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RVAH-12 Speartips RA-5c (1967) Vigilante Model, 1/50th (18\") Scale, Mahogany For Sale
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RVAH-12 Speartips RA-5c (1967) Vigilante Model, 1/50th (18\") Scale, Mahogany: $359.00
RVAH-12 Speartips RA-5c (1967) Model Recreate what is what like to fly with the RVAH-12 Speartips in this RA-5c Vigilante Model Airplane. You\'ll be proud to display this piece of craftsmanship. The model is carefully crafted from wood and then hand painted. Length ~ 18 inches. Reconnaissance Attack Squadron TWELVE (RVAH-12) was commissioned on 1 July 1965 at Naval Air Station, Sanford, Florida. It was the first unit ever commissioned as a Reconnaissance Attack Squadron from its inception. From the beginning, the Squadron\'s call sign has.been \"SPEARTIP\" and the Squadron insignia symbolizes the call sign with a SPEARTIP climbing into a clear blue sky at supersonic speed. The Squadron\'s motto is We Point the Way.\". The SPEARTIP\'s sea-going history began in November 1965 when a small contingent of the Squadron moved aboard the USS SARATOGA (CVA-60) for carrier qualifications. On 11 March 1966, the full Squadron departed Mayport, Florida, as part of Attack Carrier Air Wing \'\'ITREE in SARATOGA bound for the Mediterranean. On 25 October 1966, the SPEARTIPS returned to Naval Air Station, Sanford, Florida, after a seven month deployment, during which the Squadron won the Attack Carrier Air Wing THREE \"Golden Tail Hook Award\" for outstanding carrier landing performance. The Squadron immediately began a new training cycle and turned its sights west in preparation for its second deployment and first combat experience. On 28 March 1967, RVAH-12 departed. San Diego, California, with Attack Carrier Air Wing FOURTEEN in USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64). After a shakedown and Operational Readiness Exercise, the SPEARTIPS.arrived on Yankee Station off the coast of North Vietnam on 28 May 1967. From then until 12 November 1967, RVAH-12 was the only Reconnaissance Attack Squadron on Yankee Station. By the end of the first month, the SPEARTIPS were pioneering new methods and camera configurations for the Vietnam combat environment. On 25 November, the ship and her air wing departed for home, arriving in San Diego on 4 December 1967. RVAH-12, as a unit of .Reconnaissance Attack Wing ONE, moved from NAS Sanford, Florida to Naval Air Station, Albany, Georgia, in the Spring of 1968. On 9 June of that year, the Squadron deployed to the Mediterranean in USS FORRESTAL (CVA-59) with Attack Carrier Air Wing SEVENTEEN. The ,squadron returned to NAS Albany on 28 April 1969. The training cycle that followed was shortened by the Squadron\'s assignment to the NATO exercise \"PEACEKEEPER.\" The exercise, conducted between 26 August and 10 October 1969,• joined RVAH-12 with Attack Carrier Air Wing SEVEN in USS INDEPENDENCE (CVA-62). The Squadron returned to NAS Albany to begin preparations for a second combat deployment to the Western Pacific in early 1970. Initial fleet exercises for that deployment were conducted in the Caribbean in USS AMERICA (CVA- 66) between 25 January and 1 March 1970. The Squadron deployed on 7 April for an eight month tour in USS AMERICA to Southeast Asia. After an absence of 258 days, the Squadron returned to Albany on 21 December. Until June 1971 the Squadron operated at NAS Albany in preparation for a Mediterranean deployment with Attack Carrier Air Wing SEVEN. In July 1971 the Squadron and Air ing Operated from USS INDEPENDENCE (CVA-62) off the Virginia Capes and over the Jacksonville operating area. The four aircraft and 200 men returned to NAS Albany in August 1971 for additional shore-based reconnaissance training prior to the long deployment. RVAH-12 departed Norfolk, Virginia in USS INDEPENDENCE (CVA-62) on 16 September 1971 to participate - in the NATO exercise \"ROYAL KNIGHT\" in the Norwegian Sea during which the Squadron operated above 70 degrees north latitude. During the deployment, the Squadron participated in Exercise \"MAGIC SWORD IV,\" \"NATIONAL WEEK XI,\" \"QUICK DRAW,\" and \"MAGIC SWORD V.\" On 16 March 1972, the SPEARTIPS returned to Naval Air Station, Albany, Georgia, to commence training in preparation for a Western Pacific deployment in USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64). The Squadron completed refreshers and ORE in December. The SPEARTIPS then left San Diego on 5 January 1973 for the Western Pacific. Although this deployment marked the end of the Vietnam War, RVAH-l2 was heavily tasked to provide crash site photography in an effort to verify MIA status. The Squadron returned to CONUS on 11 October 1973\'and commenced preparations for return to the Western Pabific aboard USS ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65). On 15 January 1974, Reconnaissance Attack Squadron TWELVE, as a unit of Reconnaissance Attack Wing ONE, moved to its new homeport at Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida. On 17 September 1974, RVAH-12 departed San Francisco in USS ENTERPRISE for another cruise to.the Western Pacific. While on the cruise, RVAH-12 participated in 7.3AYANIHAN, a combined. Philippine and U. S. Forces exercise. On 12 January 1975, the ENTERPRISE entered the Indian Ocean for five weeks of routine operations. While in the Indian Ocean, the ENTERPRISE was diverted to Port Louis, Mauritius, to provide disaster relief for victims of tropical cyclone GERVAISE. At the conclusion of an inport at Subic Bay, the USS ENTERPRISE (CVAN-65) proceeded to South Vietnam where it and RVAH-12 participated. in operation \"FREQUENT WIND,\", the evacuation of that country. Following the successful completion of that operation, the ENTERPRISE was relieved. on station and then returned to the continental United States. The Squadron arrived in-Key West, Florida, on 20 May 1975. After completing its post-cruise standdown, the Squadron commenced its training cycle to prepare for a Bicentennial/ Northern European curise aboard USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) as a member of Attack Carrier Air Wing SEVENTEEN. In February 1976, RVAH-12,-along with the Air Wing, participated in a weapons exercise at Naval Air _Station, Fallon, Nevada. From March through June 1976, the Squadron completed buildups with Carrier Air Wing SEVENTEEN and USS FORRESTAL operating along the U. S. Eastern Coast and in the Caribbean. In July, RVAH-12 in USS FORRESTAL commenced a Bicentennial cruise participating in OPSAIL 76 on the Nation\'s 200th birthday in New York Harbor. Readiness exercises followed with USS FORRESTAL until October 1976 when\' the Squadron was transferred to Carrier Air Wing SEVEN and was cross decked to the USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62). From November 1976 through February 1977,.the SPEARTIPS.completed their second buildups of the year conducting ORE and another Caribbean exercise with USS .INDEPENDENCE. On 31 March 1977, RVAH-12 departed Norfolk, Virginia, commencing a Mediterranean deployment with USS INDEPENDENCE. During one period of the cruise, the Squadron attained a remarkable achievement completing sixty consecutive sorties without a maintenance related cancellation. During the last six weeks of the cruise, the Squadrom operated a detachment at Naval Station,-Rota, Spain, in support of operation \"SWING WING.\" On 21 October 1977, USS INDEPENDENCE reentered Norfolk harbor, and the Squadron returned to NAS Key West marking the end of a very successful deployment. Following a turnaround cycle which included two .special detachments to Naval Station, Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, the Squadron prepared for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea. In Spetember 1978, the Squadron deployed to Naval Station, Rota, Spain, in support of CVW-3 and the USS SARATOGA (CV-60). While deployed, the Squadron maintained a detachment aboard the SARATOGA and sent two detachments to Naval Air Facility, Sigonella, Italy, in support of special tasking requirements. The Squadron returned to Naval Air Station, Key West on 7 February 1979, marking the end of the last RA-5C Mediterranean deployment. The Squadron remained on an alert status until the return of the USS SARATOGA to the United States. In June 1979, two of the Squadrons RA-5C Vigilante aircraft were flown to the Naval Weapons Center, China Lake, California, and one was flown to the Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland. With the completion of this fly off, the Squadron has acquired over six years and 6,895 accident free flight hours, and was the receipient of the 1978 CNO Safety Award. On 2 July 1979, Reconnaissance Attack Squadron TWELVE was disestablished, marking the end of an era. COMMANDING OFFICERS OF RECONNAISSANCE ATTACK SQUADRON TWELVE Commander Charles L . CHUTE Jul 65 - Mar 66 Commander Thomas B. WOOD, jr. Mar 66 - Feb 67 Commander Patrick E . O\'GARA Feb 67 - Feb 68 Commander Edward W. FOY Feb 68 - Sep 68 Commander- William N . MELT Sep 68 - Jul 69 Commander John J. HUBER, Jr. Jul 69 - Mar 70 Commander William D. LAURENTIS, Jr. Mar 70 - Mar 71 Commander Robert V. DEAN Mar 71 - Jan 72 Commander W. S. BOLTE Jan 72 - Dec 72 Commander Jerome C. GEHRIG Dec 72 Jan 74 Commander James H. PIROTTE Jan 74 - Mar 75 Commander Henry F. THIEMANN, Jr. Mar 75 - Mar 76 Commander Victor A. MARCHER Mar 76 -.Jun 77 Commander David A. McRAE Jun 77 - Aug 78 Commander Othney P. BURGH Aug 78 - Jul 79
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