Fighter Squadron 16
"Pistol-Packin' Airdales"
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History |
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| 16. November 1942 | VF-16 Established at NAS Quonset Point RI |
| 6. November 1945 | VF-16 Disestablished at NAS |
| Planes: |
F4F-4
F6F-3
| VF-16 Deployments | ||||
| 11. May 1942 - 8. June 1943 | CV-16 USS Lexington | CVG-16 | F4F-4 | 16-F-0 |
| 4. July 1943 - 9. August 1943 | CV-16 USS Lexington | CVG-16 | F6F-3 | - |
| 11. September 1943 - 9. December 1943 | CV-16 USS Lexington | CVG-16 | F6F-3 | - |
| 3. March 1944 - 9. July 1944 | CV-16 USS Lexington | CVG-16 | F6F-3 | - |
| 10. July 1945 - 15. October 1945 | CV-15 USS Randolph | CVG-16 | F6F-3, -3N | - |
| VF-16 Commanding Officers | ||
| Cdr. Paul D. Buie | 16. Feb. 1942 | 25. Aug. 1944 |
| LCdr. C. S. Moffett | 25. Aug. 1944 | 6. Nov. 1945 |
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History |
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