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VF-17

Type	Carrier Fighter
Commissioned	01/01/1943
Formed at	Norfolk
Decommissioned	01/01/1970

Squadron history

Airbases and Ships

Base	From	To	Notes
Pungo
Norfolk	01/01/1943
Bunker Hill (CV-17)	13/07/1943	27/09/1943
Ondonga	27/10/1943	01/12/1943
Piva Yoke	25/01/1944	04/03/1944
Alameda	18/04/1944	13/05/1944
Hollister	13/05/1944	07/07/1944
Vernalis	07/07/1944	15/07/1944	Night training
Alameda	15/07/1944	04/08/1944
Arcata	04/08/1944	16/08/1944	Rocket training
Takanis Bay (CVE-89)	17/08/1944	18/08/1944	Carrier qualifications
Alameda	18/08/1944	24/10/1944
Ranger (CV-4)	24/10/1944	28/10/1944
Hollandia (CVE-97)	01/11/1944	10/11/1944
Hilo	10/11/1944	17/12/1944
Agana	28/12/1944	29/01/1945
Kasaan Bay (CVE-69)	29/01/1945	02/02/1945
Hornet (CV-12)	02/02/1945	19/06/1945

Pilots

Name	From	Until	Role
LtCdr John T. Blackburn	01/01/1943		CO