Bombing Fighter Squadron 88
"Gringos"
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History |
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| 2. January 1945 | VBF-88 Established Otis Field |
| 29. September 1945 | VBF-88 Disestablished at |
| Planes: |
1945
- 1945
FG-1D
| VBF-88 Deployments | ||||
| 1. July 1945 - 20. October 1945 | CV-10 USS Yorktown | CVG-88 | FG-1D | ... |
| VBF-88 Commanding Officers | ||
| Lt.Cdr. J. E. Hart | 2. January 1945 | 29. September 1945 |
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History |
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The Bomber Fighter Squadrons, were created to reduce the Fighter Squadrons in an Air Group to an acceptable size. Fighter Squadrons had up to 60 planes and 100 pilots. Normaly a Fighter Squadron was split in two to creat a Bomber Fighter Squadron. |
