VF-7

Fighter Squadron 7 or VF-7 was an aviation unit of the U.S. Navy, originally established on 3 January 1944, it was disestablished on 8 June 1946. It was the second US Navy squadron to be designated VF-7.[1]

Fighter Squadron 7
Active3 January 1944-8 June 1946
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Navy
Part ofInactive
AircraftF6F-3/5 Hellcat
EngagementsWorld War II

Operational history

VF-7 equipped with the F6F-3 Hellcat was deployed as part of Carrier Air Group 7 (CVG-7) aboard the USS Hancock in the Atlantic Fleet.[2] VF-7 reequipped with the F6F-5 Hellcat at NAS Quonset in July 1944 and then reembarked on USS Hancock.[3]

By September 1944 USS Hancock and CVG-7 had joined the Pacific Fleet.[4]

From February–September 1945 CVG-7 was shore-based at Naval Station Puget Sound and then NAS Astoria.[5][6]

Home port assignments
  • NAS Quonset
  • Naval Station Puget Sound
  • NAS Astoria

Aircraft Assignment

See also

References
  1. "Fighter Squadron Lineage". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. "Location of U.S. Naval Aircraft, World War II 30 May 1944". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  3. "Location of U.S. Naval Aircraft, World War II 1 Aug 1944". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  4. "Location of U.S. Naval Aircraft, World War II 26 Sep 1944". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  5. "Location of U.S. Naval Aircraft, World War II 20 Feb 1945". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  6. "Location of U.S. Naval Aircraft, World War II 7 Sep 1945". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
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