Last update: 23.02.2001[BACK TO AIR UNITS INDEX]

United States Navy VSs list
Unit
From	Till	Location of assignment	Superior Unit	Planes	Source	Notes
VS-2
41/12/07	42/05/07	CV-2 Lexington		14xSBD(41/12),18xSBD-2/3 42/05	37	42/03/10 strike Lae/Salamaua - see in TF 11 site 42/05/04-08 - x Coral Sea - see in TF 11site
VS-3
41/12/07		CV-3 Saratoga		22xSBD (41/12)	37
42/07/07	42/08	CV-3 Saratoga		18xSBD-3(42/07/07)	37
42/08/30		Esp. Santo		10xSBD-3	37	after Saratoga disabled
42/09	42/10/12	Henderson Field		SBD	85	420/09/24 damaging Umikaze off Guadalcanal 42/10/03 - attacking Tokio Express - damaging Nisshin 42/10/05 - attacking Tokio Express - damaging Minegumo, Murasame 42/10/12 - damaging Murakumo off New Georgia 42/10/14 - attacking Tokio Express betw Santa Isabel and Florida Is.
VS-5
41/12	42/06	CV-5 Yorktown		19xSBD (41/12)	37	42/02/01 strike Makin 42/03/10 strike Lae/Salamaua - see in