Fighting Squadron 8 | |
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Active | 2 September 1941-28 August 1942 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Navy |
Part of | Inactive |
Aircraft | F4F Wildcat |
Engagements | World War II |
Fighting Squadron 8 or VF-8 was an aviation unit of the U.S. Navy. It was originally established 2 September 1941 and disestablished on 28 August 1942.[1]
Operational history[]

VF-8 F4Fs prepare to launch from USS Hornet in 1942
VF-8 was deployed as part of Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8) aboard the USS Hornet. Initially equipped with the F4F-3 Wildcat, in February 1942 VF-8 reequipped with the F4F-4 at Naval Air Station Alameda while the Hornet embarked the 16 B-25B Mitchell medium bombers to be used in the Doolittle Raid.[2]
During the Battle of Midway 10 VF-8 F4Fs were forced to ditch due to lack of fuel while searching for the Japanese fleet. Two of the pilots were lost at sea.[3] Following the battle in June 1942 Hornet returned to Naval Station Pearl Harbor where VF-8 was disembarked and replaced by VF-72.[4][5]
Home port assignments[]
- NAS Alameda
- Naval Station Pearl Harbour
Aircraft assignment[]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Template:Cite vf lineage
- ↑ Chun, Clayton (2006). The Doolittle Raid 1942: America's First Strike Back at Japan. Osprey Publishing. p. 18. ISBN 9781841769189. https://archive.org/details/doolittleraid19400chun/page/18.
- ↑ "The List". National Naval Aviation Museum. http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/history-up-close/objects-of-history/list/. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ "Location of U.S. Naval Aircraft, World War II 9 Jul 1942". Naval History and Heritage Command. http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/location-of-us-naval-aircraft-world-war-ii/1942/9-jul-1942.html. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ↑ "Location of U.S. Naval Aircraft, World War II 27 Aug 1942". Naval History and Heritage Command. http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/location-of-us-naval-aircraft-world-war-ii/1942/27-aug-1942.html. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
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