US Navy Air groups - february 1945
INDEX | TF 58

Carriers
5th Fleet

 TG 58.1  Hornet  Bennington  Wasp  Belleau Wood
 TG 58.2  Lexington  Hancock  San Jacinto
 TG 58.3  Essex  Bunker Hill  Cowpens
 TG 58.4  Yorktown  Randolph  Langley  Cabot
 TG 58.5  Saratoga  Enterprise
 TU 52.1.1  Natoma Bay  Wake Island  Petrof Bay  Sargent Bay  Steamer Bay
 TU 52.1.2  Makin Island  Lunga Point  Bismarck Sea  Anzio
 TU 52.1.3  Rudyerd Bay  Saginaw Bay
 TG 50.8  Shamrock Bay  Makassar Strait


Task Force 58

CV-12 Hornet

Air Group 17:
VF-17 35 F6F-5 Grumman Hellcat
VBF-17 34 F6F-5 Grumman Hellcat
VB-17 15 SB2C-3 Curtiss Helldiver
VT-17 15 TBM-3 General Motors Avenger
99



CV-18 Wasp

Air Group 81:
VF-81 55 F6F-5 Grumman Hellcat
VMF-216 18 F4U-1D Vought Corsair
VMF-217 18 F4U-1D Vought Corsair
VT-81 13 TBM-1C General Motors Avenger
2 TBM-3
106



CV-20 Bennington

Air Group 82:
VF-82 38 F6F-5 Grumman Hellcat
VMF-112 18 F4U-1D Vought Corsair
VMF-123 18 F4U-1D Vought Corsair
VB-82 15 SB2C-4E Curtiss Helldiver
VT-82 15 TBM-3 General Motors Avenger
104



CVL-24 Belleau Wood

Air Group 30:

VF-30 24 F6F-5 Grumman Hellcat
VT-30 9 TBM-3 General Motors Avenger
33


CV-16 Lexington

Air Group 9:
VF-9 36 F6F-5 Grumman Hellcat
VBF-9 35 F6F-5 Grumman Hellcat
VB-9 15 SB2C-3 Curtiss Helldiver
VT-9 15 TBM-1C/3 General Motors Avenger
101



CV-19 Hancock

Air Group 80:
VF-80 37 F6F-5 Grumman Hellcat
VBF-80 33 F6F-5 Grumman Hellcat
VB-80 15 SB2C-3 Curtiss Helldiver
VT-80 15 TBM-3 General Motors Avenger
100


CVL-30 San Jacinto

Air Group 45:

VF-45 25 F6F-5 Grumman Hellcat
VT-45 9 TBM-3 General Motors Avenger
34


CV-17 Bunker Hill

Air Group 84:

VF-84 10 F6F-5N/P Grumman Hellcat
VF-84 27 F4U-1D Vought Corsair
VMF-221 18 F4U-1D Vought Corsair
VMF-451 18 F4U-1D Vought Corsair
VB-84 15 SB2C-4E Curtiss Helldiver
VT-84 15 TBM-3 General Motors Avenger
103


CV-9 Essex

Air Group 4:

VF-4 54 F6F-5 Grumman Hellcat
VMF-124 18 F4U-1D Vought Corsair
VMF-213 18 F4U-1D Vought Corsair
VT-4 15 TBM-3 General Motors Avenger
105


CVL-25 Cowpens

Air Group 46:

VF-46 24 F6F-5 Grumman Hellcat
VT-46 9 TBM-3 General Motors Avenger
33


CV-10 Yorktown

Air Group 3:
VF-3 36 F6F-5 Grumman Hellcat
VBF-3 36 F6F-5 Grumman Hellcat
VB-3 15 SB2C-4 Curtiss Helldiver
VT-3 15 TBM-1C/3 General Motors Avenger
102



CV-15 Randolph

Air Group 12:
VF-12 37 F6F-5 Grumman Hellcat
VBF-12 36 F6F-5 Grumman Hellcat
VB-12 15 SB2C-4E Curtiss Helldiver
VT-12 15 TBM-3 General Motors Avenger
103


CVL-27 Langley

Air Group 23:

VF-23 24 F6F-5 Grumman Hellcat
VT-23 9 TBM-3 General Motors Avenger
33


CVL-28 Cabot

Air Group 29:

VF-29 22 F6F-5 Grumman Hellcat
VT-29 9 TBM-3 General Motors Avenger
31


CV-3 Saratoga

Air Group 53 (Night):
VF-53 24 F6F-5 Grumman Hellcat
VF(N)-53 32 F6F-5N Grumman Hellcat
VT(N)-53 17 TBM-3D General Motors Avenger
73


CV-6 Enterprise

Air Group 90 (Night):
VF(N)-90 32 F6F-5N Grumman Hellcat
VT(N)-90 21 TBM-3D General Motors Avenger
53


CVE-62 Natoma Bay

CompRon 81:
VC-81 18 FM-2 Grumman Wildcat
VC-81 12 TBM-1C General Motors Avenger
30


CVE-65 Wake Island

ObsCompRon 1:
VOC-1 26 FM-2 Grumman Wildcat
VOC-1 6 TBM-3 General Motors Avenger
32

Including 1 TBM-3P

CVE-80 Petrof Bay

CompRon 76:
VC-76 19 FM-2 Grumman Wildcat
VC-76 12 TBM-1C General Motors Avenger
31



CVE-83 Sargent Bay

CompRon 83:
VC-83 15 FM-2 Grumman Wildcat
VC-83 12 TBM-1C General Motors Avenger
27



CVE-87 Steamer Bay

CompRon 90:
VC-90 19 FM-2 Grumman Wildcat
VC-90 12 TBM-3 General Motors Avenger
31



CVE-93 Makin Island

CompRon 84:
VC-84 15 FM-2 Grumman Wildcat
VC-84 11 TBM-3 General Motors Avenger
26



CVE-94 Lunga Point

CompRon 85:
VC-85 18 FM-2 Grumman Wildcat
VC-85 12 TBM-3 General Motors Avenger
30

Including 1 TBM-3P

CVE-95 Bismarck Sea

CompRon 86:
VC-86 14 FM-2 Grumman Wildcat
VC-86 9 TBM-3 General Motors Avenger
23



CVE-57 Anzio

CompRon 82:
VC-82 12 FM-2 Grumman Wildcat
VC-82 12 TBM-1C General Motors Avenger
24



CVE-81 Rudyerd Bay

CompRon 77:
VC-77 20 FM-2 Grumman Wildcat
VC-77 11 TBM-1C General Motors Avenger
31

Including 1 TBM-1CP

CVE-82 Saginaw Bay

CompRon 88:
VC-88 20 FM-2 Grumman Wildcat
VC-88 12 TBM-3 General Motors Avenger
32

Including 1 TBM-3P

CVE-84 Shamrock Bay

CompRon 94:
VC-94 20 FM-2 Grumman Wildcat
VC-94 12 TBM-3 General Motors Avenger
32

Including 1 TBM-3P

CVE-91 Makassar Strait

CompRon 97:
VC-97 16 FM-2 Grumman Wildcat
VC-97 12 TBM-3 General Motors Avenger
28



Total


Unit Hellcat Corsair Helldiver Avenger Wildcat Total Seaplane
TG 58.1 186 72 30 54 342 8
Hornet (CVG-17) 69 - 15 15 99
Wasp (CVG-81) 55 36 - 15 106
Bennington (CVG-82) 38 36 15 13 104
Belleau Wood (CVLG-30) 24 - - 9 33
TG 58.2 166 - 30 39 235 12
Lexington (CVG-9) 71 - 15 15 101
Hancock (CVG-80) 70 - 15 15 100
San Jacinto (CVLG-45) 25 - - 9 34
TG 58.3 88 99 15 39 241 13
Bunker Hill (CVG-84) 10 63 15 15 103
Essex (CVG-4) 54 36 - 15 105
Cowpens (CVLG-46) 24 - - 9 33
TG 58.4 191 - 30 48 269 8
Yorktown (CVG-3) 72 - 15 15 102
Randolph (CVG-12) 73 - 15 15 103
Langley (CVLG-23) 24 - - 9 33
Cabot (CVLG-29) 22 - - 9 31
TG 58.5 88 - - 38 126 6
Saratoga (CVGN-53) 56 - - 17 73
Enterprise (CVGN-90) 32 - - 21 53
Total TF 58 719 171 105 218 - 1213
Natoma Bay (VC-81) - - - 12 18 30
Wake Island (VOC-1) - - - 6 26 32
Petrof Bay (VC-76) - - - 12 19 31
Sargent Bay (VC-83) - - - 12 15 27
Steamer Bay (VC-90) - - - 12 19 31
TU 52.1.1 - - - 54 97 151
Makin Island (VC-84) - - - 11 15 26
Lunga Point (VC-85) - - - 12 18 30
Bismarck Sea (VC-86) - - - 9 14 23
Anzio (VC-82) - - - 12 12 24
TU 52.1.2 - - - 44 59 103
Rudyerd Bay (VC-77) - - - 11 20 31
Saginaw Bay (VC-88) - - - 12 20 32
TU 52.1.3 - - - 23 40 63
Total TG 52.1 - - - 121 196 317
Shamrock Bay (VC-94) - - - 12 20 32
Makassar Strait (VC-97) - - - 12 16 28
TG 50.8 - - - 24 36 60
Grand total 719 171 105 363 232 1590 47


Seaplanes:
USS Alaska: 4 SC-1 Seahawk
USS Missouri: 3 SC-1 Seahawk
USS San Francisco and USS Indianapolis: 3 SOC Seagull each
All other BB-CA and CL: 2 OS2U Kingfisher each.

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