- VBF-1
VBF-1 was the designation of a U.S. Naval fighter-bomber squadron that was formed during the last year of World War II.
History
The Bombing Fighting Squadron One, designated as VBF-1 and known as " [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
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1944 and commissioned on2 January ,1945 , to become the fourth squadron in the Veteran Air Group One. Following Japan's surrender and the end of World War II in the Pacific, VBF-1 was disbanded on1 November ,1945 .Flying
F4U Corsairs , the VBF-1 squadron was assigned to the USS "Bennington" (CV-20) in the Pacific on17 June ,1945 , where it was based for the remainder of WWII. The squadron's pilots participated in strikes against the Imperial Japanese homeland and against her fleet at sea from10 July ,1945 until Japan's surrender on15 August ,1945 , including attacks against the Nagato on18 July ,1945 , and the battle of Kure from24 July ,1945 through28 July ,1945 .References
* [http://www.beardmore.net/vbf1.html VBF-1 Tour Journal]
* [http://www.uss-bennington.org/airgroups.html USS Bennington air groups list]
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