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3 unusual facts about VFA-147


VFA-147

Attack Squadron 147 was commissioned as the Navy's First A-7E Corsair II squadron on February 1, 1967 in Lemoore, California.

In May 1998 the Argonauts conducted a wholesale swap of their Lot XVI Hornets for Lot XI Hornets from VFA-195.

The squadron is named after a band of heroes in Greek mythology, Jason and the Argonauts), who searched the oceans in quest of adventure and personal reward.


113 Squadron

VFA-113 (Strike Fighter Squadron 113), a unit of the United States Navy

2006 ICC Champions Trophy main round

Earlier, Runako Morton had put on 147 with Brian Lara for the fifth wicket, after West Indies were 63 for four after 15 overs.

81 Squadron

VFA-81 (Fighter Attack Squadron 81), a unit of the United States Navy

83 Squadron

VFA-83 (Strike Fighter Squadron 83), a unit of the United States Navy

94 Squadron

VFA-94 (Strike Fighter Squadron 94), a unit of the United States Navy

Andrew McCutchen

McCutchen gathered 108,147 votes in a week of fan voting via Twitter and Facebook, while New York Yankees' pitcher, CC Sabathia, came in second place with 89,054 votes.

Apurímac Region

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Boyarshchina

Written in 1844-1846 under the original title Is She to Blame?, it was published only in 1858, in Biblioteka dlya chteniya magazine (vol. 147, books 1 and 2).

Cees Doorakkers

Later on he began motorcycle racing again with titles in the BOTT-class and Supermono; at the same time he raced in the Alfa Challenge with Alfa Romeo 156 and 147.

David DiPietro

David J. DiPietro (born June 22, 1960) is a Republican member of the New York State Assembly representing Assembly District 147, which comprises the southern halves of Erie County, New York and Wyoming County, New York.

Geoff Grover

He represented the VFA at the 1966 Australian National Football Carnival in Hobart, the last time that a VFA team took part in any ANFC carnival.

George E. Mayer

He would later fly with other NAS Lemoore-based squadrons, the “Fist of the Fleet” of Attack Squadron 25 (VA-25) and the "Flying Eagles" of VA-122, the latter as an A-7 instructor pilot.

He then transitioned to the F/A-18 Hornet for his command tour with the “Rampagers” of Strike Fighter Squadron 83 (VFA-83), also based at NAS Cecil Field.

Helen Coonan

In October 2005, Coonan released a plan for a staged rollout of Digital Audio Broadcasting using the "Eureka 147" technology, starting in metropolitan areas.

Kundalini yoga

(2001) The Physiological Correlates of Kundalini Yoga Meditation: A Study of a Yoga Master, Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback, Jun 2001; 26(2): 147 - 53, PubMed Abstract PMID 11480165.

Mario Piacenza

In 1913 he organized and led an exploration of the Ladakh, reaching the summits of the twin peaks of Nun and Kun (m 7.147 and 7.095) in the Indian Kashmir together with Borelli ed Gaspard, then the summit of the Z3 peak, naming it Cima Italia (Italia Peak, m 6189).

Michele Piccirillo

Michele Piccirillo (born January 29, 1970 in Modugno, Italy) is a professional boxer in the welterweight (147lb) division.

Michigan Institute of Aviation and Technology

The Michigan Institute of Aviation and Technology (commonly referred to as MIAT) is a certified Federal Aviation Administration Part 147 school for aircraft maintenance, and also offers Power Technology and Transportation Dispatch programs.

Mike Arnaoutis

Mike Arnaoutis (Mighty Mike) (born September 6, 1979 in Zefyri, Athens, Greece) is a professional boxer in the welterweight (147 lb) division.

Nanhai District

In May 2010, 2,000 workers at a Honda transmission plant went on strike in the Nanhai district.The trigger was a rise of the legal local minimum wage from $123 to $147, announced by the city government May 1 in response to rapidly rising costs of living.

Percy Ellingsen

Following his VFL career, Ellingsen moved to the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1920 where he was suspended for a season, a sentence later overturned as an act of clemency during the visit of the Prince of Wales.

Shivachevo

Shivachevo is located 260 km east of Sofia, 35 km west of the city of Sliven (pop. 147,000), and 140 km west of the port city of Bourgas and the Black Sea.

Simeis 147

Simeis 147, also known as the Spaghetti Nebula, SNR G180.0-01.7 or Sharpless 2-240, is a supernova remnant (SNR) that may have occurred in the Milky Way, on the constellation borders of Auriga and Taurus.

Sonnet 147

Robert Appelbaum is a critic who wrote an article on Sonnet 147 in The Greenwood Companion to Shakespeare.

SS Jeddah

On 17 July 1880 Jeddah sailed from Singapore bound for Penang and Jeddah, with 778 men, 147 women and 67 children on board.

Taimhotep

Stela BM 147 has a depiction of Taimhotep worshipping Sokar-Osiris, Apis, Isis, Nephtys, Horus, Anubis and a symbol of the West.

The Polish Rider

The New Yorker published Connor's painting and the attribution to Fabritius in their anniversary issue, February 22, 1993, p 147.

Utsalady, Washington

In 1870, the community had 54 houses, 147 people, a blacksmith shop, telegraph, a saloon, a shipyard and a school.

VFA-102

With the disestablishment VF-33, VF-102 became America's sole F-14 unit, completing its final deployment on February 24, 1996.

VFA-136

The Knighthawks next deployed aboard the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS George Washington (CVN-73) for her maiden cruise in May 1994.

The change of command ceremony was attended by Admiral John Harvey, Rear Admiral Ted N. Branch, Rear Admiral Greg Nosal, and former Mayor of Virginia Beach, Meyera E. Oberndorf.

VFA-137

The Kestrels returned home in June 2003, and began the transition to the new Lot XXV F/A-18E Super Hornet.

VFA-14

Once past the Rock of Gibraltar, VF-14 began flying air superiority and reconnaissance missions in the Adriatic Sea in support of UN policies in the former Yugoslavia.

VFA-154

Thus VF-154, and sister squadron VF-21, were among the last units to convert to the F-14A.

VFA-195

VFA-195 was originally established as Torpedo Squadron 19 (VT-19), at NAAS Los Alamitos, California on 15 August 1943, flying the TBM-1 Avenger.

VFA-2

A notable pilot in the squadron was fighter ace Arthur Van Haren, Jr. From November 1943 to January 1944, VF-2 saw action during the invasion of the Gilbert Islands, Makin Atoll and Tarawa Atoll.

There are pictures of 27 of the unit's Aces including Roy "Butch" Voris, later to become Blue Angel 1 in the original Blue Angels flight demonstration team, Connie Hargreaves, who became an Ace in a Day, and Wilbur "Spider" Webb, another Ace in a Day.

VFA-201

Later the unit would also be able to conduct TARPS reconnaissance missions, which were originally carried out by VF-202.

In March, VF-201 deployed to NAS Key West for a two-week detachment providing training to new F-14 crews from VF-101.

In July 1996 VF-201 deployed to NAS Key West in Florida to provide dissimilar air training for VFA-106 Gladiators, the U.S. East Coast F/A-18 training squadron.

VFA-27

At the Al Faw peninsula long range artillery guns and 155mm howitzers near Az Zubayr were targeted.

VFA-37

On 29 Sep 1970, VA-37 participated in an air power demonstration for President Richard Nixon during his two day visit to Saratoga while she steamed in the Med.

From October 1992 to April 1993, the Bulls deployed to the Mediterranean Sea and were key participants in Operation Provide Comfort in northern Iraq and Operation Provide Promise in the airspace near the former Yugoslavia.

VFA-41

If not that situation had been solved by other means, it's quite probable that VF-41 (and its sister squadron VF-84) would have been employed in the same way as VF-74 and VF-103 during the Achille Lauro incident, to intercept the hijackers and force them down to be arrested.

VFA-81

Their first deployment was with CVG-17 in late 1956 aboard the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to the Suez Crisis.

VFA-97

In April 1980 while embarked on USS Coral Sea (CV-43), the Warhawks were part of the task force involved in supporting Operation Eagle Claw, the Iranian hostage rescue attempt.

VFC-12

In 2006, VFC-12 traded these F/A-18 A+ models (which had low arrested landing fatigue life) for F/A-18C's from VFA-87.

VS-41

The squadron history or lineages should not be confused with the VS-41 "Tophatters" that flew the SBD-3 Dauntless torpedo bombers during World War II from the deck of USS Ranger.

W. C. Zumach

Zumach was elected to the Senate for the 6th District (6th, 7th, 9th and 10th wards of the City of Milwaukee) in 1916 to succeed Democrat George Weissleder (who was not a candidate for re-election), receiving 4,147 votes to 4,006 for Republican Charles Meising, 1,744 for Democrat Charles Jungmann, and 73 for Prohibitionist Henry W. Schmidt.


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