Does anybody know how many of each type of aircraft was on the USS Hornet CV-12 at Leyte Gulf? None of my research has brought any results.

Kenny

Hi Kenny,
I got this info off of SteelNavy.com
The whole article by John Sheridan can be seen at http://www.steelnavy.com/essex_data.htm#Data Sources
It has the vital statistics of all the Essex class carriers. Just scroll down to CV12
I hope this helps.


CV-12 WWII Aircraft History

Airgroup Airwing Aircraft Dates

Air Group 2 VF-2 36 F6F June 1944 - October 1944
VNF-76 4 F6F-3N
VB-2 33 SB2C
VT-2 19 TBF

Air Group 11 VF-11 32 F6F October 1944 - January 1945
3 F6F-3N/5N
4 F6F-3P/5P
VB-11 25 SB2C
VT-11 18 TBF/TBM

Air Group 11 VF-10 48 F6F January 1945 - March 1945
3 F6F-5N
VB-11 23 SB2C
VT-11 18 TBM

Air Group 17 VF-17 61 F6F March 1945 - April 1945
4 F6F-5N
6 F6F-5P
VB-17 15 SB2C
VT-17 15 TBM

That's perfect. Thanks.

Kenny

So 36 Hellcats, 18 Avengers and 18 Helldivers

Actually Steve,

October 1944 - January 1945
Air Group 11
VF-11 32 F6F, 3 F6F-3N/5N, 4 F6F-3P/5P, total 39
VB-11 25 SB2C
VT-11 18 TBF/TBM

Kenny

Anybody know how many of each aircraft come in the Hasegawa 1/700 scale USN WW2 aircraft set?

Kenny