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Fighter Squadron 92, or VF-92 ''Silver Kings'' was an aviation unit of the United States Navy in service from 1952 to 1975. ==History== The VF-92 designation enjoyed a brief outing from 12 August 1948 after redesignation from VF-10A, shich was redesignated VF-74 on 15 January 1950. VF-92 was re-established on 23 March 1952 at Naval Air Station Alameda flying the F4U-4 Corsair. The squadron first deployed on the , deploying to Hawaii and Yokosuka Japan. It then began ground attack operations off the coast of Korea on 20 November 1952. These attacks continued until 25 June 1953.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Carrier, carrier-based squadrons and non-carrier-based squadron deployments during the Korean War )〕 In July 1953 the squadron returned to Alameda to transition to the F9F-2 Panther. In January 1954 the squadron was embarked on the on a WestPac cruise. The Korean Cease Fire occurred while the carrier was transiting from Pearl Harbor and Yokosuka, Japan. It was decided to determine the effect of hot weather on jet operations and the carrier on which the squadron was embarked was directed to Manila Bay and conduct operations in the South China Sea. The tour was extended 3 months when the lost a propeller shaft on sea trials coming out of repairs. Ens. James Christensen was lost off the coast of Japan training flight because of a flame out in level flight. In mid-1959 the squadron transitioned to the F3H Demon. In December 1959 the squadron deployed on the as part of Carrier Air Wing Nine and departed for a WestPac cruise. In 1963 the squadron transitioned to the F-4B Phantom II and deployed on the USS ''Ranger'' (CVA-61) from 5 August 1964 to 6 May 1965〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Order of battle for carriers and carrier-based squadrons in the Western Pacific (WestPac) and Vietnam 1964-1975 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「VF-92 (1952–74)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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