Yorktown Air Group  
CV-5 USS Yorktown
8. January 1938 - 6. March 1938
Carribbean Shakedown
VF-5 F2F-1, F3F-1 5-F-0
VB-5 BT-1, O3U-2, SU-3 5-B-0
VT-5 TBD-1 5-T-0
VS-5 SBC-3 5-S-0
last update 7. March 2007
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1. July 1938 Yorktown Air Group established
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CV-5 USS Yorktown
16. January 1939 - March 1938
East Pacific (Fleet Problem XX)
VF-5 F2F-1, F3F-1 5-F-0
VB-5 BT-1, O3U-2, SU-3 5-B-0
VT-5 TBD-1 5-T-0
VS-5 SBC-3 5-S-0
last update 7. March 2007
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CV-5 USS Yorktown
20. April 1939 - May 1939
Transit to San Diego
VF-5 F2F-1, F3F-1, SU-3 5-F-0
VB-5 BT-1 5-B-0
VT-5 TBD-1 5-T-0
VS-5 SBC-3 5-S-0
last update 7. March 2007
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CV-5 USS Yorktown
July 1940 - 1940
East Pacific (Fleet Problem XXI)
VF-5 F3F-1, SBC-3 5-F-0
VB-5 SBC-3, BT-1 5-B-0
VMS-1 SB2U-3 1-MS-0
VT-5 TBD-1 5-T-0
VS-5 SBC-3 5-S-0
last update 7. March 2007
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CV-5 USS Yorktown
20. April 1941 - May 1941
Transit to Atlantic
VF-5 F4F-3 5-F-0
VB-5 SBC-3, BT-1 5-B-0
VT-5 TBD-1 5-T-0
VS-5 SBD-2, SNJ-3 5-S-0
last update 7. March 2007
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CV-4 USS Ranger
23. May 1941 - 11. June 1941
North Atlantic (Neutrality Patrol)
VF-5 F4F-3 5-F-0
VB-5 SBC-3, BT-1 5-B-0
VS-5 SBD-2 5-S-0
last update 7. March 2007
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CV-5 USS Yorktown
29. June 1941 - 2. December 1941
North Atlantic (Neutrality Patrol)
VF-42 F4F-3 42-F-0
VB-5 SBC-3 5-B-0
VT-5 TBD-1 5-T-0
VS-5 SBD-2, SNJ-3 5-S-0
last update 7. March 2007
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CV-5 USS Yorktown
16. December 1941 - 20. December 1941
Transit to San Diego
VF-42 F4F-3 42-F-0
VB-5 SBD-3 5-B-0
VT-5 TBD-1 5-T-0
VS-5 SBD-3 5-S-0
last update 7. March 2007
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CV-5 USS Yorktown
6. January 1942 - 6. February 1942
West Pacific (Transit to Gilberts)
VF-42 F4F-3 42-F-0
VB-5 SBD-3 5-B-0
VT-5 TBD-1 5-T-0
VS-5 SBD-3 5-S-0
last update 7. March 2007
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CV-5 USS Yorktown
16. February 1942 - 27. May 1942
West Pacific (Coral Sea)
VF-42 F4F-3 42-F-0
VB-5 SBD-3 5-B-0
VT-5 TBD-1 5-T-0
VS-5 SBD-3 5-S-0
last update 7. March 2007
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CV-5 USS Yorktown
30. May 1942 - 7. June 1942
West Pacific (Midway)
VF-42 F4F-3 42-F-0
VF-3 F4F-4 3-F-0
VB-5 SBD-3 5-B-0
VB-3 SBD-3 3-B-0
VT-5 TBD-1 5-T-0
last update 7. March 2007
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7. June 1942 Yorktown Air Group disestablished
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last update 27. February 2013

written  1. January 2007

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