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VMF-214, then called the "Swashbucklers". was first commissioned in July, 1942,
as part of the build-up of Marine Corps airpower that took place after Pearl Harbor.
Based at Ewa, on Oahu, Major George Britt took command of the nascent squadron, which
really got moving with the arrival of eleven F4F-3 'Dash 3' Wildcats and single SNJ-4
trainer in October..........more |