraft code CJ
AH-1T/HMA269
160107/42.114/41.814/43.815/40
UH-1N/HMA269
160445/50.450/51.456/53.458/54.835/-
CH-46E/HMH461
153369/32.998/33.
157705/35.707/36
154856/34
CH-53D/HMH461
156995/16.
157169/15.173/24.733/23.736/14.748/21.731/13.734/3
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USS D D Eisenhower/CVN69/CVW7/ Spithead 25-9-81/aircraft coded AG
C-1A
136769
E-2B/VAW121
160417/014.992/013.989/012.991/011
F-14A/VF143
161166/100.163/101.155/102.156/103.164/104.
159604/105.598/106.442/107.595/110.599/111.612/112.455/114
F-14A/VF142
159468/200.436/201.452/202.600/203.603/204.607/205.615/206.591/207.606/210
160898/220.900/221.905/222
A-6E/VA65
160995/500.997/501.998/502.
161082/503.083/504.085/506.086/510.087/511.088/512
KA-6D/VA65
152919/520.606/521
149951/522.954/524
151581/523
EA-6B/VAQ132
161120/604.242/605.243/606.
158032/607
A-7E/VA66
160563/300
157566/301.570/302.582/303.538/306.449/307.587/314
156819/304.808/310.806/312
158004/305
A-7E/VA12
159274/401.
157549/402.568/403.478/404
156863/405.855/412.869/413.868/415.
158652/411.835/414
SH-3H/HS5
149921/730.705/734.
152119/732.115/735.137/736
148986/733
S-3A/VS31
160122/700.121/704.139/706.141/707.125/710.143/711
159771/701.759/702.740/703.747/705
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