Fighter Squadron 5

"Stafighters"
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History 
17. August 1927 VF-3S Established at NAS
3. March 1928 VF-3S was redesignated VF-3B
April 1931 VF-3B was redesignated VF-3S
June 1932 VF-3S was redesignated VF-3B
30. June 1937 VF-3B was redesignated VF-7B
1. July 1937 VF-7B was redesignated VF-5
7. January 1943 VF-5 Disestablished at NAS

Planes:
 

 

 1927 - 1929
FB-5		    
1929 - 1933
F3B-1
1932 - 1935
F4B-4
1934 - 1939
F2F-1
1938 - 1941
F3F-3
1941 - 1942
F4F-3		  
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VF-3S, VF-3B, VF-7B, VF-5 Deployments 
VF-3B, VF-3S
August 1928 - 1928 CV-2 USS Lexington - FB-5, UO-1 3-F-0
April 1929 - 1929 CV-2 USS Lexington - F3B-1, FU-2 3-F-0
June 1930 - 1930 CV-2 USS Lexington - F3B-1 3-F-0
June 1931 - 1931 CV-1 USS Langley - F3B-1 3-F-0
October 1932 - 1932 CV-1 USS Langley - F3B-1, F4B-4 3-F-0
June 1933 - 1933 CV-1 USS Langley - F4B-4, SU-1 3-F-0
June 1934 - 1934 CV-1 USS Langley - F4B-4 3-F-0
17. August 1934 - 4. October 1934 CV-4 USS Ranger - F2F-1, F4B-4 3-F-0
28. March 1935 - 15. April 1935 CV-4 USS Ranger - F2F-1, F4B-4 3-F-0
May 1935 - May 1935 CV-4 USS Ranger - F2F-1, SBU-1 3-F-0
25. November 1935 - 25. February 1936 CV-4 USS Ranger - F2F-1, SBU-1 3-F-0
VF-5
8. January 1938 - 6. March 1938 CV-5 USS Yorktown - F2F-1, F3F-1 5-F-0
16. January 1939 - March 1938 CV-5 USS Yorktown Yorktown Air Group F2F-1, F3F-1 5-F-0
20. April 1939 - May 1939 CV-5 USS Yorktown Yorktown Air Group F2F-1, F3F-1 5-F-0
July 1940 - 1940 CV-5 USS Yorktown Yorktown Air Group F3F-1 5-F-0
20. April 1941 - May 1941 CV-5 USS Yorktown Yorktown Air Group F4F-3 5-F-0
23. May 1941 - 11. June 1941 CV-4 USS Ranger Yorktown Air Group F4F-3 5-F-0
1. June 1942 - 13. June 1942 CV-3 USS Saratoga Saratoga Air Group F4F-4 5-F-0
7. July 1942 - 21. September 1942 CV-3 USS Saratoga Saratoga Air Group F4F-4 5-F-0
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VF-3S, VF-3B, Vf-7B, VF-5 Commanding Officers 
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LCdr. N. W. Ellis 3. Apr. 1941 29. Jan. 1942
LCdr. Wallace M. Beakley 29. Jan. 1942 25. Apr. 1942
LCdr. Leroy C. Simpler 25. Apr. 1942 7. Jan. 1943
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last update 22. February 2013

written 1. February 2010

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