VF-22

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|dates= 1 May 1945 – 6 June 1958

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|branch= United States Navy

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|role= Fighter aircraft

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|battles=Korean War

|aircraft_fighter=F4U-4 Corsair
F2H-2 Banshee

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Fighter Squadron 22 or VF-22 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. Originally established as Bombing Fighting Squadron 74A (VBF-74A) on 1 May 1945, it was redesignated VBF-74 on 1 August 1945, redesignated as VF-2B on 15 November 1946, redesignated as VF-22 on 1 September 1948, it was disestablished on 6 June 1958.{{cite vf lineage|access-date=6 October 2016}}

Operational history

File:F4U-4 Corsairs of VBF-74 launch from USS Midway (CVB-41), circa in late 1945.jpg prepare to launch from {{USS|Midway|CV-41|6}} in 1945]]

VBF-74 equipped with F4U-4 Corsairs was assigned to Carrier Air Group 74 (CVBG-74) aboard {{USS|Midway|CV-41|6}} on her shakedown cruise to the Caribbean from 7 November 1945 to 2 January 1946.

VF-22 equipped with F2H-2 Banshees was assigned to Carrier Air Group 4 (CVG-4) aboard {{USS|Lake Champlain|CV-39|6}} for a deployment to Korea and the Western Pacific from 26 April to 4 December 1953. The squadron lost 2 F2H-2s and their pilots during this deployment.{{cite book|last=Campbell|first=Douglas|title=U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and MATS Aircraft Lost During the Korean War|year=2013|isbn=9781304610737|page=121}}

VF-22

Operational history

Home port assignments

Aircraft assignment

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