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Fighting Squadron 2 or VF-2 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. Originally established as VF-2 on 1 January 1927, it was redesignated VF-2B on 1 July 1927, redesignated as VF-2S on 1 July 1932, redesignated as VF-2B in April 1933, redesignated as VF-2 on 1 July 1937, it was disestablished on 1 July 1942. It was the second US Navy squadron to be designated as VF-2.
At the time of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor, VF-2 was flying the
Operational history
World War II
At the time of the Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor, VF-2 was flying the F2A Buffalo
The Brewster F2A Buffalo is an American fighter aircraft which saw service early in World War II. Designed and built by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation, it was one of the first U.S. monoplanes with an arrestor hook and other modifications ...
, but soon transitioned to the F4F Wildcat.
The squadron's first combat occurred during the Battle of the Coral Sea
The Battle of the Coral Sea, from 4 to 8 May 1942, was a major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and naval and air forces of the United States and Australia. Taking place in the Pacific Theatre of World War II, the batt ...
, the world's first engagement between aircraft carriers. On 7 May 1942, VF-2 escorted strike aircraft against the Japanese aircraft carrier Shōhō. VF-2 claimed 6 confirmed aerial kills and 3 probable kills. The next day, Japanese carriers Shokaku and Zuikaku exchanged air strikes with the US force, and VF-2 lost 5 aircraft while claiming 11 kills. succumbed to torpedo damage and sank. Without an aircraft carrier, VF-2 was disestablished on 1 July 1942.
See also
* History of the United States Navy * List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons * List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons * VF-2 (1943-5) * VFA-2References
External links
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