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established as VGS-18 on October 15,
1942 VGS-18 redesignated VC-18 on March 1, 1943 VC-18 redesignated VF-36 on August 15, 1943 VF-36 redesignated VF-18 on March 5, 1944 VF-18 redesignated VF-7A on November 15, 1946 VF-7A redesignated VF-71 on July 28, 1948 VF-71 disestablished
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Grumman
F8F-1 Bearcat / F6F-5 Hellcat (1949-50) Grumman
F9F-2 Panther (1950-53) McDonnell
F2H-3/4 Banshee (1954-59) |
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January
1949 - May 1949 with CVG-7 aboard USS Philippine Sea (CV 47) September
1949 - January 1950 with CVG-7 aboard USS Leyte (CV 32) July
1950 - November 1950 with CVG-7 aboard USS Midway
(CVB 41) May
1952 - January 1953 with CVG-7 aboard USS Bon Homme Richard (CV 31) February
1953 - May 1953 with CVG-7 aboard USS Bennington (CVA 20) May
1955 - December 1955 with CVG-7 aboard USS Hornet (CVA 12) May
1957 - October 1957 with CVG-6 aboard USS Intrepid (CVA 11) July
1958 - March 1959 with CVG-7 aboard USS Randolph (CVA 15) |
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F9F-2 Panther (VF-71 / CVG-7) embarked on
USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA 31) - 1953
F9F-2 Panther (VF-71 / CVG-7) embarked on
USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA 31) bombing a bridge during the Korean War - 1952 |
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