Keywords: A-5A VAH-1 CVG-7 CVA-62 NAN4-63.jpg en A North American A-5A Vigilante bomber BuNo 149289 of heavy attack squadron VAH-1 Smokin' Tigers Carrier Air Group 7 CVG-7 VAH-1 was assigned for a single deployment from 6 August 1963 to 4 March 1964 to the USS Indepedence CVA-62 before the nuclear deterrent was taken over by the U S Navy's ballistic missile submarines VAH-1 was redesignated RVAH-1 on 20 December 1963 and later re-equipped with the RA-5C A-5A 149289 is preserved at the Pima Air and Space Museum at Tucson Arizona USA U S Navy Naval Aviation News April 1963 http //www history navy mil/nan/backissues/1960s/1963/Apr63 pdf 1963 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy North American A-5A Vigilante Reconnaissance Heavy Attack Squadron 1 United States Navy |