Fighting Squadron 61
"Blackburn Irregulars / Skull and Crossbones / Jolly Rogers"
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History |
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| 1. October 1943 | VF-17 Established at NAS Norfolk VA |
| 15. November 1946 | VF-17 was redesignated VF-5B |
| 1. September 1948 | VF-5B was redesignated VF-61 |
| 15. April 1959 | VF-61 Disestablished at NAS Oceana VA |
| Planes: |
F4U-1
F6F-3 & -5
F4U-4
F8F-1
F8F-2
F9F-2
F9F-5
F9F-6
FJ-3
F9F-8
F3H-2
| VF-17, VF-5B, VF-61 Deployments | ||||
| VF-17 | ||||
| 15. Juy 1943 - 10. August 1943 | CV-17 USS Bunker Hill | CVG-17 | F4U-1 | 17-F-0 |
| 10. September 1943 - 2. October 1943 | CV-17 USS Bunker Hill | CVG-17 | F4U-1 | 17-F-0 |
| 12. October 1943 - 25. October 1943 | CVE-31 USS Prince William | -- | F4U-1 | 00 |
| 7. March 1944 - March 1944 | CVE-31 USS Prince William | -- | F4U-1 | 00 |
| 2. February 1945 - 8. July 1945 | CV-12 USS Hornet | CVG-17 | F6F-5, F6F-3P | 00 |
| VF-5B | ||||
| 24. January 1947 - 18. March 1947 | CV-45 USS Valley Forge | CVBG-5 | F4U-4 / F6F-5P | C 100 |
| 19. January 1948 - 5. April 1948 | CVB-43 USS Coral Sea | CVBG-5 | F4U-4 / F6F-5P | C 100 |
| VF-61 | ||||
| 27. October 1949 - 23. November 1949 | CVB-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt | CVG-6 | F8F-2 | C 100 |
| 10. Janaury 1951 - 17. May 1951 | CVB-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt | CVG-6 | F9F-2 | C 200 |
| 9. Janaury 1952 - 5. May 1952 | CVB-41 USS Midway | CVG-6 | F9F-2 | C 200 |
| 26. August 1952 - 8. October 1952 | CVB-41 USS Midway | CVG-6 | F9F-5 | C 100 |
| 28. September 1954 - 22. April 1955 | CVA-39 USS Lake Champlain | CVG-8 | F9F-6 | E 100 |
| 12. March 1956 - 5. September 1956 | CVA-11 USS Intrepid | CVG-8 | F9F-8 | E 200 |
| 3. September 1957 - 22. October 1957 | CVA-60 USS Saratoga | CVG-7 | F3H-2M | AG 200 |
| VF-17, VF-5B, VF-61 Commanding Officers | ||
| LCdr. Thomas J. Blackburn | 1. Oct 1943 | 18. Apr 1944 |
| LCdr. Marshall U. Beebe | 18. Apr 1944 | ? |
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