Marine Fighting Squadron 213

  

"Hell Hawks", "Warhawks"
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History 
1. July 1942 VMF-213 established at MCAS Ewa HI
24. April 1946 VMF-213 disestablished at MCAS Ewa HI
ca. 1947 VMF-213 reestablished as a Reserve Squadron
23. July 1950 VMF-213 Activated
ca. 1953 VMF-213 Deactivated
ca. 1970 VMF-213 Disestablished at

Tailcodes 
1946 - 1948 ??
1948 - 1957 E
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Planes:
 

 

 

 1942 - 1943
F4F-4		    
 

 

 

 1943 - 1945
F4U-1D, FG-1D		  
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 1949 - 1954
FG-1D		  
 

 

 

 1954 - 1956
F4U-4		  
 

 

 

 1954 - 1958
F9F-5		  
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VMF-213  Deployments 
30. December 1944 - 26 January 1945 CV-9 USS Essex CVG-4 F4U-1D -
10. February 1945 - 4. March 1945 CV-9 USS Essex CVG-4 F4U-1D -
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VMF-213 Commanding Officers 
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History 

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last update 1. July 2013

written  19. April 2009

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