Enterprise Air Group

Enterprise Air Group
Active1 July 1938 – 1 September 1942
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Navy
TypeCarrier air wing
Engagements
DecorationsPresidential Unit Citation (1943)

The Enterprise Air Group was established on 1 July 1938, encompassing all squadrons embarked in USS Enterprise (CV-6). The group was divided into four squadrons, each with eighteen aircraft dedicated to a particular role. The squadrons were designated according to their role, and all were given the unit number six, derived from the hull number of the Enterprise. Bombing Six (VB-6) was equipped with Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless dive bombers, Fighting Six (VF-6) with Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat fighters, and Torpedo Six (VT-6) with Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo bombers. The fourth squadron, Scouting Six (VS-6) also had the SBD-2 Dauntless, but was more focused on the scout bomber role. This air group was embarked on board the Enterprise at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor.[1]

  1. ^ "Air Groups". USS Enterprise CV-6 Association. Retrieved 5 September 2008.