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What do you call a group of fighter planes?
A group of fighter plans (and bomber planes) is called a squadron. The size can be four or six planes to a squadron and there is a squadron leader.
Need list of armorers of 447th bomb group 11th squadron at rattlesden air force base in England world war 11?
I have a picture of the crew of the Scheherazade of the 447th bomb group stationed in Rattlesden England. Would you be interested in it I have the crews name and the picture was taken in Oct.1944.
What does the Nazi SS squad mean?
The SS, or Schutzstaffel ("Protective Squadron"), group were originally Hitler's personal bodyguards. Toward the war's end they became the Einsatzgruppen, or death squads, mercilessly and brutally hunting down mainly Jews.
Militant group organized to demand adherence to old Indian treaties?
NASA's control center location
What escort carrier was with the USS Yorktown at the Battle of Midway?
There were no escort carriers at the Battle of Midway. The American carriers at Midway were the USS Yorktown, CV-5; USS Enterprise, CV-6; & USS Hornet, CV-8, all of the "Yorktown" class. Richard V. Horrell WW 2 Connections.com Here is a complete list of US warships at Midway, Battle of Midway: 4-7 June 1942: United States Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, Commander in Chief Carrier Striking Force Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, USN Task Force 17 (TF 17) Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, USN Task Group 17.5 (TG 17.5) Carrier Group Capt. Elliot Buckmaster, USN USS Yorktown (CV-5) -Capt. Elliot Buckmaster, USN (Yorktown was damaged by Japanese aircraft during the Battle of Midway, 4 June 1942, and sank after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-168, 7 June 1942). USS Yorktown Air Group - Lt. Comdr. Oscar Pederson, USN Fighting Squadron 3 (VF-3) Lt. Comdr. John S. Thatch, USN 25 Grumman F4F-4 (Wildcat) Bombing Squadron 3 (VB-3) Lt. Comdr. Maxwell F. Leslie, USN 18 Douglas SBD- 3 (Dauntless) Scouting Squadron 3 (VS-3) Lt. Wallace C. Short Jr., USN 19 Douglas SBD-3 (Dauntless) Torpedo Squadron 3 (VT-3) Lt. Comdr. Lance E. Massey, USN 13 Douglas TBD-1 (Devastator) Task Group 17.2 (TG 17.2) Cruiser Group Rear Admiral William W. Smith, USN USS Astoria (CA-34) USS Portland (CA-33) Task Group 17.4 (TG 17.4) Destroyer Screen Capt. Gilbert C. Hoover, USN Commander Destroyer Squadron 2 (Comdesron 2) USS Hammann (DD-412) - torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-168 following the Battle of Midway, 6 June 1942. USS Hughes (DD-410) USS Morris (DD-417) USS Anderson (DD-411) USS Russell (DD-414) USS Gwin (DD-433) Task Force 16 (TF 16) Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, USN Task Group 16.5 (TG 16.5) Carrier Group Capt. George D. Murray, USN USS Enterprise (CV-6) Capt. George D. Murray, USN USS Enterprise Air Group - Lt. Comdr. Clarence W. McClusky, USN Fighting Squadron 6 (VF-6) Lt. James S. Gray, USN 27 Grumman F4F-4 (Wildcat) Bombing Squadron 6 (VB-6) Lt. Richard H. Best, USN 19 Douglas SBD-2 and SBD-3 (Dauntless) Scouting Squadron 6 (VS-6) Lt. Wilmer E. Gallaher, USN 19 Douglas SBD-2 and SBD-3 (Dauntless) Torpedo Squadron 6 (VT-6) Lt. Comdr. Eugene E. Lindsey, USN 14 Douglas TBD-1 (Devastator) USS Hornet (CV-8) Capt. Marc A. Mitscher, USN USS Hornet Air Group - Lt. Comdr. Stanhope C. Ring, USN Fighting Squadron 8 (VF-8) Lt. Comdr. Samuel G. Mitchell, USN 27 Grumman F4F-4 (Wildcat) Bombing Squadron 8 (VB-8) Lt. Comdr. Robert R. Johnson, USN 19 Douglas SBD-2 and SBD-3 (Dauntless) Scouting Squadron 8 (VS-8) Lt. Comdr. Walter F. Rodee, USN 18 Douglas SBD-1, SBD-2, and SBD-3 (Dauntless) Torpedo Squadron 8 (VT-8) Lt. Comdr. John C. Waldron, USN 15 Douglas TBD-1 (Devastator) Task Group 16.2 (TG 16.2) Cruiser Group Rear Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid, USN Commander Cruiser Division 6 (Comcrudiv 6) USS New Orleans (CA-32) USS Minneapolis (CA-36) USS Vincennes (CA-44) USS Northampton (CA-26) USS Pensacola (CA-24) USS Atlanta (CL-51) Task Group 16.4 (TG 16.4) Destroyer Screen Capt. Alexander R. Early, USN Commander Destroyer Squadron 1 (Comdesron 1) USS Phelps (DD-360) USS Worden (DD-352) USS Monaghan (DD-354) USS Aylwin (DD-355) Destroyer Squadron 6 (Desron 6) Capt. Edward P. Sauer, USN USS Balch (DD-363) USS Conyngham (DD-371) USS Benham (DD-397) USS Ellet (DD-398) USS Maury (DD-401) Oiler Group USS Cimarron (AO-22) USS Platte (AO-24) USS Dewey (DD-349) USS Monssen (DD-436) Submarines Rear Admiral Robert H. English, USN Commander Submarine Force Pacific Fleet (ComSubPac) Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Task Group 7.1 (TG 7.1) Midway Patrol Group USS Cachalot (SS-170) USS Flying Fish (SS-229) USS Tambor (SS-198) USS Trout (SS-202) USS Grayling (SS-209) USS Nautilus (SS-168) USS Grouper (SS-214) USS Dolphin (SS-169) USS Gato (SS-212) USS Cuttlefish (SS-171) USS Gudgeon (SS-211) USS Grenadier (SS-210) Task Group 7.2 (TG 7.2) "Roving Short-Stops" USS Narwhal (SS-167) USS Plunger (SS-179) USS Trigger (SS-237) Task Group 7.3 (TG 7.3) North of Oahu Patrol USS Tarpon (SS-175) USS Pike (SS-173) USS Finback (SS-230) USS Growler (SS-215) Shore-Based Air, Midway Capt. Cyril T. Simard, USN Patrol Wing 1 Detachment (Patwing 1 Det) Comdr. Massie Hughes, USN Patrol Wing 2 Detachment (Patwing 2 Det) Lt. Comdr. Robert Brixner, USN 32 Consolidated PBY-5 and PBY-5A (Catalina) Torpedo Squadron 8 Detachment (VT-8 Det) Lt. Langdon K. Fieberling, USN 6 Grumman TBF (Avenger) Marine Aircraft Group 22 (MAG 22) 2ND Marine Air Wing Lt. Col. Ira L. Kimes, USMC Marine Fighting Squadron 221 (VMF-221) Maj. Floyd B. Parks, USMC Capt. Kirk Armistead, USMC 20 Brewster F2A-3 (Buffalo) 7 Grumman F4F-3 (Wildcat) Marine Scouting-Bombing Squadron 241 (VMSB-241) Maj. Lofton R. Henderson, USMC Maj. Benjamin W. Norris, USMC Capt. Marshall A. Tyler, USMC 11 Vought SB2U-3 (Vindicator) 16 Douglas SBD-2 (Dauntless) Seventh Army Air Force Detachment Major General Willis P. Hale, USA Capt. James F. Collins, USA 4 Martin B-26 (Marauder) Lt. Col. Walter C. Sweeney Jr., USA 13 Boeing B-17 (Flying Fortress) Maj. G.A. Blakey, USA: 6 Boeing B-17 (Flying Fortress) Midway Local Defenses Capt. Cyril T. Simard, USN 6TH Marine Defense Battalion (reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, Col. Harold D. Shannon, USMC Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 1 (MBTRON 1) Lt. Clinton McKellar Jr., USN Midway Island: PT-20 PT-21 PT-22 PT-24 PT-25 PT-26 PT-27 PT-28 Kure Island: MBTRON 1 detachment: PT-29, PT-30. Also 4 small Patrol Craft deployed along lesser reefs and islands of Hawaiian Group French Frigate Shoals: USS Thornton (AVD-11) USS Ballard (AVD-10) USS Clark (DD-361) USS Kaloli (AOG-13) Pearl and Hermes Reef: USS Crystal (PY-25) USS Vireo (ATO-144) Lisianski, Gardner Pinnacles, Laysan and Necker 4 YPs (converted tuna boats) Midway Refueling Unit, Comdr. Harry R. Thurber, USN: USS Guadalupe, USS Blue (DD-387), USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) USS Long Island (CVE-1) was with Battle Group1 under Adm Pye. We were the back-up,5 old BBs 1 CA and 5 DDs We were too slow to join the CVs only 17 knots. If the Japs won at Midway we were to try to stop them from hitting Hawaii and San Francisco. The Jap Carriers would have sunk us all, but without carriers we would have had very good chance We were 1200 miles NW of SFO
What squadron or group are certifying officers usually found?
Comptroller Squadron
What is a group of clowns?
A Squadron. Eg "Run! a Squadron of clowns are apporaching"
What are the group of airplane called?
A squadron.
What kind of noun is squadron?
The noun 'squadron' is a singular, common, concrete noun; a word for a military group; a word for a thing.The noun 'squadron' is a standard collective noun for:a squadron of aeroplanesa squadron of cavalrya squadron of fighter planesa squadron of flying fisha squadron of jetsa squadron of planesa squadron of shipsa squadron of swan
A group of planes?
That can be a squadron, or maybe a 'wing'...
What is a group of military aircraft called?
Squadron
What bird is known as a squadron?
"Squadron" is a metahporic way of describing a group (flock, etc.) of flying birds. It is a military term, referring to a group of warplanes. "The squadron of hungry pelicans dove repeatedly on the hapless baitfish."
Is a group of ships the same as a group of aircrafts?
You have a FLEET of ships, SQUADRON of aircraft
What do you call a group of fighter planes?
A group of fighter plans (and bomber planes) is called a squadron. The size can be four or six planes to a squadron and there is a squadron leader.
The airplane bockscar that dropped the atomic bomb on nagisaki was in what squadron?
393d Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group
What squadron was HR DeMallie in?
447th bomb group
What is the name of a the commander of a group of aircraft called?
Squadron Leader.
