| 词条 | VF-1 (1945-8) |
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|unit_name= Fighter Squadron 1 |image= |caption= |dates= 26 March 1945 – 20 November 1948 |country= United States |allegiance= |branch= United States Navy |type= |role= Fighter aircraft |size= |command_structure= Inactive |current_commander= |garrison= |ceremonial_chief= |colonel_of_the_regiment= |nickname= Firebirds |patron= |motto= |colors= |march= |mascot= |battles= |aircraft_fighter=F6F-5 Hellcat FR-1 Fireball |anniversaries= }}Fighter Squadron 1 or VF-1 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. Originally established as Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) on 26 March 1945, it was redesignated VF-1E on 15 November 1946, redesignated as VF-1 on 1 September 1948 and disestablished on 20 November 1948. It was the fourth US Navy squadron to be designated VF-1.[1] Operational historyFollowing the disestablishment of VF-66 in October 1945 its pilots and RF-1 Fireballs were transferred to VF-41.[2] In November 1945 the squadron was attempting to qualify its pilots for carrier operations, but only 14 of its 22 pilots made the six required takeoffs and landings with a number of accidents occurring when the nose gear failed on landing.On 6 November 1945, a VF-41 FR-1 unintentionally became the first aircraft to land under jet power on an aircraft carrier after its radial engine failed on final approach to {{USS|Wake Island|CVE-65|6}}, the pilot managed to start the jet engine and land, barely catching the arrestor wire before hitting the ship's crash barrier.[2]{{rp|52}} The squadron eventually carrier-qualified on {{USS|Bairoko|CVE-115|6}} in March 1946, but FR-1 nose gear problems persisted and cut the cruise short. Ryan installed a steel fork for the nosewheel, but inspections also revealed evidence of partial wing failures so the aircraft was limited to maneuvers not to exceed 5 Gs. VF-41 suffered three fatal accidents in 1946, one aircraft collided with the target banner during gunnery practice and spun into the water, a few months later, the squadron commander was performing a barrel roll when his wing broke off and he struck another FR-1, killing both pilots.[2]{{rp|52–53}} VF-1E conducted carrier qualification in March 1947 aboard {{USS|Badoeng Strait|CVE-116|6}} and only eight pilots successfully qualified, not least because the FR-1s were proving to be too fragile to endure repeated carrier landings. During one brief deployment in June aboard {{USS|Rendova|CVE-114|6}}, one aircraft broke in two during a hard landing. Subsequent inspections of the squadron's aircraft showed signs of structural failure and all the FR-1s were withdrawn by 1 August 1947.[2]{{rp|54–55}} Home port assignments
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See also{{portal|United States Navy}}
References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/insignias/naval-aviation-squadron-lineage/fighter-squadron-lineage.html|title=Fighter Squadron Lineage|publisher=Naval History and Heritage Command|accessdate=6 October 2016}} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite book|last=Ginter|first=Steve|title=Ryan FR-1 Fireball and XF2R-1 Darkshark, Naval Fighters Number 28|publisher=Ginter Books|year=1995|isbn=0942612280|page=45–47, 51}} External links{{US Navy navbox}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Vf-1 (1945-8)}} 1 : Strike fighter squadrons of the United States Navy |
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