CV-5 U.S.S. YORKTOWN

Version: 19-05-08 (D-M-Y) - 22 pics
 
Note: Each Carrier had an own color for the tail of the planes aboard - the Yorktown used Insignia Red tails.
The sections (of three aircraft) used different colored wingbands and cowlings. A complete colored cowling indicates the section-leader.

Already used PreWar, it was too small to see in combat, so it was enlarged quite early.
But the large ones red dot looked to similar to the Japanese Hinomarus, so it was overpainted.
The missing color was added around the star, together with the bar reminding the Stars and Stripes.
But the Red was too bright again, so it was toned down in blue.
Around Korea, a single red stripe was painted again in the bar

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yorktown Air Group

Pre-War

circa 1938
Note: In 1938, The "Air Group" was officially introduced and got an own commander (CAG).
Even today, when groups were replaced by wings, the abbreviation for the commander is CAG.
Commander Yorktown Air Group (CYAG)
Vought SB2U-1 VINDICATOR

(COMMANDER YORKTOWN AIR GROUP)

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18x Vought SB2U-1 VINDICATOR 18x Grumman F3F-3 18x Curtiss SBC-3 HELLDIVER 18x Douglas TBD-1 DEVASTATORs
VF-5 was the only squadron to fully equip with the F3F-3. They were assigned to USS YORKTOWN
 5-B-1
section leader I
 5-F-1
section leader I		  5-S-1
section leader I		  5-T-1
section leader I
 5-B-2  5-F-2
 5-S-2 		 5-T-2
 5-B-3  5-F-3  5-S-3  5-T-3
 5-B-4
section leader II
 5-F-4
section leader II
 5-S-4
section leader II		  5-T-4
section leader II
 5-B-5  5-F-5  5-S-5  5-T-5
 5-B-6  5-F-6  5-S-6  5-T-6
 5-B-7
section leader III
 5-F-7
section leader III
 5-S-7 (BuNo.0563)
section leader III
TBD-1  5-T-7  (BuNo 3331)
section leader III
NAS Norfolk, Virginia, Summer 1938
 5-B-8  5-F-8  5-S-8
 5-T-8
 5-B-9  5-F-9  5-S-9  5-T-9
 5-B-10
section leader IV
 5-F-10
section leader IV
 5-S-10
section leader IV		  5-T-10
section leader IV
 5-B-11  5-F-11
 5-S-11 		 5-T-11
 5-B-12  5-F-12  5-S-12  5-T-12
 5-B-13
section leader V		  5-F-13
section leader V
 5-S-13
section leader V		  5-T-13
section leader V
 5-B-14  5-F-14  5-S-14  5-T-14
 5-B-15  5-F-15  5-S-15  5-T-15
 5-B-16
section leader VI
 5-F-16
section leader VI
 5-S-16
section leader VI		  5-T-16
section leader VI
 5-B-17  5-F-17  5-S-17  5-T-17
 5-B-18  5-F-18  5-S-18  5-T-18

 

 

 

 

YORKTOWN Air Group
X Deployment:  1940

Engagement: Battle of Tulagi (Solomons), Battle of Coral Sea

 

 

 

 

YORKTOWN Air Group
X Deployment:  1942

Engagement: Battle of Tulagi (Solomons), Battle of Coral Sea
Commander Enterprise Air Group (CEAG)
Douglas SBD-3 DAUNTLESS
(?)
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Douglas SBD-2 DAUNTLESS Grumman F4F-4 WILDCATs Douglas SBD-2 DAUNTLESS  Douglas TBD-1 DEVASTATORs
1941
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(3)
During attacks on Jaluit, Lae-Salamua, and Tulagi from February 1942 to May 1942.
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(3)
Captain E.J. Williamson
RM3c J.B. Crawford
(Attacked the Shoho)

 

 

YORKTOWN Air Group
X Deployment:  1942

Engagement: Midway
Commander Enterprise Air Group (CEAG)
Douglas SBD-3 DAUNTLESS
(?)
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18 Douglas SBD-2 DAUNTLESS 18 Grumman F4F-4 WILDCATs 18 Douglas SBD-2 DAUNTLESS 18 Douglas TBD-1 DEVASTATORs
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(S-8)
(2)
   
(S-9)		  
   
(S-17)		  
The Yorktown was sunk by the Japanese in the Battle of Midway

 

 

 

 

 

 

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