Marine Attack Squadron 542

  

"Bengals", "Flying Tigers"
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History 
6. March 1944 VMF(N)-542 established 
18. October 1948 VMF(N)-542 was redesignated VMF(AW)-542
2. November 1963 VMF(AW)-542 was redesignated VMFA-542
30. June 1970 VMFA-542 deactivation
12. January 1972 VMFA-542 activated and was redesignated VMA-542
1. December 2022 VMA-542 was redesignated VMFA-542

Tailcodes 
1946 - 1948 WH
1948 - today WH
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Planes:
 

 

 

 1944 - 1947
F6F-5N		    
 

 

 

 1947 - 1951
F7F-3N		  
 

 

 

 1951 - 1958
F3D-1 & 2
 

 

 

 1958 - 1963
F4D-1
 

 

 

 1963 - 1970
F-4B		  
 

 

 

 1972 - 1984
AV-8A		    
 

 

 

 1984 - 1986
AV-8C		    
 

 

 

 1986 - 2023
AV-8B		    
 

 

 

 2023 - today
F-35B		    
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VMF-542, VMFA-542, VMA-542  Deployments 
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Pictures
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VMF-542, VMFA-542, VMA-542  Commanding Officers 
? ? 6. Mar. 1944
Major Wlliam C. Kellum 6. Mar. 1944 23. May 1945
Major R. Bruee Porter 23. May 1945 1. Sep. 1945
Major William C. Kellum 1. Sep. 1945 2. Sep. 1945
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? ? 25. Jun. 1950
Lt Col Max J. Volcansek, Jr.  25. Jun. 1950 6. Feb. 1951
Lt Col James R. Anderson 6. Feb. 1951 23. Feb. 1951
Major Albert L. Clark 23. Feb. 1951 24. Mar. 1951
Lt Col Peter D. Lambrecht 24. Mar. 1951 26 May 1952
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last update 1. February 2024

written  19. April 2009

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