Task Force 58 - 18 March 1945
INDEX
TF 99/ TG 50.5 | TF 58 18/03 | TF 58 19/03 | TF 58 23/03 | Ships
Embarked aircrafts
18 March 1945
Task Force 58
CV-12 Hornet
Air Group 17:
| VF-17 |
71 |
F6F-5 |
Hellcat |
| VBF-17 |
| VB-17 |
15 |
SB2C-3 |
Helldiver |
| VT-17 |
15 |
TBM-3 |
Avenger |
| Total |
101 |
Including 4 Hellcat night fighters.
CV-18 Wasp
Air Group 86:
| VF-86 |
36 |
F6F-5 |
Hellcat |
| VBF-86 |
36 |
F4U-1D |
Corsair |
| VB-86 |
15 |
SB2C-4 |
Helldiver |
| VT-86 |
15 |
TBM-3 |
Avenger |
| Total |
102 |
Including 6 Hellcat night fighters.
CV-20 Bennington
Air Group 82:
| VF-82 |
38 |
F6F-5 |
Hellcat |
| VMF-112 |
18 |
F4U-1D |
Corsair |
| VMF-123 |
17 |
F4U-1D |
Corsair |
| VB-82 |
15 |
SB2C-4E |
Helldiver |
| VT-82 |
15 |
TBM-3 |
Avenger |
| Total |
103 |
Including 6 Hellcat night fighters.
CVL-24 Belleau Wood
Air Group 30:
| VF-30 |
25 |
F6F-5 |
Hellcat |
| VT-30 |
9 |
TBM-3 |
Avenger |
| Total |
34 |
CV-13 Franklin
Air Group 5:
| VF-5 |
6 |
F6F-5 |
Hellcat |
| 32 |
F4U-1D |
Corsair |
| VMF-214 |
24 |
F4U-1D |
Corsair |
| VMF-452 |
12 |
F4U-1D |
Corsair |
| VB-5 |
15 |
SB2C-4E |
Helldiver |
| VT-5 |
15 |
TBM-3 |
Avenger |
| Total |
104 |
Including 4 Hellcat night fighters.
CV-19 Hancock
Air Group 6:
| VF-6 |
36 |
F6F-5 |
Hellcat |
| VBF-6 |
36 |
F4U-1D |
Corsair |
| VB-6 |
12 |
SB2C-3/4 |
Helldiver |
| VT-6 |
15 |
TBM-3 |
Avenger |
| Total |
99 |
Including 6 Hellcat night fighters.
CVL-29 Bataan
Air Group 47:
| VF-47 |
25 |
F6F-5 |
Hellcat |
| VT-47 |
9 |
TBM-3 |
Avenger |
| Total |
34 |
CVL-30 San Jacinto
Air Group 45:
| VF-45 |
25 |
F6F-5 |
Hellcat |
| VT-45 |
9 |
TBM-3 |
Avenger |
| Total |
34 |
CV-9 Essex
Air Group 83:
| VF-83 |
36 |
F6F-5 |
Hellcat |
| VBF-83 |
36 |
F4U-1D |
Corsair |
| VB-83 |
15 |
SB2C-4E |
Helldiver |
| VT-83 |
15 |
TBM-3 |
Avenger |
| Total |
102 |
Including 6 Hellcat night fighters.
CV-17 Bunker Hill
Air Group 84:
| VF-84 |
10 |
F6F-5N/P |
Hellcat |
| 27 |
F4U-1D |
Corsair |
| VMF-221 |
18 |
F4U-1D |
Corsair |
| VMF-451 |
18 |
F4U-1D |
Corsair |
| VB-84 |
15 |
SB2C-4E |
Helldiver |
| VT-83 |
15 |
TBM-3 |
Avenger |
| Total |
103 |
Including 4 Hellcat night fighters.
CVL-28 Cabot
Air Group 29:
| VF-29 |
25 |
F6F-5 |
Hellcat |
| VT-29 |
9 |
TBM-3 |
Avenger |
| Total |
34 |
CV-10 Yorktown
Air Group 9:
| VF-9 |
37 |
F6F-5 |
Hellcat |
| VBF-9 |
35 |
F6F-5 |
Hellcat |
| VB-9 |
15 |
SB2C-3 |
Helldiver |
| VT-9 |
15 |
TBM-3 |
Avenger |
| Total |
102 |
Including 4 Hellcat night fighters.
CV-11 Intrepid
Air Group 10:
| VF-10 |
6 |
F6F-5N |
Hellcat |
| 30 |
F4U-1D |
Corsair |
| VBF-10 |
36 |
F4U-1D |
Corsair |
| VB-10 |
15 |
SB2C-4E |
Helldiver |
| VT-10 |
15 |
TBM-3 |
Avenger |
| Total |
102 |
Including 4 Hellcat night fighters.
CV-6 Enterprise
Night Air Group 90:
| VF(N)-90 |
32 |
F6F-5N/5E |
Hellcat |
| VT(N)-90 |
21 |
TBM-3D |
Avenger |
| Total |
53 |
CVL-27 Langley
Air Group 23:
| VF-23 |
25 |
F6F-5 |
Hellcat |
| VT-23 |
9 |
TBM-3 |
Avenger |
| Total |
34 |
CVL-22 Independence
Air Group 46:
| VF-46 |
25 |
F6F-5 |
Hellcat |
| VT-46 |
9 |
TBM-3 |
Avenger |
| Total |
34 |
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Task Group 50.8 (Fleet Train)
CVE-84 Shamrock Bay
| VC-94 |
16 |
FM-2 |
Wildcat |
| 12 |
TBM-3 |
Avenger |
| Total |
28 |
|
|
CVE-91 Makassar Strait
| VC-97 |
14 |
FM-2 |
Wildcat |
| 12 |
TBM-3 |
Avenger |
| Total |
26 |
|
|
CVE-92 Windham Bay
CVE-99 Admiralty Islands
CVE-100 Bougainville
CVE-102 Attu
| Pool |
175 |
VF |
Hellcat/Corsair |
| Pool |
23 |
VSB |
Helldiver |
| Pool |
30 |
VTB |
Avenger |
| Total |
(228) |
|
|
Average load for each replenishment CVE: 44 VF, 6 VSB, 8 VTB, 58 total.
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Carrier Transport Squadron Transport Army Air Force Units from West coast
CVE-68 Kalinin Bay
506th Fighter Group USAAF:
| 457, 458, 462 FS |
79 |
P-51D |
Mustang |
| Total |
(79) |
|
|
Being delivered to Guam on 19 March.
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Total
| Unit |
Hellcat |
Corsair |
Helldiver |
Avenger |
Wildcat |
|
Total |
| TG 58.1 |
170 |
71 |
45 |
54 |
|
|
340 |
| TG 58.2 |
92 |
104 |
27 |
48 |
|
|
271 |
| TG 58.3 |
71 |
99 |
30 |
39 |
|
|
239 |
| TG 58.4 |
160 |
66 |
30 |
69 |
|
|
325 |
| TF 58 |
493 |
340 |
132 |
210 |
|
|
1175 |
| TG 50.8 |
- |
- |
- |
24 |
30 |
|
54 |
| Grand total |
493 |
340 |
132 |
234 |
30 |
|
1229 |
A total of 74 Hellcats night fighters are included in numbers above.
The following seaplanes were embarked on heavy ships:
TG 58.1: 10 OS2U Kingfisher
TG 58.2: 10 OS2U Kingfisher
TG 58.3: 12 OS2U Kingfisher
TG 58.4: 2 OS2U Kingfisher (BB-64) and 12 SC-1 Seahawks
2 planes per ship, except USS Alaska and USS Guam that embarked four planes each.
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