T.E. MOORE wrote on 2010-01-11 18:59:11.0
Comments: VF-11, CALLSIGN; "RIPPER". THE SQUADRON WAS FIRST COMMISSIONED IN 1927, AS VF-5S, AT HAMPTON ROADS, VIRGINIA. THE SQUADRON WENT INTO WWII REDESIGNATED VF-41, FLYING F4F-3 "WILDCATS", IN NORTH AFRICA AND NORWAY, DOWNING 16 ENEMY AIRCRAFT. THE SQUADRON WAS REDESIGNATED VF-A, AND TRANSFERRED TO THE PACIFIC THEATER IN 1944, FLYING F6F "HELLCATS" FROM THE CARRIERS BUNKER HILL, AND ESSEX AGAINST TOKYO. IN 1948, THE SQUADRON WAS AGAIN REDESIGNATED VF-11, AND WENT INTO THE JET AGE, FLYING McDONNELL F2H-1 "BANSHEES". VF-11 WENT TO THE KOREAN WAR ABOARD THE USS KEARSARGE CVA-33, AS A PART OF TF-77,7TH.FLEET, FROM 11,AUG.1952 TO 17,MAR.1953. VF-11 WAS PART OF (CVG-101), REDESIGNATED (CVG-14) ON 4,FEB.1953. THE AIR-GROUP WAS MADE UP OF; VF-11 F2H-1 TAIL CODE "T"-- VF-721 *LATER VF-141 F9F-2 "A"--VF-884 *LATER VF-144 F4U-4 "A"--VA-702 *LATER VA-145 AD-4 "A"--VC-3-DET.F F4U-5N (NP)--VC-11-DET.F AD-4W (ND)--VC-35-DET.F AD-4N (NR)--VC-61-DET.5 F2H-2P (PP)--HU-1-DET.15 HO3-1 (UP).VF-11 PILOTS KIA IN THE KOREAN WAR; LT.JOHN B. HEDDONS(7,JUNE,1952)OF FORT WAYNE,IN---LT.JAMES F.LEE(30,DEC.1952)OF IMLAY CITY,MI"DFC-AM"---CDR. DENNY P. PHILLIPS(23,JAN.1953)OF ARLINGTON,VA"DFC-BS-AM".
GOD BLESS THESE BRAVE AIRMAN. MAY THEY REST IN PEACE.
Keywords: "RIPPER" -- (CVG-101)-- (CVG-14) -- TF-77--
USS KEARSARGE CVA-33-- LT.HEDDONS--
LT.LEE -- CDR.PHILLIPS(VF-11, C.O.)
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