US Navy Air groups - January 1945
INDEX | TF 38 | TF 77 | TG 30.7
Carriers
3rd Fleet
Task Force 38
CV-10 Yorktown
Air Group 3:
| VF-3 |
70 |
F6F-5 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VB-3 |
15 |
SB2C-4 |
Curtiss |
Helldiver |
| VT-3 |
15 |
TBM-1C |
General Motors |
Avenger |
|
100 |
|
CV-18 Wasp
Air Group 81:
| VF-81 |
91 |
F6F-5 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VT-81 |
15 |
TBM-1C |
General Motors |
Avenger |
|
106 |
|
CVL-25 Cowpens
Air Group 22:
| VF-22 |
25 |
F6F-5 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VT-22 |
9 |
TBM-1C |
General Motors |
Avenger |
|
34 |
|
CVL-28 Cabot
Air Group 29:
| VF-29 |
24 |
F6F-5 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VT-29 |
8 |
TBM-1C |
General Motors |
Avenger |
|
32 |
|
CV-16 Lexington
Air Group 20:
| VF-20 |
70 |
F6F-5 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VB-20 |
15 |
SB2C-3 |
Curtiss |
Helldiver |
| VT-20 |
15 |
TBM-1C |
General Motors |
Avenger |
|
100 |
|
CV-12 Hornet
Air Group 11:
| VF-11 |
71 |
F6F-5 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VB-11 |
15 |
SB2C-3 |
Curtiss |
Helldiver |
| VT-11 |
15 |
TBM-1C |
General Motors |
Avenger |
|
101 |
|
CV-19 Hancock
Air Group 7:
| VF-7 |
72 |
F6F-5 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VB-7 |
12 |
SB2C-3 |
Curtiss |
Helldiver |
| VT-7 |
15 |
TBM-3 |
General Motors |
Avenger |
|
99 |
|
CV-9 Essex
Air Group 4:
| VF-4 |
55 |
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 |
|
106 |
|
CV-14 Ticonderoga
Air Group 80:
| VF-80 |
73 |
F6F-5 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VB-80 |
13 |
SB2C-3 |
Curtiss |
Helldiver |
| VT-80 |
15 |
TBM-3 |
General Motors |
Avenger |
|
101 |
|
CVL-27 Langley
Air Group 44:
| VF-44 |
25 |
F6F-5 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VT-44 |
9 |
TBM-1C |
General Motors |
Avenger |
|
34 |
|
CVL-30 San Jacinto
Air Group 45:
| VF-45 |
24 |
F6F-5 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VT-45 |
9 |
TBM-1C/3 |
General Motors |
Avenger |
|
33 |
|
CV-6 Enterprise
Air Group 90 (Night):
| VF(N)-90 |
34 |
F6F-5N/E |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VT(N)-90 |
27 |
TBM-3D |
General Motors |
Avenger |
|
61 |
|
CVL-22 Independence
Air Group 41 (Night):
| VF(N)-41 |
16 |
F6F-5N |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VT(N)-41 |
9 |
TBM-3D/1D |
General Motors |
Avenger |
|
25 |
|
CVE-72 Tulagi
CompRon 92:
| VC-92 |
12 |
FM-2 |
Grumman |
Wildcat |
| VC-92 |
12 |
TBM-3 |
General Motors |
Avenger |
|
24 |
|
CVE-57 Anzio
CompRon 82:
| VC-82 |
12 |
FM-2 |
Grumman |
Wildcat |
| VC-82 |
12 |
TBM-1C |
General Motors |
Avenger |
|
24 |
|
CVE-74 Nehenta Bay
CompRon 11:
| VC-11 |
12 |
FM-2 |
Grumman |
Wildcat |
| VC-11 |
12 |
TBM-1C |
General Motors |
Avenger |
|
24 |
|
CVE-81 Rudyerd Bay
CompRon 77:
| VC-77 |
15 |
FM-2 |
Grumman |
Wildcat |
| VC-77 |
12 |
TBM-1C |
General Motors |
Avenger |
|
27 |
|
Including 1 TBM-1CP
CVE-83 Sargent Bay
CompRon 79:
| VC-79 |
16 |
FM-2 |
Grumman |
Wildcat |
| VC-79 |
12 |
TBM-1C |
General Motors |
Avenger |
|
28 |
|
CVE-85 Shipley Bay
CVE-98 Kwajalein
CVE-88 Cape Esperance
CVE-18 Altamaha
| Pool |
183 |
VF |
Hellcat/Corsair |
| Pool |
31 |
VSB |
Helldiver |
| Pool |
35 |
VTB |
Avenger |
| Total |
(249) |
|
|
Usual load for each replenishment CVE: 46 VF, 7/8 VSB, 8/9 VTB, 61-63 total.
Total
| Unit |
Hellcat |
Corsair |
Helldiver |
Avenger |
Wildcat |
Total |
| TG 38.1 |
210 |
- |
15 |
47 |
|
272 |
| Yorktown (CVG-3) |
70 |
- |
15 |
15 |
|
100 |
| Wasp (CVG-81) |
91 |
- |
- |
15 |
|
106 |
| Cowpens (CVLG-22) |
25 |
- |
- |
9 |
|
34 |
| Cabot (CVLG-29) |
24 |
- |
- |
8 |
|
32 |
| TG 38.2 |
213 |
- |
42 |
45 |
|
300 |
| Lexington (CVG-20) |
70 |
- |
15 |
15 |
|
100 |
| Hornet (CVG-11) |
71 |
- |
15 |
15 |
|
101 |
| Hancock (CVG-7) |
72 |
- |
12 |
15 |
|
99 |
| TG 38.3 |
177 |
36 |
13 |
48 |
|
274 |
| Essex (CVG-4) |
55 |
36 |
- |
15 |
|
106 |
| Ticonderoga (CVG-80) |
73 |
- |
13 |
15 |
|
101 |
| Langley (CVLG-44) |
25 |
- |
- |
9 |
|
34 |
| San Jacinto (CVLG-45) |
24 |
- |
- |
9 |
|
33 |
| TG 38.5 |
50 |
- |
- |
36 |
|
86 |
| Enterprise (CVGN-90) |
34 |
- |
- |
27 |
|
61 |
| Independence (CVLGN-41) |
16 |
- |
- |
9 |
|
25 |
| Total TF 38 |
650 |
36 |
70 |
176 |
- |
932 |
|
| Tulagi (VC-92) |
- |
- |
- |
12 |
12 |
24 |
| Anzio (VC-82) |
- |
- |
- |
12 |
12 |
24 |
| Nehenta Bay (VC-11) |
- |
- |
- |
12 |
12 |
24 |
| Rudyerd Bay (VC-77) |
- |
- |
- |
12 |
15 |
27 |
| Sargent Bay (VC-79) |
- |
- |
- |
12 |
16 |
28 |
| TG 30.8 |
- |
- |
- |
36 |
43 |
79 |
| TU 77.4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
58 |
76 |
134 |
| TU 77.4.2 |
- |
- |
- |
66 |
115 |
181 |
| TU 77.4.3 |
- |
- |
- |
24 |
37 |
61 |
| TU 77.4.4 |
- |
- |
- |
20 |
48 |
68 |
| TU 77.4.5 |
- |
- |
- |
24 |
40 |
64 |
| TG 77.4 |
- |
- |
- |
192 |
316 |
508 |
|
| Grand total |
650 |
36 |
70 |
428 |
383 |
1567 |
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