Fighter Squadron 72

 "Fighting Wasp's"
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History 
1. July 1939 VF-7 Established at NAS
1. July 1940 VF-7 was redesignated VF-72
29. March 1943 VF-72 Disestablished at NAS
Planes:
 

 

 

 1939 - 1940
F2F-1		    
 

 

 

 1939 - 1940
F3F-1		  
 

 

 

 1940
SB2U-2		  
 

 

 

 1940 - 1942
F4F-3		  
 

 

 

 1942 - 1943
F4F-4		  
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VF-7, VF-72 Deployments 
VF-7
28. June 1940 - 25. July 1940 CV-7 USS Wasp Wasp Air Group F2F-1, F3F-1 7-F-0
VF-72
21. August 1940 - 28. August 1940 CV-7 USS Wasp Wasp Air Group F4F-3 72-F-0
12. October 1940 - 26. November 1940 CV-7 USS Wasp Wasp Air Group F4F-3 72-F-0
January 1941 - 8 March 1941 CV-7 USS Wasp Wasp Air Group F4F-3 72-F-0
26. April 1941 - 6. June 1941 CV-7 USS Wasp Wasp Air Group F4F-3 72-F-0
20. June 1941 - 13. July 1941 CV-7 USS Wasp Wasp Air Group F4F-3 72-F-0
28. July 1941 - 14. August 1941 CV-7 USS Wasp Wasp Air Group F4F-3 72-F-0
22. August 1941 - 20. October 1941 CV-7 USS Wasp Wasp Air Group F4F-3 72-F-0
21. December 1941 - 19. March 1942 CV-4 USS Ranger Ranger Air Group F4F-3 72-F-0
1. June 1942 - 13. June 1942 CV-3 USS Saratoga Saratoga Air Group F4F-4 72-F-0
17. August 1942 - 26. October 1942 CV-8 USS Hornet Hornet Air Group F4F-4 72-F-0
26. October 1942 - 30. October 1942 CVE-16 USS Nassau - F4F-4 72-F-0
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VF-7, VF-72 Commanding Officers 
? 7.Jul.1939 1.Jul.1941
LCdr. Courtney Shands 1.Jul.1941 21.Mar.1942
LCdr. Henry G. Sanchez 21.Mar.1942 9.Mar.1943
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History 

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last update 22. February 2013

written 24. April 2005

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