Fighter Squadron 44 (FITRON 44)

VF-44 ‘Hornets’

 

 

sorry, no insignia

 

vf-44 hornets fighter squadron f4u-4 corsair

 

STATUS:

established as VF-44 on September 1, 1950

VF-44 redesignated VA-44 on January 1, 1956

AIRCRAFT:

Vought F4U-4 Corsair (1950-54)

McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee (1954-55)

 

 

DEPLOYMENTS:

March 1951 - October 1951 with CVG-1 aboard USS Coral Sea (CVB 43)

April 1952 - October 1952 with CVG-4 aboard USS Coral Sea (CVB 43)

April 1953 - June 1953 with CVG-4 aboard USS Lake Champlain (CVA 39)

June 1953 - November 1953 with ATG-1 aboard USS Boxer (CVA 21)

February 1955 with CVG-4 aboard USS Intrepid (CVA 11)

May 1955 - November 1955 with CVG-4 aboard USS Intrepid (CVA 11)

 

images

 

fighter squadron vf-44 hornets f2h-2 banshee carrier air group cvg-4 uss intrepid cva 11

F2H-2 Banshee (VF-44 / CVG-4) embarked on USS Intrepid (CVA 11) - 1955

 

vf-44 hornets fighter squadron f4u-4 corsair atg-1 uss boxer cva 21

F4U-4 Corsair (VF-44 / ATG-1) embarked on USS Boxer (CVA 21) - 1953 (courtesy of the National Naval Aviation Museum)

 

 

history

 

 

patches

 

 

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