Fighter Squadron 42
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History 
May 1928 VS-1B Established at NAS
April 1931 VS-1B was redesignated VS-1S
July 1932 VS-1S was redesignated VS-1B
1. June 1937 VS-1B was redesignated VS-41
15. March 1941 VS-41 was redesignated VF-42
22. June 1942 VF-42 Disestablished at NAS
Planes:
 

 

 1928 - 1933
O2U-1, O2U-4		  
 

 

 19343- 1935
SU-1, SU-4		    
1935 - 1941
SBU-1
1941 - 1942
F4F-3		  
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VS-1B, VS-1S, VS-41, VF-42 Deployments 
VS-1B, VS-1S
August 1928 - 1928 CV-1 USS Langley - O2U-1, UO-5 1-S-0
August 1929 - 1929 CV-1 USS Langley - O2U-2 1-S-0
June 1930 - 1930 CV-1 USS Langley - O2U-4, O2U-2 1-S-0
June 1931 - 1931 CV-1 USS Langley - O2U-3, O2U-4 1-S-0
October 1932 - 1932 CV-1 USS Langley - O2U-3, O2U-4 1-S-0
June 1933 - 1933 CV-1 USS Langley - O2U-3, SU-1 1-S-0
June 1934 - 1934 CV-1 USS Langley - SU-1 1-S-0
17. August 1934 - 4. October 1934 CV-4 USS Ranger - SU-4 1-S-0
28. March 1935 - 15. April 1935 CV-4 USS Ranger - SU-4 1-S-0
May 1935 - May 1935 CV-4 USS Ranger - SBU-1 1-S-0
25. November 1935 - 25. February 1936 CV-4 USS Ranger - SBU-1 1-S-0
16. April 1937 - 4. June 1937 CV-4 USS Ranger - SBU-1 1-S-0
VS-41
15. March 1938 - 18. April 1938 CV-4 USS Ranger - SBU-1 41-S-0
4. January 1939 - 18. April 1939 CV-4 USS Ranger Ranger Air Group SBU-1 41-S-0
28. October 1939 - 8. December 1939 CV-4 USS Ranger Ranger Air Group SBU-1 41-S-0
2. October 1940 - 13. December 1940 CV-4 USS Ranger Ranger Air Group SBU-1 41-S-0
VF-42
29. June 1941 - 2. December 1941 CV-5 USS Yorktown Yorktown Air Group F4F-3 42-F-0
16. December 1941 - 20. December 1941 CV-5 USS Yorktown Yorktown Air Group F4F-3 42-F-0
6. January 1942 - 6. February 1942 CV-5 USS Yorktown Yorktown Air Group F4F-3 42-F-0
16. February 1942 - 27. May 1942 CV-5 USS Yorktown Yorktown Air Group F4F-3 42-F-0
30. May 1942 - 7. June 1942 CV-5 USS Yorktown Yorktown Air Group F4F-3 42-F-0
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VS-1B, VS-1S, VS-41, VF-42 Commanding Officers 
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LCdr. Oskar "Swede" Pederson 15. Mar. 1941 1. Apr. 1942
LCdr. Charles R. Fenton 1. Apr. 1942 22. Jun. 1942
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last update 22. February 2013

written 24. April 2005

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