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Art Cader - B-24 Liberators at Guadalcanal
On Wednesday evening, March 17, 2010, Mr. Art Cader, Pacific Coast Air Museum member and life time resident of Petaluma will be our guest speaker to share his WWII experiences in the U.S. Army Air Corps.

Art piloted B-24 Liberators in the Pacific while assigned to the 5th Bombardment Group. He flew 46 combat missions including Guadalcanal. His longest bombing mission was 15+ hours on which he and his crew provided cover air cover for the lead bomber after it was shot down. For that mission, Art was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross at a ceremony at Travis Air Force Base about two years ago.

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  • A-6E buno 155595 was built by Grumman Aircraft Corporation, Bethpage, New York, on 31May68 as an A-6A.

  • 595 went to VAH128 the 'Golden Intruders' from Ol Jun 68 to 31 Dec 70 to train A-6 flight crews.

  • 595 was then transferred to her first combat squadron VA-165 the 'Boomers'. The Boomers departed for Vietnam on board the USS Constellation CVA-64 on Ol Oct 71 to 30 Jun 72.

  • She then went TAD to VA-115 the 'Arabs' subsequently 'Eagles' from Jun 72 to Jul 72.

  • She then returned to the Golden Intruders for training of A-6 flight crews and maintenance at NARF Alameda on Aug 72 to Sep 73.

  • 595 transferred to VA-196 the 'Main Battery' in Oct 73. VA-196 went on a WestPac + 10 cruise on 17 Sep 74 to 20 May 75 onboard the USS Enterprise CVAN-65. 

  • When VA-196 returned home, 595 was sent back to Bethpage to be modified into an A-6E. The Navy acceptance flight was flown on 25 May 76 and 595 returned to the fleet.

  • Her next unit was her first combat unit, VA-165 for a WestPac on 12 Apr 77 to 21 Nov 77 onboard the Connie.

 

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