Carrier Air Group TEN
The first Carrier Air Group TEN (CVG-10) was an Air Group that saw service in WWII. It has no connection to the 2nd CVG-10 which became CVW-10.[1]
| Carrier Air Group Ten | |
|---|---|
| Active | 16 April 1942 - 16 November 1945 |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Type | Carrier air wing |
| Engagements | World War II |
Operations during WWII
Deployments
| Carrier Air Group Ten deployments[2][3] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Aircraft Carrier | Operations | Squadrons | |||
| Fighter | Bomber | Scout | Torpedo | |||
| 16 October –
16 November 1942 |
USS Enterprise CV-6 | Battle of the Santa Cruz IslandsNaval Battle of Guadalcanal | VF-10 Grim ReapersF4F-4 Wildcat | VB-10 | VS-10
SBD-3 Dauntless |
VT-10 Buzzard Brigade |
| 4 December 1942 –
27 May 1943 |
USS Enterprise CV-6 | Battle of Rennell Island[4] | VF-10 Grim Reapers
F4F-4 Wildcat |
VB-10
SBD-3 Dauntless |
VS-10
SBD-3 Dauntless |
VT-10 Buzzard Brigade
TBF-1 Avenger |
| 29 January –
20 February 1944 |
USS Enterprise CV-6 | Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaignOperation Hailstone | VF-10 Grim Reapers | VB-10
SBD-5 Dauntless |
VT-10 Buzzard Brigade
TBF-1 Avenger | |
| Period | Aircraft Carrier | Operations | Squadrons | |||
| Fighter | Bomber | Torpedo | Night Fighter | |||
| 15 March
– July 1944 |
USS Enterprise CV-6 | 2nd Truk Air Raid | VF-10 Grim Reapers
F6F-3 Hellcat |
VB-10
SBD-5 Dauntless |
VT-10 Buzzard Brigade
TBF-1C Avenger |
VF(N)-101 Det.[5] |
| Period | Aircraft Carrier | Operations | Squadrons | |||
| Fighter | Fighter-Bomber | Bomber | Torpedo | |||
| 8 March –
19 May 1945[6] |
USS Intrepid CV-11 | Attack on Kure (March 1945)Battle of Okinawa | VF-10 Grim Reapers
F6F-5P Hellcat F6F-5N Hellcat F4U-1D Corsair |
VBF-10
F4U-1D Corsair |
VB-10 | VT-10 Buzzard Brigade
TBM-3E Avenger |
| 29 June –
15 December 1945 |
USS Intrepid CV-11 | Air Raid on Wake Island[6] | VF-10 Grim Reapers
F6F-5P Hellcat F6F-5N Hellcat F4U-1D Corsair |
VBF-10
F4U-1D Corsair |
VB-10
SB2C-4E Helldiver |
VT-10 Buzzard Brigade
TBM-3E Avenger |
See also
References
- A. Grossnick, Roy (1995). United States Naval Aviation 1910-1995. Washington D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy.
- "Carrier Air Group 10". www.wings-aviation.ch. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- "Air Group 10 History - Second Tour". www.cv6.org. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- "USS Enterprise CV-6: 1943". www.cv6.org. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- "The Big E's Impatient Virgins". U.S. Naval Institute. 2006-12-01. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- "Intrepid (CV-11)". public1.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
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