Stíhací peruť námořní pěchoty 215 [1942-1944]

Marine Fighting Squadron 215 "The Fighting Corsairs" (VMF-215)
     
Název:
Name:
Stíhací peruť námořní pěchoty 215 Marine Fighting Squadron 215 (VMF-215)
Originální název:
Original Name:
Marine Fighting Squadron 215
Datum vzniku:
Raised/Formed:
15.09.1942
Předchůdce:
Predecessor:
Zvědná-bombardovací peruť námořní pěchoty 242 Marine Scout-Bombing Squadron 242
Datum zániku:
Disbanded:
06.11.1944
Nástupce:
Successor:
- -
Nadřízené velitelství:
Higher Command:
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Dislokace:
Deployed:
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Velitel:
Commander:
DD.07.1942-DD.09.1943 Neefus, James L. (Captain)
DD.10.1943-DD.12.1943 Williamson, Herbert H. (Lieutenant Colonel)
DD.12.1943-DD.02.1944 Owens, Robert G. (Major)
DD.02.1944-DD.06.1944 Dill, James K. (Major)
DD.06.1944-DD.08.1944 Hargrave, Benjamin S. (Major)
Výzbroj:
Armament:
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DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR Goodyear FG-1 Corsair
DD.MM.RRRR-DD.MM.RRRR Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat
Poznámka:
Note:
Peruť měla přezdívku "The Fighting Corsairs".
Dosáhla 137 sestřelů, 4. nejvyššího počtu v historii USMC
Squadron was nicknamed the "The Fighting Corsairs".
Claimed 137 shot down, fourth most in USMC history
Zdroje:
Sources:
Rottman, Gordon L.: U.S. Marine Corps World War II Order of Battle: Ground and Air Units in the Pacific War, 1939-1945, Greenwood Press, 2002
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMF-215
http://acepilots.com/usmc_sqns.html#VMF-215
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