ISBN:  978-0-9838869-1-4

USS INDEPENDENCE  CVL-22

A War Diary of the Nation’s First Dedicated Night Carrier

Air Groups / Squadrons

Air Group -22

CVLG-22 was aboard the USS Independence CVL-22 from

16 March 1943 through 27 November 1943.

 

This was the first Air Group to deploy aboard the Independence.

 CVLG-22

US Navy Carrier Air Group Twenty Two

CVLG-22 consisted of the following squadrons:

 

VC-22   Composite Twenty Two

VS-22   Scouting Twenty Two

VB-22   Bombing Twenty Two

VF-22   Fighting Twenty Two

VT-22   Torpedo Twenty Two

Eventually, this would shake out and simplify to become VF-22 & VT-22