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Note: VA-831 was a combination of VA-832 & 831 combined at N.A.S. N.Y. Floyd Bennett Field around 1954, at that time they were flying F-G1Ds Corsairs & TBMs, They transitioned to Jets in 1959 F9F-8 Cougars in 1961 changed over to FJ3s & Fj4s Furies. around 1962 again changed over to A-4A , B, & Cs . VA-831 was thet Naval Reserves best Attack Sqd, for yrs 1964,65, &67 was recalled to active duty for Operation Graphic Hand on January 26,1968. Was attached to AirLant Carrier Wing One, based out of Cecil Field, Carrier Air Group C.O. was Cdr. Hal Marr, C.O. of VA-831 was CDR Ray Ketcham, VA-831 was part of CAW 1, commissioning SQD. for the" John F. Kennedy CV-67". In OCT.1968. VA-831 was called the "Broadway Bombers." They were designated all weather attack. The Sqd. lost one pilot during the call up, LCDR. John Tylunas, The Sqd. was decomissioned in Nov. 1968 & returned back to N.A.S. NY as VA-32R until air station was closed in July 1970. Submitted by AOCM Bob Ruggiero, original member. Note: When VA-134 (and all of Air Group 13) complete the "shakedown" cruise onboard the Constellation (CVA-64) back in mid 1962, we flew our A4D-2's up to Norfolk and then on to NAS New York (Floyd Bennet Field). There were a few of us VA-134 pilots who went TAD to NAS New York to help transition VA-831 into our A4D-2's. VA-831 was flying FJ-4B's at the time. I don't remember anything about VA-832. I do have in my logbook several entries of flying 142118, 142764and 142684 at NAS New York on chase flights with VA-831 pilots flying former VA-134 A4D-2's on orientaiton flights. The dates of my flights were 7-30-62,8-2-62, 8-3-62 and 8-4-62. I can't remember the names of the pilots I flew chase on, though. I do recall one flight where the VA-831 pilot had the lead. He took me up to 25 thousand over Manhatten and we both went inverted and took some pictures. He then led me to what he described as Jones Beach and we flew at 50 feet and 450kts about a hundrend yards off the shoreline. I remember seeing the beach crowded with people. I was an Ensign from VA-134 and the other pilot assigned to the chase pilot duty was from VA-133 and his name was Ron Kordik and he was A LTJG from Fullerton, California. Bob Krall Awards Sources
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