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Attack Squadron 174
Attack Squadron 174
	VA-174 AM-1 Mauler launching from USS Kearsarge during carrier qualifications in 1949
Active	1 April 1944 - 25 January 1950
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Type	Attack
Nickname(s)	Battering Rams
Engagements	World War II
Aircraft flown
Attack	SB2 Helldiver ; AM-1 Mauler ; AD-3 Skyraider

VA-174 (U.S. Navy)

Last updated April 18, 2025

VA-174 was an Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established as Bomber Squadron VB-82 on 1 April 1944, redesignated as VA-17A on 15 November 1946, and finally as VA-174 on 11 August 1948. The squadron was disestablished on 25 January 1950. Its nickname throughout its life was the Battering Rams.^[1] A second, unrelated, squadron was assigned the VA-174 designation in 1966.^[1]

Operational history

15 December 1944: The squadron embarked on USS Bennington, along with other units of Carrier Air Group 82 (CVG-8200, and departed for Pearl Harbor, arriving there on 7 January 1945, following a stopover at NAS San Diego.
16 February 1945: VB-82 participated in the first carrierbased air strikes on Tokyo, flying sorties against installations at Mitsune and Mikatagahara Airfields on Hachijō-jima, Nanpo Shoto.
20–22 February 1945: Squadron aircraft provided air support for the invasion of Iwo Jima.
19 March 1945: Japanese naval vessels in the Inland Sea were attacked by VB-82 aircraft and other aircraft assigned to Task Group 58.1.
7 April 1945: Squadron aircraft participated in Task Force 58’s attacks on the Japanese battleship Yamato and her escorts in the East China Sea. The attacks resulted in the sinking of the Yamato, one cruiser and four destroyers.
March–May 1945: The squadron participated in preinvasion strikes on Okinawa and provided air support during the invasion of the island.
17 June–9 July 1945: The squadron was embarked on USS White Plains for transit back to the US.^[1]

Home port assignments

The squadron was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:^[1]

NAS Wildwood – 01 Apr 1944*
NAAS Oceana – 15 Jun 1944*
NAS Norfolk, East Field – 17 Sep 1944*
NAS Quonset Point – 13 Nov 1944*
NAS Kahului – 08 Jan 1945*
NAS Alameda – 09 Jul 1945
NAS Quonset Point – 01 Feb 1946
NAAS Cecil Field – 01 Feb 1949

* Temporary shore assignment while the squadron conducted training in preparation for combat deployment.

Aircraft assignment

The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown:^[1]

SB2C-1C Helldiver – 01 Apr 1944
SB2C-3 Helldiver – 22 May 1944
SB2C-4E Helldiver – 17 Nov 1944
SBW-4E Helldiver – Feb 1946
SB2C-5 Helldiver – 01 Jul 1946
SBW-5 Helldiver – Jul 1946
AM-1 Mauler – 01 Mar 1948
AD-3 Skyraider – Apr 1949

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons .

1 2 3 4 5 Grossnick, Roy A. (1995). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 1, Chapter 2, Section 9: Attack Squadron Histories for VA-154 to VA-174. Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. pp. 222–251. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2016.

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[Danas-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Grossnick, Roy A. (1995). Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, Volume 1, Chapter 2, Section 9: Attack Squadron Histories for VA-154 to VA-174. Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. pp. 222–251. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2016.

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