Country United States Type Fighter Fighter F6F-5 Hellcat | Branch United States Navy Engagements World War II | |
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Active 1 May 1944 - 24 September 1945 | ||
Fighter Squadron 83 or VF-83 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. Originally established on 1 May 1944, it was disestablished on 24 September 1945. It was the first US Navy squadron to be designated as VF-83.
Operational history
VF-83 formed part of Carrier Air Group 83 (CVG-83) assigned to the USS Essex. CVG-83 was in action in the Pacific theatre from 10 March to 15 September 1945 participating in raids on Kyushu, supporting the invasion of Okinawa, the discovery and sinking of the Japanese battleship Yamato and other air strikes against the Japanese home islands.
References
VF-83 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA