Fighter Squadron 9
"Cat o' Nines", "Hellcats"
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History |
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| 1. March 1942 | VF-9 Established at NAS Norfolk VA |
| 15. October 1945 | VF-9 Disestablished at NAS |
| Planes: |
F2A-3
F4F-4
F6F-3
F6F-5
| VF-9 Deployments | ||||
| 3. October 1942 - 24. November 1942 | CV-4 USS Ranger | Ranger Air Group | F4F-4 | 9-F-0 |
| 31. August 1943 - December 1943 | CV-9 USS Essex | CVG-9 | F6F-3 | - |
| 16. January 1944 - 22. February 1944 | CV-9 USS Essex | CVG-9 | F6F-3 | - |
| 10. February 1945 - 5. March 1945 | CV-16 USS Lexington | CVG-9 | F6F-5, -3P, -3N | - |
| 6. March 1945 - 13. June 1945 | CV-10 USS Yorktown | CVG-9 | F6F-5, -3P, -3N | - |
| VF-9 Commanding Officers | ||
| LCdr. John A. Raby | 1.Mar.1942 | 14.Aug.1943 |
| LCdr. Philip H. Torrey | 14.Aug.1943 | 24.Dez.1943 |
| LCdr. Herbert N. Houck | 24.Dez.1943 | 17.Feb.1945 |
| Lt. John S. Kitchen | 17.Feb.1945 | 15.Oct.1945 |
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History |
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