USS BON HOMME RICHARD
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Carrier Air Group Sixteen



Carrier Air Group Sixteen

Was The First Air Group Deployed Aboard The Newly Commissioned Bon Homme Richard.
They Were To Be The Ship's Assigned Air Group This Was Changed
When The Normal Night Carrier Assigned To Task Force Thirty Eight Was Damaged
Do To Enemy Attacks
It Would Be Replaced By Carrier Air Group (Night) Ninety One

The Air Group First Embarked
From 23 Jan 45 To 3 Mar 45
Then Re-embarked 19 Mar 45 to 30 Mar 45
And Was Last Aboard 1 Apr 45 To 5 Apr 45

VF-16
VF-16
F6F-5
VBF-16
VBF-16
F6F-5
VB-16
VB-16
SB2C-4E
VT-16
VT-16
TBM-3E


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