walika Posted November 22, 2020 Share #1 Posted November 22, 2020 VMF-911 | Devilcats | Marine Fighting Squadron Nine Hundred Eleven Unit: VMF-911Commissioned: 6.25.44Deactivated: 3.15.46Nickname of Unit: DevilcatsArtist: Franklin JonesDate of Insignia: May 1945Authorization: HQMCAircraft: FG- 1, F4U- 1, FG-1, F3A-1, F7F-1 American embroidery on twill. F7F-3's awaiting delivery to VMF-911 | 1945 VMF-911 F7F Tigercat Pilots Collect Their New Aircraft, February 1945 The squadron pilots and a small cadre of enlisted personnel left Cherry Point for Okinawa. Upon arrival Awase Field (Okinawa) squadron personnel were absorbed into VMF-312 along with the F7F's. The Devilcat insignia was used by this group while they flew the F7F Tigercat from September 21, 1945 to February 10,1946 and prior to their return to the United States. Source Millstein, Jeff. U. S. Marine Corps Aviation Unit Insignia 1941-1946. p 108. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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