Naval Air Station Sanford
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Naval Air Station Sanford was a naval air station of the United States Navy in Sanford, Florida, approximately 20 miles north of Orlando, Florida. Opening less than a year after the start of World War
A3D-2 (A-3B) Skywarriors of VAH-7, BuNo 138916 and Buno 142660, over NAS Sanford in the early 1960s
F4F Wildcat fighter, circa early 1942, similar to examples flown at NAS Sanford beginning the following year
AJ-2 Savage, BuNo 134043 of Heavy Attack Squadron SEVEN (VAH-7) from then-NAAS Sanford refuels a pair of FJ-3M Fury fighters of Fighter Squadron SIX TWO (VF-62), circa 1958.
An A3D-2, BuNo 138955, from NAS Sanford-based Heavy Attack Squadron NINE (VAH-9) suffers a nose wheel collapse while landing aboard USS Saratoga (CVA-60), c. 1959-1960.
RVAH-11
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RVAH-11 was a Reconnaissance Attack Squadron of the U.S. Navy. Originally established as Composite Squadron Eight on 3 December 1951, it was redesignated Heavy Attack Squadron Eleven on 1 November 195
VC-8 AJ-2 Savage refuels a VF-11 F2H-4 in 1958
VAH-5 A-3B Skywarrior refuels an F-4B of VF-41 in 1964
RVAH-11 RA-5C Vigilantes ablaze during the USS Forrestal fire, 29 July 1967
RVAH-11 RA-5C Vigilante on USS Kitty Hawk in 1968