VMF-471

Marine Fighting Squadron 471
VMF-471 Insignia
Active15 May 1944 – 10 Sep 1945[1]
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnited States of America
BranchUnited States Marine Corps
TypeFighter squadron
RoleAir interdiction
Close air support
Part ofInactive
Aircraft flown
FighterVought F4U Corsair

Marine Fighting Squadron 471 (VMF-471) was a short-lived fighter squadron of the United States Marine Corps during World War II. The squadron served as a Fleet Replacement Squadron tasked with training new naval aviators to fly the Vought F4U Corsair. The squadron did not participate in combat action during the war and was decommissioned after approximately 16 months of service on 10 September 1945. No other Marine Corps squadron has carried VMF-471's lineage and honors since that time.

  1. ^ Crowder 2000, pp. 153.

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