VF-2 (1927–1942)
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Fighting Squadron 2 or VF-2 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. Originally established as VF-2 on 1 January 1927, it was redesignated VF-2B on 1 July 1927, redesignated as VF-2S on 1 July
VF-2B Boeing F3Bs at NAS North Island c.1929
VF-2 F2A Buffalo in 1941
Battle of the Coral Sea
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The Battle of the Coral Sea, from 4 to 8 May 1942, was a major naval battle between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces of the United States and Australia. Taking place in the Pacific
The American aircraft carrier USS Lexington explodes on 8 May 1942, several hours after being damaged by a Japanese carrier air attack.
Japanese advances in the Southwest Pacific from December 1941 to April 1942
Frank Jack Fletcher, commander of US Task Force 17
Shōkaku and Zuikaku off Hitokappu Bay, 19 November 1941