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Fighter Squadron 44 (FITRON 44)
VF-44 ‘Hornets’
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established as VF-44 on September 1, 1950 VF-44
redesignated VA-44 on January 1, 1956 |
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AIRCRAFT:
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Vought
F4U-4 Corsair (1950-54) McDonnell
F2H-2 Banshee (1954-55) |
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DEPLOYMENTS:
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March
1951 - October 1951 with CVG-1 aboard USS Coral
Sea (CVB 43) April 1952
- October 1952 with CVG-4 aboard USS Coral
Sea (CVB 43) April
1953 - June 1953 with CVG-4 aboard USS Lake Champlain (CVA 39) June
1953 - November 1953 with ATG-1 aboard USS Boxer (CVA 21) February
1955 with CVG-4 aboard USS Intrepid (CVA 11) May
1955 - November 1955 with CVG-4 aboard USS Intrepid (CVA 11) |
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images
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F2H-2 Banshee (VF-44 / CVG-4) embarked on
USS Intrepid (CVA 11) - 1955
F4U-4 Corsair (VF-44 / ATG-1) embarked on
USS Boxer (CVA 21) - 1953 (courtesy of the National Naval Aviation Museum) |
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