VF-82

Fighter Squadron 82 or VF-82 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. Originally established as Reserve Squadron VF-742 it was called to active duty during World War II and later recalled on 2 February 1951, redesignated VF-82 on 4 February 1953, it was disestablished on 15 April 1959. It was the third US Navy squadron to be designated VF-82.^[1]

Fighter Squadron 82
Active	1945-1946; 2 February 1951 – 15 April 1959
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Role	Fighter aircraft
Part of	Inactive
Nickname(s)	Iron Men
Aircraft flown
Fighter	F4U-4 Corsair F9F-5 Panther F2H-4 Banshee F3H-2N Demon

Operational history

VF-742 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8) an all-reserve carrier wing. From 28 November 1951 to 11 June 1952 CVG-8 was embarked on USS Tarawa for a Mediterranean deployment, while on this deployment CVG-8 participated in Exercise Grand Slam.

From 12 March to 5 September 1956 CVG-8 was embarked on USS Intrepid for a Mediterranean deployment.

Home port assignments

• NAS Jacksonville
• NAS Oceana

Aircraft assignment

• F4U-4 Corsair
• F9F-5 Panther
• F2H-4 Banshee
• F3H-2N Demon

See also

• History of the United States Navy
• List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
• List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons