Marine Strike Fighting Squadron 112

 

"Cowboys", "Wolf Pack"

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History 

1. March 1942 VMF-112 Established at NAS San Diego CA
10. September 1945 VMF-112 Disestablished
1. July 1946 VMF-112 Reestablished at NAS Dallas TX
1976 VMF-112 was redesignated VMFA-112

Tailcodes 

1946 - 1957 D
1957 - 1969 7D
1969 - 1971 5D
1971 - today MA
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Planes:
 

 

 

1942 - 1943
F2A-2P
   
 

 

 

1943 - 1945
F4F-4
   
 

 

 

1943 - 1945
F4U-1D
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1946 - 195?
FG-1D
 

 

 
 

 

 

195? - 195?
F9F-2
 

 

 
 

 

 

195? - 1959
F9F-6
 

 

 
 

 

 

1959 - 1963
FJ-3

 

 
 

 

 

1963 - 1970
F-
8A
 
 

 

 

1970 - 1971
F-8K
 
 

 

 

1971 - 1976
F-8H
 
 

 

 

1976 - 1983
F-4N
   
 

 

 

1983 - 1987
F-4J
 

 

 
 

 

 

1984 - 1992
F-4S
 

 

 
 

 

 

1992 - present
F/A-18C
 

 

 
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VMF-112, VMFA-112  Deployments 
29. January 1945 - 17. June 1945 CV-20 USS Bennington CVG-82 F4U-1D -
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VMF-112, VMFA-112 Commanding Officers 
Maj. Paul J. Fontana May 1942 Mar. 1943
Capt. Robert B. Fraser Mar. 1943 Jul. 1943
Maj. Herman Hansen Jul. 1943 July 1943
Maj. Gregory Boyington July 1943 Aug. 1943
Maj. Herman Hansen Aug. 1943 Aug. 1945
? Aug. 1945 ?
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History 

VMF-112 was credited with downing 140 enemy aircraft in WWII.
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last update 1. July 2013

written  19. April 2009

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