Marine Fighting Squadron 215

  

" Bombing Banshees", "Fighting Corsairs"
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History 
1. March 1942 VMSB-244 Established at
14. September 1942 VMSB-244 was redesignated VMSB-242
15. September 1942 VMSB-242 was redesignated VMF-215
6. November 1944 VMF-215 Disestablished at MCAS El Toro CA
21. November 1944 VMF-215 Reestablished at MCAS El Toro CA
13. November 1945 VMF-215 Disestablished at MCAS El Toro CA
1958 VMF-215 Reestablished as a Reserve Squadron at NAS Olathe KS
1. May 1963 VMF-215 was redesignated VMF(AW)-215
1. April 1965 VMF(AW)-215 was redesignated VMF-215
30. January 1970 VMF-215 Disestablished at NAS Olathe KA.

Tailcodes 
1958 - 1969 7K
1969 - 1970 5K
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Planes:
 

 

 

 1942 - 1942
SBD-3		  
 

 

 

 1942 - 1943
F4F-4		  
 

 

 

 1943 - 1945
F4U-1		 VMF-215-01.png (70220 Byte)
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 1958 - 1959
F9F-6		  
 

 

 

 1959 - 1962
F9F-8B		  
 

 

 

 1962 - 1965
F-6A
 

 

 

 1965 - 1969
F-8A
 

 

 

 1969 - 1971
F-8K
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VMF-323, VMA-323, VMFA-323  Deployments 
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VMF-323, VMA-323, VMFA-323 Commanding Officers 
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last update 1. July 2013

written  19. April 2009

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