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Circa 1955

HistoryA BIT OF HISTORY: Naval Aviation News August 1955 "...Flight Time Award Given - Page 34 - Naval Aviation News - August 1955..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1950s/1955/aug55.pdf [05AUG2004]

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Circa 1954

HistoryA BIT OF HISTORY: Naval Aviation News January 1955 "...Missle-Shaped Dart - Page 5 - Naval Aviation News - January 1955..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1950s/1955/jan55.pdf [03AUG2004]

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HistoryA BIT OF HISTORY: "...181.11.5 Records of the Cecil Field NAS (Jacksonville, FL) Textual Records (in Atlanta): Logbooks, 1953-56. Central subject files, 1954. Central subject files, Carrier Air Group 13 and Fighter Squadron 132, 1964. Records of Fleet Aircraft Service Squadron 9, consisting of operational records, 1945; hydrographic records, 1944; top secret log, 1950-60; and education, training, and public information files, 1950-60...." http://gopher.nara.gov:70/0/inform/guide/100s/rg181.txt [19MAR99]


Circa 1952

HistoryA BIT OF HISTORY: History ThumbnailCameraFASRON-9 History "...Scouting Jacksonville Area Squadrons (FASRON-9, FASRON-109, VP-861 and VC-5) - JAX AIR NEWS - VOL 9 - NO 44 - NAS Jacksonville, FL - 14 FEB 1952..." WebSite: University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries http://ufdc.ufl.edu/ [03JAN2011]

HistoryA BIT OF HISTORY: History ThumbnailCameraFASRON-9 History "...Scouting Jacksonville Area Squadrons (FASRON-9, FASRON-109, VP-3 and VP-741) - JAX AIR NEWS - VOL 9 - NO 45 - NAS Jacksonville, FL - 21 FEB 1952..." WebSite: University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries http://ufdc.ufl.edu/ [03JAN2011]


Circa 1951

HistoryA BIT OF HISTORY: Naval Aviation News October 1951 "...Jet Stand Built At Cecil - Page 36 - Naval Aviation News - October 1951..." WebSite: http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1950s/1951/oct51.pdf [25JUL2004]

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Circa 1949

HistoryA BIT OF HISTORY: "...Mar 1949 - FASRon 9 arrives at NAS Cecil Field, Jacksonville, Florida from NAS Seattle, Washington..." http://www.nasjax.navy.mil/command%20information/chronology.htm [10JAN2004]


Circa Unknown
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HistoryA BIT OF HISTORY: "...FASRON 9- Before I transferred to FASRON 6 at NAS Jacksonville, Florida, I served for one year in VF-22 working out of (then) NAAS (Naval Auxiliary Air Station) Cecil Field, Florida. Cecil was about half the size of mainside NAS Jacksonville, Florida, and hosted about half as many aircraft as Jax. Carrier Air Group 4, of which we were a part, and several VP groups were serviced by FASRON 9 during the same time frame as FASRON 6: (1940s-1950s)..." Contributed by Robert E. Woerner robertewoerner@cs.com WebSite: Wings the Thing! [15MAR99]


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