US Navy Air groups - january 1944
INDEX
Carriers
5th Fleet
Task Force 58
CV-10 Yorktown
Air Group 5:
| VF-5 |
36 |
F6F-3 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VB-5 |
36 |
SBD-5 |
Douglas |
Dauntless |
| VT-5 |
16 |
TBF-1 |
Grumman |
Avenger |
| VT-5 |
2 |
TBF-1C |
Grumman |
Avenger |
| VF(N)-76 Det.B |
4 |
F6F-3N |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
|
94 |
|
|
|
CV-6 Enterprise
Air Group 10:
| VF-10 |
32 |
F6F-3 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VB-10 |
30 |
SBD-5 |
Douglas |
Dauntless |
| VT-10 |
16 |
TBF-1C |
Grumman |
Avenger |
| VF(N)-101 Det.A |
4 |
F4U-2 |
Vought |
Corsair |
|
82 |
|
|
|
CVL-24 Belleau Wood
Air Group 24:
| VF-24 |
24 |
F6F-3 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VT-24 |
6 |
TBF-1 |
Grumman |
Avenger |
| VT-24 |
2 |
TBF-1C |
Grumman |
Avenger |
|
32 |
|
|
|
CV-9 Essex
Air Group 9:
| VF-9 |
35 |
F6F-3 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VB-9 |
34 |
SBD-5 |
Douglas |
Dauntless |
| VT-9 |
15 |
TBF-1 |
Grumman |
Avenger |
| VT-9 |
4 |
TBF-1C |
Grumman |
Avenger |
|
88 |
|
|
|
CV-11 Intrepid
Air Group 6:
| VF-6 |
37 |
F6F-3 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VB-6 |
36 |
SBD-5 |
Douglas |
Dauntless |
| VT-6 |
7 |
TBF-1 |
Grumman |
Avenger |
| VT-6 |
12 |
TBF-1C |
Grumman |
Avenger |
| VF(N)-101 Det.B |
4 |
F4U-2 |
Vought |
Corsair |
|
96 |
|
|
|
CVL-28 Cabot
Air Group 31:
| VF-31 |
24 |
F6F-3 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VT-31 |
9 |
TBM-1C |
General Motors |
Avenger |
|
33 |
|
|
|
CV-17 Bunker Hill
Air Group 17:
| VF-18 |
37 |
F6F-3 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VB-17 |
31 |
SB2C-1C |
Curtiss |
Helldiver |
| VT-17 |
1 |
TBF-1 |
Grumman |
Avenger |
| VT-17 |
22 |
TBF-1C |
Grumman |
Avenger |
| VF(N)-76 Det.A |
4 |
F6F-3N |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
|
95 |
|
|
|
CVL-25 Cowpens
Air Group 25:
| VF-25 |
24 |
F6F-3 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VT-25 |
9 |
TBM-1C |
General Motors |
Avenger |
|
33 |
|
|
|
CVL-26 Monterey
Air Group 30:
| VF-30 |
24 |
F6F-3 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VT-30 |
2 |
TBF-1 |
Grumman |
Avenger |
| VT-30 |
7 |
TBM-1C |
General Motors |
Avenger |
|
33 |
|
|
|
CV-3 Saratoga
Air Group 12:
| VF-12 |
37 |
F6F-3 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VB-12 |
24 |
SBD-5 |
Douglas |
Dauntless |
| VT-12 |
18 |
TBF-1C |
Grumman |
Avenger |
|
79 |
|
|
|
CVL-23 Princeton
Air Group 23:
| VF-23 |
24 |
F6F-3 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VT-23 |
8 |
TBF-1 |
Grumman |
Avenger |
| VT-23 |
1 |
TBF-1C |
Grumman |
Avenger |
|
33 |
|
|
|
CVL-27 Langley
Air Group 32:
| VF-32 |
22 |
F6F-3 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VT-32 |
9 |
TBF-1C |
Grumman |
Avenger |
|
31 |
|
|
|
Task Force 50
CVE-26 Sangamon
Air Group 37:
| VF-37 |
8 |
F6F-3 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VF-35 |
1 |
| VC-37 |
5 |
| VC-60 |
2 |
SBD-5 |
Douglas |
Dauntless |
| VC-35 |
1 |
| VC-37 |
8 |
| VC-60 |
1 |
TBF-1C |
Grumman |
Avenger |
| VC-35 |
1 |
|
27 |
|
|
|
Air support for Roi-Namur landing. On 25th January, 4 VF, 4 VS and 1 VT lost due to accidents during landings.
CVE-27 Suwannee
Air Group 60:
| VF-60 |
12 |
F6F-3 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VC-60 |
7 |
SBD-5 |
Douglas |
Dauntless |
| " |
2 |
TBF-1 |
Grumman |
Avenger |
| " |
6 |
TBF-1C |
Grumman |
Avenger |
|
27 |
|
|
|
Air support for Roi-Namur landing. One VT from Sangamon landed aboard on the 25th, returned on the 28th, with 2 VS and 1 VT to reinforce Sangamon air group.
CVE-28 Chenango
Air Group 35:
| VF-35 |
10 |
F6F-3 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VC-35 |
8 |
SBD-5 |
Douglas |
Dauntless |
| " |
3 |
TBF-1 |
Grumman |
Avenger |
| " |
5 |
TBF-1C |
Grumman |
Avenger |
|
26 |
|
|
|
Air support for Roi-Namur landing. One VF lost on 25th January. Two VF from Sangamon landed aboard on the 25th, returned on the 28th, with another VF, 1 VS and 1 VT.
CVE-57 Coral Sea
| VC-33 |
9 |
F4F-4 |
Grumman |
Wildcat |
| " |
5 |
FM-1 |
General Motors |
Wildcat |
| " |
6 |
TBF-1 |
Grumman |
Avenger |
| " |
6 |
TBF-1C |
Grumman |
Avenger |
|
26 |
|
|
|
Air support for Kwajalein landing.
CVE-58 Corregidor
| VC-41 |
8 |
F4F-4 |
Grumman |
Wildcat |
| " |
6 |
FM-1 |
General Motors |
Wildcat |
| " |
4 |
TBF-1C |
Grumman |
Avenger |
| " |
8 |
TBM-1 |
General Motors |
Avenger |
|
26 |
|
|
|
Air support for Kwajalein landing.
CVE-61 Manila bay
| VC-7 |
16 |
FM-2 |
General Motors |
Wildcat |
| " |
9 |
TBF-1 |
Grumman |
Avenger |
| " |
3 |
TBF-1C |
Grumman |
Avenger |
|
28 |
|
|
|
Air support for Kwajalein landing. 1 VT lost on the 30th.
CVE-62 Natoma bay
| VC-63 |
12 |
FM-1 |
General Motors |
Wildcat |
| " |
6 |
TBM-1 |
General Motors |
Avenger |
| " |
6 |
TBM-1C |
General Motors |
Avenger |
|
24 |
|
|
|
Air support for Majuro landing.
CVE-16 Nassau
| VC-66 |
14 |
FM-1 |
General Motors |
Wildcat |
| " |
4 |
TBM-1 |
General Motors |
Avenger |
| " |
5 |
TBM-1C |
General Motors |
Avenger |
|
23 |
|
|
|
Air support for Majuro landing.
CVE-66 White Plains
| Pool |
30 |
F6F-3 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| Pool |
14 |
FM-1 |
General Motors |
Wildcat |
| Pool |
15 |
TBM-1 |
General Motors |
Avenger |
|
(59) |
|
|
|
Pool for aircraft carriers of TF 58, TF 52 and TF 53.
CVE-68 Kalinin Bay
| Pool |
31 |
F6F-3 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| Pool |
5 |
SB2C-1C |
Curtiss |
Helldiver |
| Pool |
12 |
TBM-1 |
General Motors |
Avenger |
| VMF-422 |
24 |
F4U-1 |
Vought |
Corsair |
|
(48)+24 |
|
|
|
Pool for aircraft carriers of TF 58. Resupplied TG 58.1, 58.2 and 58.3.
VMF-422 for Tarawa then Marshall.
CVE-73 Gambier Bay
| VF-39 |
36 |
F6F-3 |
Grumman |
Hellcat |
| VMSB-231 |
18 |
SBD-5 |
Douglas |
Dauntless |
| VMF(N)-532 |
11 |
F4U-2 |
Vought |
Corsair |
|
(65) |
|
|
|
Transport to Majuro in mid February.
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Total
| Unit |
Hellcat |
Corsair |
Dauntless |
Helldiver |
Avenger |
Wildcat |
Total |
| TG 58.1 |
96 |
4 |
66 |
- |
42 |
|
208 |
| TG 58.2 |
96 |
4 |
70 |
- |
47 |
|
217 |
| TG 58.3 |
89 |
- |
- |
31 |
41 |
|
161 |
| TG 58.4 |
83 |
- |
24 |
- |
36 |
|
143 |
| TF 58 |
364 |
8 |
160 |
31 |
166 |
|
729 |
| TG 52.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
36 |
44 |
80 |
| TG 53.6 |
31 |
- |
23 |
- |
26 |
- |
80 |
| TG 51.2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
26 |
26 |
52 |
| TF 51-53 |
31 |
- |
23 |
- |
88 |
70 |
212 |
| Grand total |
395 |
8 |
183 |
31 |
254 |
70 |
941 |
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