The Leader of VF-88 was LT COMDR Dick Commelin (KIA on 7/13/45) and then LCDR Malcom "Cris" Cagle. They had 37 Corsair and the remaining planes from Air Group 9, which included …

2018年12月31日 · The six VF-88 aviators battled harsh odds to claim nine kills but at the cost of four missing — and finally presumed dead: Howdy Harrison, Hybrid Hobbs, Gene …

2017年9月13日 · VBF-88 became the only Corsair squadron to fly from Yorktown in World War II. With only three aerial encounters, the gringos logged five victories over the Japanese home …

Assigned to USS Yorktown (CV-10) to Fighting Squadron 88 (VF-88). No known nickname or nose art. On August 15, 1945 in the early morning took off from USS Yorktown (CV-10) piloted …

海盗与疾风最后一次交战发生于1945年6月25日，这天早上vf-85中队的10架海盗，包括8架f4u-1c和两架f4u-1d，与vf-88中队的12架f6f组成了空中扫荡编队，准备攻击日军本州西南海岸的 …

15 August 1945: Fighter Squadron VF-88— The Last Carrier Planes Lost The Fast Carrier Task Force (TF 38) launched another round of heavy air strikes on targets in the Tokyo area, when …

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2017年7月12日 · On the night of December 10, 1944, a flight of eleven F6F Hellcats were engaged in practicing night breakups and rendezvous off Nantucket Island. Lieutenant John …

2019年8月15日 · The six VF-88 aviators battled harsh odds to claim nine kills but at the cost of four missing—and finally presumed dead: Howdy Harrison, Hybrid Hobbs, Gene Mandenberg, …

The US Navy’s VF-88 was battle-trained but untested, its pilots eager to enter the fight. They rendezvoused with 24 Corsairs from the carriers USS Shangri-La and USS Wasp. Their …