Fighter Squadron 1E
"Firebirds"
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History |
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| 20. January 1944 | VF(N)-79 Established at NAS |
| 25. August 1944 | VF(N)-79 was redesignated VF(N)-41 |
| 25. February 1945 | VF(N)-41 Disestablished at NAS |
| 26. March 1945 | VF-41 Reestablished at NAS Sand Point, Seattle WA |
| 15. November 1946 | VF-41 was redesignated VF-1E |
| 1. September 1948 | VF-1E was redesignated VF-1 |
| 20. November 1948 | VF-1 Disestablished at NAS |
| Planes: |
F6F-5N
FR-1
| VF(N)-41, VF-41, VF-1E, VF-1 Deployments | ||||
| VF(N)-41 | ||||
| August 1944 - October 1944 | CVL-22 USS Independence | CVLG(N)-41 | F6F-5N | - |
| 6. October 1944 - 9. November 1944 | CVL-22 USS Independence | CVLG(N)-41 | F6F-5N | - |
| 14. November 1944 - 30. January 1945 | CVL-22 USS Independence | CVLG(N)-41 | F6F-5N | - |
| VF-1E | ||||
| 1. August 1947 - 7. August 1947 | CVE-116 USS Badoeng Strait | CVEG-1 | FR-1 | BS 100 |
| VF- Commanding Officers | ||
| Cdr. Turner F. Caldswell | 20. Jan. 1944 | 25. Feb. 1945 |
| ? | 26. Mar. 1945 | 18. Oct. 1945 |
| LCdr. John F. Gray | 18. Oct. 1945 | 3. Jun. 1946 |
| LCdr. Bill Elliott | 3. Jun. 1946 | ? |
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