Carrier Air Group Ten
Active16 April 1942 – 16 November 1945
BranchUnited States Navy
TypeCarrier air wing
EngagementsWorld War II

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]

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

SBD-3 Dauntless

VS-10

SBD-3 Dauntless

VT-10 Buzzard Brigade

TBF-1 Avenger

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

F6F-3 Hellcat

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

Marianas Campaign

Battle of the Philippine Sea

VF-10 Grim Reapers

F6F-3 Hellcat

VB-10

SBD-5 Dauntless

VT-10 Buzzard Brigade

TBF-1C Avenger

VF(N)-101 Det.[5]

F4U-2 Corsair

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

SB2C-4E Helldiver

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

  1. A. Grossnick, Roy (1995). United States Naval Aviation 1910-1995. Washington D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy.
  2. "Carrier Air Group 10". www.wings-aviation.ch. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  3. "Air Group 10 History - Second Tour". www.cv6.org. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  4. "USS Enterprise CV-6: 1943". www.cv6.org. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  5. "The Big E's Impatient Virgins". U.S. Naval Institute. 1 December 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Intrepid (CV-11)". public1.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
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