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The carrier's torpedo and bomber squadrons (VT-2 and VB-2) attacked shipping at Salamaua at 09:38. Her fighters (VF-2) split up into four-plane attack groups: one strafed Lae and the other, Salamaua. Yorktown ' s planes followed on the heels of those from Lexington. VB-5 and VT-5 attacked Japanese ships in the Salamaua area at 09:50, while VS-5 ...
Redesignated as Yorktown's VT squadron (became Yorktown Air Group's VT squadron upon the group's establishment on 1 Jul 1938). Yorktown Air Group disestablished in June 1942 after it was sunk VT-6(1st) TBD: VT-8B: Jun 1937-1 Jul 1937 VT-6(1st): 1 Jul 1937-Feb 1943 VA-6 (1st) Jul 1942
Squadrons were numbered according to ship squadron numbers and were designated according to the use of the squadron's aircraft [4] such as "Torpedo" or "Patrol" or "Combat"; however, the official use of abbreviated designations such as VT, VP or VF had not yet been implemented. VF-4 [c] (first use) Top Hatters VE-7: Air Det Pac Flt: Sep 1919-15 ...
VF-1 F6F-3 launches from the hangar deck catapult of USS Yorktown in June 1943 VF-1 F6F-3 aboard USS Yorktown, June 1944. VF-1 operating the Grumman F6F Hellcat was embarked on the USS Yorktown (CV-10) on its shakedown cruise in the Caribbean in June 1943. VF-1 was transferred to Kaneohe Naval Air Station in August 1943. [2]
On 14 April 1942, he took command of Torpedo Squadron Three (VT-3) aboard USS Saratoga (CV-3), then based at Kaneohe Naval Air Station.On 27 May 1942, VT-3 was transferred to USS Yorktown (CV-5) following the Battle of the Coral Sea, replacing that ship's own Torpedo Squadron 5 (VT-5).
VT-9(2nd): 1 Oct 1998–present: Advanced Training, based at NAS Meridian (There was an earlier training squadron designated VT-9 also called "Tigers" which existed from 15 Dec 1961 to Jul 1987) VT-10: Wildcats T-6A: Commander, Training Air Wing Six BNAO School*: Jun 1960-15 Jan 1968 VT-10: 15 Jan 1968–present *Basic Naval Aviation Officer School
VS-23 S-2 Tracker lands on USS Yorktown c.1964. From 19 June-2 December 1958, VS-23 was assigned to USS Princeton for a Western Pacific deployment. From 1961-68, VS-25 and VS-25 Golden Eagles were part of Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 55 (CVSG-55), assigned to USS Yorktown. VS-23 was embarked on USS Yorktown for three Vietnam deployments: [1]
USS Yorktown (CV/CVA/CVS-10) is one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. Initially to have been named Bonhomme Richard , she was renamed Yorktown while still under construction, after the Yorktown -class aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5) , which was sunk at the Battle of Midway .