Fighter Squadron 12

 "Peg Leg Pirates", "Corsairs", "Thunderbolts"
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History 
9. January 1942 VF-12 Established at NAS
27. September 1945 VF-12 Disestablished at NAS
Planes:
 

 

 

 1942 - 1942
F4F-4		      
 

 

 

 1942 - 1943
F4U-1		    
 

 

 

 1943 - 1945
F6F-3, F6F-5
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VF-12 Deployments 
August 1943 - September 1943 CV-3 USS Saratoga CVG-12 F6F-3 -
September 1943 - October 1943 Guadalcanal  CVG-12 F6F-3 -
October 1943 - 30. November 1943 CV-3 USS Saratoga CVG-12 F6F-3 -
19. January 1944 - 10. June 1944 CV-3 USS Saratoga CVG-12 F6F-3 -
20. January 1945 - February 1945 CV-15 USS Randolph CVG-12 F6F-5, -5P, -5N -
10. February 1945 - 29. May 1945 CV-15 USS Randolph CVG-12 F6F-5, -5P, -5N -
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VF-12 Commanding Officers 
LCdr. Joseph C. Clifton 9.Jan.1942 1.Jan.1944
LCdr. Robert G. Dose 1.Jan.1944 20.Jul.1944
Cdr. Noel A. M. Gayler 20.Jul.1944 9.Feb.1945
LCdr. Frederick H. Michaelis 9.Feb.1945 27.Sep.1945
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History 

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last update 22. February 2013

written 1. February 2010

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