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Fighter Squadron 7
Active	3 January 1944 – 8 June 1946
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Aircraft	F6F-3/5 Hellcat
Engagements	World War II

Fighter Squadron 7 or VF-7 was an aviation unit of the U.S. Navy, originally established on 3 January 1944, it was disestablished on 8 June 1946. It was the second US Navy squadron to be designated VF-7.

Operational history

VF-7 equipped with the F6F-3 Hellcat was deployed as part of Carrier Air Group 7 (CVG-7) aboard the USS Hancock in the Atlantic Fleet. VF-7 reequipped with the F6F-5 Hellcat at Naval Air Station Quonset in July 1944 and then reembarked on USS Hancock.

By September 1944 USS Hancock and CVG-7 had joined the Pacific Fleet. Hancock fought in the Philippines campaign (1944-45), including in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, at the Battle of Iwo Jima, and in the Battle of Okinawa.

From February–September 1945 CVG-7 was shore-based at Naval Station Puget Sound and then Naval Air Station Astoria.

Home port assignments

• Naval Air Station Quonset
• Naval Station Puget Sound
• Naval Air Station Astoria

Aircraft assignment

• F6F-3/5 Hellcat

References

1. "Lineage for Fighter Squadrons" (PDF). Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
2. "Location of U.S. Naval Aircraft, World War II 30 May 1944". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
3. "Location of U.S. Naval Aircraft, World War II 1 Aug 1944". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
4. "Location of U.S. Naval Aircraft, World War II 26 Sep 1944". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
5. "Location of U.S. Naval Aircraft, World War II 20 Feb 1945". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
6. "Location of U.S. Naval Aircraft, World War II 7 Sep 1945". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 19 April 2016.

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