Fighter Squadron 2

 "Flying Chiefs", "Rippers", "Tall Dogs"

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History 

1. January 1927 VF-2 Established at NAS
1. July 1927 VF-2 was redesignated VF-2B
1. July 1932 VF-2B was redesignated VF-2S
April 1933 VF-2S was redesignated VF-2B
1. June 1937 VF-2B was redesignated VF-2
1. July 1942 VF-2 Disestablished at NAS
1. June 1943 VF-2 Restablished at NAS
9. November 1945 VF-2 Disestablished at NAS
Planes:
 

 

 

1927 - 1929
FU-1
 
 

 

 

1928 - 1932
F3B-1
 

 

 

1932 - 1933
F4B-2
 

 

 

1934 - 1935
F4B-4
 
 

 

 

1939
SB2U-2
 
 

 

 

1935 - 1939
F2F-1
 

 

 

1939 - 1941
F2A-1, -2, -3
 
 

 

 

1941 - 1942
F4F-3A
 
 

 

 

1943 - 1944
F6F-3, 5
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VF-2B, VF-2 Deployments 
VF-2B
August 1927 - 1927 CV-1 USS Langley - FU-1, F6C-2 2-F-0
August 1928 - 1928 CV-1 USS Langley - F3B-1, FU-1 2-F-0
August 1929 - 1929 CV-1 USS Langley - F3B-1, FU-2 2-F-0
June 1930 - 1930 CV-1 USS Langley - F3B-1, F6C-4 2-F-0
June 1931 - 1931 CV-2 USS Lexington - F3B-1, FU-1 2-F-0
VF-2S
January 1932 - March 1932 CV-2 USS Lexington - F3B-1, F3B-2 2-F-0
VF-2B
June 1933 - 1933 CV-2 USS Lexington - F4B-2, F4B-1, 2-F-0
9 April 1934 - 9. November 1934 CV-2 USS Lexington - F4B-2, SF-1 2-F-0
June 1935 - 1935 CV-2 USS Lexington - F2F-1, F4B-4 2-F-0
27. April 1936 - June 1936 CV-2 USS Lexington - F2F-1, SBU-1, 2-F-0
April 1937 - May 1937 CV-2 USS Lexington - F2F-1, SBU-1 2-F-0
VF-2
June 1938 - 1938 CV-2 USS Lexington Lexington Air Group F2F-1, SBU-1 2-F-0
June 1939 - 1939 CV-3 USS Saratoga Saratoga Air Group F2F-1, SB2U-1 2-F-0
June 1940 - 1940 CV-2 USS Lexington Lexington Air Group F2A-1, SB2U-1 2-F-0
December 1941 - 18. December 1941 CV-2 USS Lexington Lexington Air Group F2A-3 2-F-0
19. December 1941 - 27. December 1941 CV-2 USS Lexington Lexington Air Group F2A-3 2-F-0
15. April 1942 - 8. Mai 1942 CV-2 USS Lexington Lexington Air Group F4F-3A 2-F-0
1. June 1942 - 13. June 1942 CV-3 USS Saratoga Saratoga Air Group F4F-3A 2-F-0
18. November 1943 - 8. December 1943 CV-6 USS Enterprise CVG-6 F6F-3 -
14. February 1944 - 20. March 1944 CV-12 USS Hornet CVG-2 F6F-3 -
30. March 1944 - 1. May 1944 CV-12 USS Hornet CVG-2 F6F-3 -
11. June 1944 - 5. August 1944 CV-12 USS Hornet CVG-2 F6F-3 -
6. September 1944 - 24. September 1944 CV-12 USS Hornet CVG-2 F6F-3 -
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VF- Commanding Officers 
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