VF-15
Fighter Squadron 15 | |
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Active | 1 September 1943 - 20 October 1945 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Navy |
Type | Fighter |
Nickname(s) | Fighting Aces |
Engagements | World War II |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | F6F-3/5 Hellcat |
Fighter Squadron 15 or VF-15 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. Originally established on 1 September 1943, it was disestablished on 20 October 1945.[1]
Operational history[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/F6F_Hangar_cat_USS_Hornet_CV-12_NAN2-54.jpg/250px-F6F_Hangar_cat_USS_Hornet_CV-12_NAN2-54.jpg)
On 20 June 1944 while deployed on the USS Essex, the squadron participated in the Marianas Turkey Shoot and Air Group 15 (AG-15) commander Cpt David McCampbell shot down 9 Japanese aircraft.[2]
See also[]
- History of the United States Navy
- List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
- List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons
References[]
- ^ "Lineage for Fighter Squadrons" (PDF). Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Tillman, Barrett (1996). Hellcat Aces of World War 2. Osprey Publishing. p. cover. ISBN 1855325969.
Categories:
- Strike fighter squadrons of the United States Navy