VF-22

Fighter Squadron 22 or VF-22 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. Originally established as Bombing Fighting Squadron 74A (VBF-74A) on 1 May 1945, it was redesignated VBF-74 on 1 August 1945, redesignated as VF-2B on 15 November 1946, redesignated as VF-22 on 1 September 1948, it was disestablished on 6 June 1958.[1]

Fighter Squadron 22
Active1 May 1945 – 6 June 1958
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Navy
RoleFighter aircraft
Part ofInactive
EngagementsKorean War
Aircraft flown
FighterF4U-4 Corsair
F2H-2 Banshee

Operational history
VBF-74 F4U-4s prepare to launch from USS Midway in 1945

VBF-74 equipped with F4U-4 Corsairs was assigned to Carrier Air Group 74 (CVBG-74) aboard USS Midway on her shakedown cruise to the Caribbean from 7 November 1945 to 2 January 1946.

VF-22 equipped with F2H-2 Banshees was assigned to Carrier Air Group 4 (CVG-4) aboard USS Lake Champlain for a deployment to Korea and the Western Pacific from 26 April to 4 December 1953. The squadron lost 2 F2H-2s and their pilots during this deployment.[2]

Home port assignments

Aircraft Assignment

See also

References
  1. "Fighter Squadron Lineage". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. Campbell, Douglas (2013). U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and MATS Aircraft Lost During the Korean War. p. 121. ISBN 9781304610737.
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