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

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]

Operational history[edit]

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 Naval Air Station 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 Naval Air Station Astoria.[5][6]

Home port assignments[edit]

  • Naval Air Station Quonset
  • Naval Station Puget Sound
  • Naval Air Station Astoria

Aircraft assignment[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Lineage for Fighter Squadrons" (PDF). 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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