Fighter Squadron 1E

 "Firebirds"

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History 

20. January 1944 VF(N)-79 Established at NAS
25. August 1944 VF(N)-79 was redesignated VF(N)-41
25. February 1945 VF(N)-41 Disestablished at NAS
26. March 1945 VF-41 Reestablished at NAS Sand Point, Seattle WA
15. November 1946 VF-41 was redesignated VF-1E
1. September 1948 VF-1E was redesignated VF-1
20. November 1948 VF-1 Disestablished at NAS
Planes:
 

 

 

1944- 1945
F6F-5N
 

 

 

1945 - 1948
FR-1
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VF(N)-41, VF-41, VF-1E, VF-1 Deployments 
VF(N)-41
August 1944 - October 1944 CVL-22 USS Independence CVLG(N)-41 F6F-5N -
6. October 1944 - 9.  November 1944 CVL-22 USS Independence CVLG(N)-41 F6F-5N -
14.  November 1944 - 30. January 1945 CVL-22 USS Independence CVLG(N)-41 F6F-5N -
VF-1E
1. August 1947 - 7. August 1947 CVE-116 USS Badoeng Strait CVEG-1 FR-1 BS 100
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VF- Commanding Officers 
Cdr. Turner F. Caldswell 20. Jan. 1944 25. Feb. 1945
? 26. Mar. 1945 18. Oct. 1945
LCdr. John F. Gray 18. Oct. 1945 3. Jun. 1946
LCdr. Bill Elliott 3. Jun. 1946 ?
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last update 22. February 2013

written 1. February 2010

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