CV-11 U.S.S. Intrepid

Version: 24-02-09 (D-M-Y) - 9 pics
General history of ship & units on this site are detailed after [TER 1978].

 

 

 

 

1943 - painted in MS 21, when delivered. Note clean side without guns and 4 antenna-masts. USN Photo.

 

 

 

 

1944, June - Repainted in MS 32/3A

 

 

 

 

6th Air Group

1944, January - February

Engagements: TG 58.2 - Marshall-Islands: Kwajalein, Roi, Namur, Truk
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Commander 6th Air Group
?
 ? 

VF-6

VB-6

VT-6
37x Grumman F6F-3 HELLCAT 36x Douglas SBD DAUNTLESS 19x Grumman TBF/TBM AVENGER
 ?   ?   ? 

 

 

 

 

6th Air Group

1944, February

Engagements: TG 58.2 - Truk
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Hellcat Fury by Robert Taylor
The once feared Japanese base at Truk is being reduced to a statistic of war. Hellcats of VF6 hurtle across the lagoon at masthead height with guns blazing, creating havoc as they tear into the enemy positions below. Seen in the foreground is the F6F-3 of Lt. Alex Vracui, subsequently to become one of the Navy’s top guns. This exhilarating work dramatically conveys the awesome conditions endured day after day by the pilots of the US Navy and Marine Corps in the Pacific.
Commander 6th Air Group
?
?

VF-6

VFN-101

VB-6

VT-6
37x Grumman F6F-3 HELLCAT 37x Grumman F6F-3 HELLCAT 36x Douglas SBD DAUNTLESS 19x Grumman TBF/TBM AVENGER

 8 
1944		  ?   ?   ? 

 19 
Lt. (jg) Alex Vraciu
 (12-victory ace)		  ?   ?   ? 

 

 

 

 

19th Air Group

1944, June

Engagements: None ?
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Commander 19th Air Group
?
 ? 

VF-19

VB-19

VT-19
? ? ?

 +4 
October 1944		  ?   ? 

 +44 
October 1944		  ?   ? 

 

 

 

 

18th Air Group

1944, October

Engagements: TG 38.2 - Leyte
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Commander 18th Air Group
?
 ? 

VF-18

VB-18

VT-18
36x Grumman F6F HELLCAT
6x Grumman F6F-5N HELLCAT
2x Grumman F6F-5P HELLCAT		 28x Curtiss SB2C HELLDIVER 18x Grumman TBM AVENGER

 25
25. October 1944
Note: Still in tri-colour-scheme		  ?   ? 

 

 

 

 

1944, November 25   -   Hit by two Kamikaze planes off the Philippines.
Shortly after noon, two kamikazes crash into the carrier killing 6 officers and 59 sailors.
The blaze is extinguished in less than two hours and INTREPID remained on station in her task group.
The next day she left for San Francisco for repairs.

 

 

 

 

Not modelled yet

1944, December - Repainted in Measure 12.

 

 

 

 

CVG 10

1945, January

Engagements: Japanese Islands: Ulithi, Kyushu, Okinawa, Ryukyu
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Commander 10th Air Group
?
?

VF-10

VBF-10

VB-10

VT-10
29x Vought F4U/FG CORSAIR
6x Grumman F6F-5N HELLCAT
2x Grumman F6F-5P HELLCAT		 36x Vought F4U-1D CORSAIR 15x Curtiss SB2C HELLDIVER 15x Grumman TBM AVENGER
 ?   ?   ?   ? 

 

 

 

 

CVG 10

1945, March - April

Engagements: TG 58.4 - Japanese Islands
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Commander 10th Air Group
?
?

VF-10

VBF-10

VB-10

VT-10
29x Vought F4U/FG CORSAIR
6x Grumman F6F-5N HELLCAT
2x Grumman F6F-5P HELLCAT		 36x Vought F4U-1D CORSAIR 15x Curtiss SB2C HELLDIVER 15x Grumman TBM AVENGER

 15
1945
 26 
VFB-10, Spring 1945		  ?   ? 

 66 
Ens. Alfred Lech
VF-10, USS Intrepid, April 1945
 52 
-
 VFB-10, Spring 1945		  ?   ? 

 

 

 

 

1945, April 16  -   Hit by Kamikaze off Okinawa.
A Kamikaze plane crashes into INTREPID's flight deck forcing the engine and part of her fuselage right on through, killing eight men and wounding 21. In less than an hour the flaming gasoline is extinguished,
and only three hours after the crash, planes are again landing on the carrier.

Following the hit, she sailed via Ulithi, Pearl Harbor to the US West-Coast for repair.

 

 

 

 

REFERENCEs
[TER 1978]

 Terzibaschitsch, Stefan - Flugzeugträger der US NAVY - Band 1: Flottenflugzeugträger
 2. überarbeitete Auflage - ISBN 3-7637-5803-8
[NET 1 ] http://www.navybuddies.com/cv/cv11.htm
[NET 2 ] http://www.microworks.net/pacific/pictoral/intrepid_damaged.htm

 

 

 

 

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