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Carrier Air Groups 1942 - 1946

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Numerical designation of air groups began in 1942, the first being Carrier Air Group NINE (CVG-9), established 1. March 1942. The carrier air group was sometimes referred to as CAG. However, the official designation was CVG. Existing air groups continued to be known by their carrier names until they were reformed or disbanded, only two of the early groups (Saratoga and Ranger Air Group) escaping the latter fate.    

On 29. June 1944, new letter designations were set up to bring them in line with standardized complements of different carrier types. The new designations, some of which had been in use for over a year, showed carrier type affiliation as follows: CVBG for large carrier air group, CVG for medium carrier air group, CVLG for light carrier air group, and CVEG for escort carrier air group. The CVEG designation was assigned to carriers of the Sangamon Class. The other CVE carrier classes were assigned Composite Squadrons (VC) and listed as air groups (not includes on the folowing Pages). They remained in that category throughout the war period. The CVBG designation was for assignment to the Midway Class carriers, sometimes referred to as the large carriers.    


World War II

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Carrier Air Groups

1942 - 1946

CVG-1

CVG-80

CVG-2

CVG-81

CVG-3

CVG-82

CVG-4

CVG-83

CVG-5

CVG-84

CVG-6

CVG-85

CVG-7

CVG-86

CVG-8

CVG-87

CVG-9

CVG-88

CVG-10

CVG-89

CVG-11

CVG-92

CVG-12

CVG-93

CVG-13

CVG-94

CVG-14

CVG-95

CVG-15

CVG-97

CVG-16

CVG-98

CVG-17

CVG-99

CVG-18

CVG-100

CVG-19

CVG-150

CVG-20

CVG-151

CVBG-74

CVG-152

CVBG-75

CVG-153

Light Carrier Air Groups

1942 - 1946

CVLG-21

CVLG-39

CVLG-22

CVLG-43

CVLG-23

CVLG-44
CVLG-24

CVLG-45

CVLG-25

CVLG-46

CVLG-27

CVLG-47

CVLG-28

CVLG-48

CVLG-29

CVLG-49

CVLG-30

CVLG-50

CVLG-31

CVLG-51

CVLG-32

CVLG-52

CVLG-34

CVLG-58

CVLG-38 ..

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Escort Carrier Air Groups

1942 - 1946

CVEG-25

CVEG-40

CVEG-26

CVEG-41

CVEG-33

CVEG-42

CVEG-35

CVEG-43

CVEG-36

CVEG-49

CVEG-37

CVEG-50

CVEG-38

CVEG-60

CVEG-39

CVEG-66

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Night Carrier Air Groups

1944 - 1945

CVG(N)-52

CVG(N)-90

CVG(N)-53

CVG(N)-91

CVG(N)-55

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Light Night Carrier Air Groups

1944 - 1945

CVLG(N)-41

CVLG(N)-43

CVLG(N)-42

CVLG(N)-52

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Escort Night Carrier Air Groups

1944 - 1945

CVEG(N)-63

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