1 9 5 0 . ▁Its ▁last ▁ins ign ia , ▁with ▁a ▁blue ▁ha w k , ▁was ▁current ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁until ▁the ▁squad ron ' s ▁dis est ab lish ment ▁ 3 5 ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁Oper ational ▁history ▁▁ ▁September – Dec ember ▁ 1 9 4 6 : ▁Part icip ated ▁in ▁' s ▁sh aked own ▁cru ise ▁in ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁Sea ▁and ▁a ▁good will ▁cru ise ▁to ▁South ▁America ▁for ▁the ▁inaug uration ▁of ▁Chile ’ s ▁President ▁Gabriel ▁González ▁Vid ela . ▁▁ 1 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 8 : ▁Squadron ▁command ing ▁officer , ▁Lieutenant ▁Commander ▁B . ▁F . ▁H aker , ▁lost ▁at ▁sea ▁while ▁attempting ▁a ▁car rier ▁approach . ▁▁ 2 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 9 : ▁Cross ▁deck ▁operations ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁car rier ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁Mediter rane an . ▁ ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 1 : ▁The ▁squad ron ▁operated ▁from ▁ ▁in ▁an ▁area ▁south ▁of ▁Gu ant an amo ▁Bay , ▁Cuba , ▁during ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁P igs ▁In vas ion , ▁the ▁un success ful ▁invasion ▁of ▁Cuba ▁by ▁American ▁supported ▁Cub an ▁ex iles . ▁▁ 2 2 ▁October – 2 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 2 : ▁Part icip ated ▁in ▁the ▁Cub an ▁Qu ar antine ▁while ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁Independ ence . ▁▁ 1 0 – 1 6 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 3