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2 unusual facts about VMF-441


VMF-441

By March 1944 the squadron was again on the offensive conducting raids against Mili and Jaluit.

They were reactivated in the Marine Forces Reserve and were based out of Naval Air Station Niagara Falls, New York.


113 Squadron

VMF-113 (Marine Fighter Squadron 113), a unit of the United States Marine Corps

441 Tactical Fighter Squadron

441 Fighter Squadron when it transferred overseas to RAF Station Digby, Lincolnshire, England, on 8 February 1944.

Anna Mei

She set the Ladies velodrome record at 441.55 miles (711.04 km), average speed 18.40 mph (29.63 km/h) at the Roberto Battaglia velodrome in Busto Garolfo (Italy).

Astyrius

In 441 he was in Tarraconensis (Spain), where he defeated the Bagaudae.

Billy Sims

In three years of varsity football at Hooks High School, he rushed 1,128 times (a state record at the time, currently second behind Robert Strait) for 7,738 yards, including 441 carries in 1973 (another state record at the time, currently tied for second behind Ketric Sanford).

Blast fishing

For example, in Mnazi bay, Mtwara, 441 blasts were recorded in two months in 1996, and 100 blasts were witnessed through one 6 hour period in Mpovi reef.

Bruce Sterling bibliography

Mirrorshades: A Cyberpunk Anthology (1986) - defining cyberpunk short story collection, edited by Bruce Sterling; ISBN 0-441-53382-5

California Valley Airport

To request landing authorization contact John Ruskovich, 805.441-7006 between 10am-4pm PDT weekdays.

Cuba during World War II

On the morning of December 4, 1943, the 5,441 ton Libertad was sailing about seventy-five miles southwest of North Carolina's Cape Hatteras, with Convoy KN-280, when the U-129 attacked her.

Duke Zao of Qin

In 441 BC, the Qin city of Nanzheng (in present-day Hanzhong) rebelled.

Entertainment Software Association v. Foti

Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco had signed HB1381 just the day before as Act 441 of the 2006 Louisiana Regular Session.

Erhard Kietz

On June 10, 1956, the family arrived in Houston, Texas, from there riding the 441 miles southward by bus to their destination Elsa, Texas.

Florida State Road 414

The Florida Central Railroad bridge over US 441 just to the north of the intersection with State Road 414 was demolished during June 2007.

Floyd B. Parks

He was promoted to the rank of Major on 8 May 1942, and given command of Marine Fighting Squadron Two Twenty One (VMF-221) during the Battle of Midway.

German submarine U-441

The U-flak boats had greatly increased anti-aircraft firepower, U-441 was fitted with additional gun platforms forward and aft of the conning tower, which served as a base for two four-barrelled Flakvierling 20 mm flak guns and one 3.7 cm weapon, as well as a number of MG 42 machine guns.

Japan National Route 441

National Route 441 is a national highway of Japan connecting Ōzu, Ehime and Shimanto, Kōchi in Japan, with a total length of 110.9 km (68.91 mi).

Lazarus of Aix

Together with Heros of Arles, who had likewise been appointed by Constantine and deposed by Constantius, he then spent several years in Palestine before returning to Marseille, where he died on 3 August 441.

Multi-stop truck

Willys produced the Walk-In Willys Van from 1941 to 1942, which were based on the 441 trucks.

Munda Airport

The first American aircraft landed at Munda on August 14, 1943 with landings by F4U Corsairs piloted by Robert Owen of VMF-215, a 44th Fighter Squadron (44th FS) P-40 Warhawk and a J2F Duck with Marine Brigadier General Francis P. Mulcahy aboard.

New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441

New Zealand National Airways Corporation Flight 441 (NZ441) was a scheduled flight of New Zealand's National Airways Corporation from Whenuapai, Auckland to Tauranga.

Operation Echo

During the campaign the Canadian air contingent consisted of 18 CF-18 Hornet aircraft from 441 and 425 Tactical Fighter Squadrons, with 69 aircrew and 250 ground crew.

Peter D. Williams

Williams then flew the F-8 Crusader at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii for two years before joining VMF(AW)-235, flying the F-8E Crusader from Da Nang in the Republic of Vietnam.

Salisbury, Missouri

Floyd B. Parks -- U.S. Marine aviator who earned the Navy Cross posthumously for his actions leading Marine fighter squadron VMF-221 during the Battle of Midway.

Sevierville, Tennessee

The Sevierville section of U.S. 441 has been named "Forks-of-the-River Parkway." State Route 66, also called Winfield Dunn Parkway, connects Sevierville with Interstate 40 to the north.

VMA-223

VMF-223 left the island on October 16, 1942 having accounted for 110½ enemy aircraft shot down including that of Japanese ace Junichi Sasai.

VMA-231

The squadron served in a reserve status as VMF-231 in Akron, Ohio and Grosse Ile Township, Michigan until they were deactivated on August 31, 1962.

VMF-113

VMF-113 was reactivated sometime after the war and was stationed at Naval Air Station Olathe, Kansas along with VMF-215.

VMF-155

In April 1943, with their training complete, a detachment from the squadron was ordered aboard the USS Nassau (CVE-16) to participate in the invasion of Attu in the Aleutian Islands.

VMF-222

On January 11, 1945, the squadron, along with other from MAG-14, landed on the island of Guinan in the Philippines.

VMF-413

In July 1944, VMB-413 began operating from Munda from where they began to raid both Kahili and Choiseul on a regular basis until October 18, 1944 when they moved to Emirau.

VMFA-251

Thirteen months later on July 1, 1946, VMF-251 was reactivated at Grosse Ile, Michigan as a ready-reserve squadron.

VMFAT-501

In October 1954, VMF-451 upgraded to the North American FJ-2 Fury, and adopted the name "Warlords", redesigning their unit insignia to feature a jet punching through a Carling beer label and sporting the motif, "Vini, Vici" meaning "we conquered some wine" as opposed to "Veni, Vici" which means "I came, I conquered".


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