Smokin’ Tigers (hb)

US Navy Squadron Histories no. 307Smokin’ Tigers (hb)Published March 2022 On 1 Nov 1955, Heavy Attack Squadron ONE (HATRON ONE or VAH-1) was established and temporarily based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida. On the same day, CDR P.F. Stevens assumed the command of the squadron. He was a highly decorated patrol-bomber pilot during…

Smokin’ Tigers (sb)

US Navy Squadron Histories no. 307Smokin’ Tigers (sb)Published March 2022 On 1 Nov 1955, Heavy Attack Squadron ONE (HATRON ONE or VAH-1) was established and temporarily based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville, Florida. On the same day, CDR P.F. Stevens assumed the command of the squadron. He was a highly decorated patrol-bomber pilot during…