VFP-206 explained

Unit Name:	Light Photographic Squadron 206
Dates:	1 June 1970 – 29 March 1987
Country:	United States
Branch:	United States Navy Reserve
Role:	Photo-reconnaissance
Command Structure:	Inactive
Nickname:	Hawkeyes

VFP-206 was a Light Photographic Squadron of the United States Navy Reserve established on 1 June 1970. The squadron was disestablished on 29 March 1987.^[1]

Operational history

1970's to Disestablishment

VFP-206 would be the last US Navy unit to operate the F-8 Crusader and was the last specialized photographic reconnaissance aircraft in Navy service. The last operational RF-8G #146860, was donated to the Smithsonian Institution on 30 March 1987, the day after VFP-206 was disestablished, it is now on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.^[2]

Home port assignments

NAF Washington

Aircraft assignment

• RF-8G Crusader

See also

• Reconnaissance aircraft
• List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
• History of the United States Navy

Notes and References

1. Book: Campbell, Douglas. Flight, Camera, Action! The History of U.S. Naval Aviation Photography and Photo-Reconnaissance. Syneca Research Group, Inc.. 2014. 9781304471734. 495.
2. Web site: Chance-Vought RF-8U Crusader. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. 5 January 2016.