VF-7 explained

Unit Name:	Fighter Squadron 7
Dates:	3 January 1944 – 8 June 1946
Country:	United States
Equipment:	F6F-3/5 Hellcat
Equipment Label:	Aircraft
Battles:	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.^[1]

Operational history

VF-7 equipped with the F6F-3 Hellcat was deployed as part of Carrier Air Group 7 (CVG-7) aboard the in the Atlantic Fleet.^[2] VF-7 reequipped with the F6F-5 Hellcat at Naval Air Station Quonset in July 1944 and then reembarked on USS Hancock.^[3]

By September 1944 USS Hancock and CVG-7 had joined the Pacific Fleet.^[4] 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.^{[5] [6]}

Home port assignments

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

Aircraft assignment

• F6F-3/5 Hellcat

Notes and References

1. 6 October 2016.
2. Web site: Location of U.S. Naval Aircraft, World War II 30 May 1944. Naval History and Heritage Command. 19 April 2016.
3. Web site: Location of U.S. Naval Aircraft, World War II 1 Aug 1944. Naval History and Heritage Command. 19 April 2016.
4. Web site: Location of U.S. Naval Aircraft, World War II 26 Sep 1944. Naval History and Heritage Command. 19 April 2016.
5. Web site: Location of U.S. Naval Aircraft, World War II 20 Feb 1945. Naval History and Heritage Command. 19 April 2016.
6. Web site: Location of U.S. Naval Aircraft, World War II 7 Sep 1945. Naval History and Heritage Command. 19 April 2016.