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    Marine Fighting Squadron 441 (VMF-441) was a fighter squadron of the Marine Forces Reserve during the Cold War. Originally commissioned during World War...
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  • Division Tupolev Tu-160 (NATO reporting name: Blackjack), a Russian bomber VMF-441, nicknamed The Blackjacks, a United States Marine Corps fighter squadron...
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    Tarawa Atoll dropped 20 bombs on Nanumea. On September 19th, F4F-4s of VMF-441 landed on the strip and continued to use the runway for the remainder of...
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    On 22 April, 12 B-24 aircraft bombed Tarawa. Marine Fighting Squadron 441 (VMF-441), flying the F4F Wildcat, operated from Funafuti from May to September...
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    California. It saw combat in the Pacific Theater of Operations with the VMF-441 "Blackjacks". One of eight Corsairs to appear in the 1970s NBC series Baa...
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    VMFA-211 (redirect from VMF-211)
    1935. On 1 July 1937, VF-4M was re-designated Marine Fighting Squadron 2 (VMF-2) and by the end of the year, had completely reequipped with Grumman F3F-2s...
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    Marine Fighting Squadron 213 (VMF-213) was a reserve fighter squadron in the United States Marine Corps. Nicknamed the "Hell Hawks", the squadron fought...
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    ISBN 1-55750-840-2. Wolf, William (1999). Death Rattlers: Marine Squadron VMF-323 Over Okinawa. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Military History. ISBN 0764309536...
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    Battalion, extended the runway to 6,600 feet (2,000 meters) in April 1943. VMF-441 a Marine Fighting Squadron, did missions with F4F Wildcat, operated from...
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  • VMF squadrons continued to operate after the war with most in the Marine Air Reserve; however, with the retirement of the Vought F-8 Crusader the VMF...
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