VF-40

Fighter Squadron 40 or VF-40 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. Originally established on 15 June 1943, it was disestablished on 19 November 1945. It was the only US Navy squadron to be designated as VF-40.^[1]

Fighter Squadron 40
VF-40 F6F-3s at Turtle Bay Airfield in 1944
Active	15 June 1943 – 19 November 1945
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Type	Fighter
Engagements	World War II
Aircraft flown
Fighter	F6F-3/-5 Hellcat

Operational history

VF-40 equipped with the F6F Hellcat supported the New Georgia Campaign deploying to Henderson Field on Guadalcanal in September 1943.^[2] While deployed in the Solomon Islands during 1943, VF-40 shot down 4 Japanese aircraft.^[3] VF-40 later supported the Borneo campaign (1945).^{[citation needed]}

See also

• History of the United States Navy
• List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
• List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons
• Espiritu Santo Naval Base