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VMF-514
Marine Fighting Squadron 514 (VMF-514) was a short-lived fighter squadron of the United States Marine Corps during World War II. Flying the Vought F4U Corsair, the squadron was originally commissioned to be part of the ill-fated Project Danny, a plan for carrier based Marine Corps aircraft to interdict German V-1 flying bomb launch sites. The squadron did not participate in combat action during the war and was decommissioned on December 9, 1945. No other Marine Corps squadron has carried VMF-514's lineage and honors since that time. History Marine Fighting Squadron 471 (VMF-514) was commissioned on February 20, 1944, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina by authority of Bureau of Aeronautics Directive 30-KV-43. The squadron originally fell under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 51. In June 1944, Navy planners devised a plan for Marine F4U Corsair squadrons of MAG-51 (including VMF-511, VMF-512, and VMF-513) to attack V-1 flying bomb launch sites ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Project Danny
Project Danny was a World War II plan for United States Marine Corps F4U Corsair fighter aircraft to attack German V-1 flying bomb launch sites in northern France. Although the squadrons had been trained at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and were loading onto their escort carriers for the trip to the North Atlantic, opposition from General Marshall meant that the operation was canceled before departing for the European Theater. Chronology Extensive land-based Combined Bomber Offensive bombings of German targets had begun in June 1943, followed by "Crossbow" operations attacking German long range weapon facilities in August 1943 and V-1 launch sites in December 1943. In July 1944 after the V-1 "Robot Blitz" had begun on 13 June, Commander Thomas Hinman Moorer of the Naval Air Atlantic Staff (NavAirLant) provided a Pentagon briefing on a June 1944 plan for F4U squadrons of Marine Air Group 51 (MAG-51) (including VMF-511, VMF-512, VMF-513 and VMF-514) to attack V-1 lau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Decommissioned United States Marine Corps Aircraft Squadrons
While other nations have Marine corps, Marines who are aviators, only the United States Marine Corps has its own dedicated aviation arm. Most squadrons have changed names and designations many times over the years so they are listed by their final designation. Squadron designations The basic tactical and administrative unit of United States Marine Corps Aviation is the squadron. Fixed-wing aircraft squadrons (heavier than air) are denoted by the letter "V," which comes from the French verb "Voler" (to fly). Helicopter, Rotary wing (helicopter) squadrons use "H." Marine squadrons are always noted by the second letter "M." Squadron numbering is not linear as some were numbered in ascending order and others took numbers from the wing or the ship to which they were assigned. From 1920 to 1941, Marine flying squadrons were identified by one digit numbers. This changed on July 1, 1941 when all existing squadrons were redesignated to a three-digit system. The first two numbers were suppo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Salerno Bay
USS ''Salerno Bay'' (ex-''Winjah Bay'') was a built by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation for the United States Navy during World War II. The ''Commencement Bay'' class were built during World War II, and were an improvement over the earlier , which were converted from oil tankers. They were capable of carrying an air group of 33 planes and were armed with an anti-aircraft battery of 5"/38 caliber gun, , Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60, , and Oerlikon 20 mm cannon, guns. The ships were capable of a top speed of , and due to their origin as tankers, had extensive fuel storage. Design In 1941, as United States participation in World War II became increasingly likely, the US Navy embarked on a construction program for escort carriers, which were converted from transport ships of various types. Many of the escort carrier types were converted from Type C3-class ship, C3-type transports, but the s were instead rebuilt oil tankers. These proved to be very successful ships, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
