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Bennington aviators went after targets both at Tokyo and at Yokosuka, site of the large Japanese naval base. While their colleagues pounded Japan, pilots in Bennington ' s Combat Air Patrol (CAP) helped to protect TG 58.1 from air raids and shot down three intruders. On the negative side, her air group lost one plane to antiaircraft fire over ...
Entered a room containing explosives and extinguished a fire after an accidental detonation Henry Breault: Navy: Torpedoman's Mate Second Class: USS O-5 (SS-66) Oct 28, 1923: For rescuing another sailor when submarine O-5 sank George Breeman: Navy: Seaman: USS Kearsarge (BB-5) Apr 13, 1906: For actions after the accidental ignition of gunpowder —
English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CV-20) showing her collapsed flight deck, which was damaged by Typhoon Connie on 5 June 1945. USS Hornet (CV-12), which was in Task Group 38.1 with Bennington, received a similar damage to her flight deck.
With the new "Cougars" an attack syllabus was added to the normal fighter operations. Acting as both and attack and fighter squadron, the Hellrazors deployed to the Far East in October 1956 aboard the USS Bennington (CVA-20) as a special weapons squadron with Air Task Group One Eighty One. The squadron returned to Cecil Field in May 1957.
The Battle of Bennington occurred on 16 August 1777. USS Bennington (PG-4) , was commissioned in 1891 and took possession of Wake Island during the Spanish–American War. USS Bennington (CV-20) , was an aircraft carrier of World War II and decommissioned in 1970.
AD-5W VAW-11 approaching USS Bennington. In 1948, the squadron was established as VAW-1, then redesignated Fleet Composite Squadron 11 (VC-11) one month later. The squadron was first equipped with the Grumman TBM-3W Avenger.
John Henry Towers CBE (January 30, 1885 – April 30, 1955) was a highly decorated United States Navy four-star admiral and pioneer naval aviator.He made important contributions to the technical and organizational development of naval aviation from its beginnings, eventually serving as Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics (1939–1942).
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