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the "blue birds" were phased out. The Devil Cats set a record for flight hours in May 1956, when their complement of fifty pilots kept its
Skyraiders aloft for 4,276.2 hours for that month. The squadron accepted the WD tail code in August and transitioned to the jet age in March, 1958, with the North American FJ-4B Fury. The Devil Cats responded to the Quemoy-Matsu Crisis by prosecuting Operation Cannonball, in October 1958. VMA-212 and the Black Sheep of VMA-214 flew their aircraft across the Pacific, from Hawaii to Japan, utilizing their air-to-air refueling capability. This marked the first time that a single-seat aircraft had ever done so, and it stood in the record books until it was eclipsed by VMF(AW)-451 in 1961, when the Warlords flew their F8U Crusaders from El Toro to Japan. The Devil Cats traded their Fury jets for the Douglas A4D-2 Skyhawks (redesignated A-4B) in August 1961. The squadron received the Vought F-8B Crusader in July 1963 and changed their name to Lancers. Ed Rutty, the Executive Officer, derived that name in keeping with the medieval theme of the Crusader. David and Mary Lerps designed the Lancer insignia that was used for decades, featuring crossed lances over a cross-emblazened shield. The squadron was redesignated a Marine Fighter Squadron, VMF-212. The squadron operated the day-fighter version of the Crusader for exactly one year, when they accepted the F-8D Crusader and were redesignated Marine (All Weather) Fighter Squadron, VMF(AW)-212 on July 1, 1964.
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pulling off target near the northern Quang Tri
Province. Consolvo fought to control the flaming Phantom but to no avail. He told his RIO to eject and Castonguay did. He did not see whether or not his pilot ejected. Castonguay hid from enemy patrols for nineteen hours before being rescued by helicopter. John Consolvo was listed as Missing In Action. The Lancers lost another Phantom and its crew on June 4, when Captain Benjamin Lee Tebault and 1LT Mike Konow were hit while diving on a target. The jet flew into the ground. The Marine Phantom units of Danang were ordered to Nam Phong, Thailand, but VMFA-212 was replaced by VMA(AW)-533 and the Lancers returned to Hawaii. VMFA-212 flew more than 1000 combat sorties during the two+ months they operated from Danang. VMFA-212 earned a
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November 5, over North Vietnam. He became a POW until he was released in February, 1973. Of interest, this incident was referred to in the motion picture, Top Gun as the date that the main character, Pete Mitchell's father was shot down. Later in the movie, Top Gun commander, Viper admits, "I flew with your old man. VF-51. The Oriskany." In December 1965 the squadron returned to Hawaii having flown 3,018 combat hours and 1,588 sorties during their time off the coast of Vietnam.
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day for MAG-12 which 'outdid itself by flying 217 combat sorties against enemy forces. The 30th of this month saw MAG-12 establish a new ordnance record when an all-time high of 340 tons of bombs and napalm were dropped on North Korea. Contributing heavily to this accomplishment was Marine Attack
Squadron 121. It unleashed 156 tons of ordnance, a squadron record. It was believed this also established an all-time record for tonnage expended on the enemy by a Marine single-engine propeller squadron.'
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Corsairs were replaced by upgraded AU-1 Corsairs in 1952. The AU-1 Corsair had armor plate around the cockpit and the oil coolers that were moved up to behind the engine. The squadron dropped more ordnance during the Korean War than any other Marine Corps squadron. The AU-1 Corsair had an additional center bomb rack which carried a 2,000 lb (910 kg) bomb until the rough
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The squadron returned to MCAS Kaneohe Bay and resumed training with the F-8D. The unit reverted to the day-fighter version of the
Crusader, the F-8B in early 1968 and lost its (all-weather) designation in March. VMF-212 received its first four McDonnell F-4J Phantom IIs in May 1968, but without the
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September 9, over North Vietnam making the commanding officer of VMF(AW)-212 the acting CAG until a replacement arrived. This made 212's Commanding Officer LtCol Chuck Ludden the first Marine Officer to command a carrier airwing since William A. Millington did in World War II. Captain
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Chinese again concentrated their attention on ROK divisions in the UNC line. Peak operational day was 30 June. Marine squadrons alone executed 301 sorties, including 28 percent of the CAS and 24 percent of total FAF interdiction missions. It was also an outstanding
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for its 1965 WestPac cruise. The squadron immediately began carrier qualifications to sharpen their skills. Armed conflict in
Vietnam was looming as a reality at the time and the squadron upgraded to the ground-attack version of the Crusader, the F-8E. They arrived at NAS San Diego in January and
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Corsair careened wildly into his own squadron's revetment area, which was shared with VMF-212. It completely wiped out the tents housing the intelligence, oxygen, parachutes and materiel departments. Many men attempted to rescue the pilot but while they
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at Danang. The squadron began sorties immediately, attacking ground targets in the south. Danang Air Base was attacked by rockets two days after 212's arrival and two
Lancers were injured on the flight line. Captain John W. Consolvo and his RIO, CWO3 James J. Castonguay were hit on May 7, after
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After the cease fire in Korea, VMA-212 traded their AU-1 Corsairs for Douglas AD-2 and AD-3 Skyraiders. They boarded the USS Wasp in 1954, and joined MAG-13 at MCAS Kaneohe Bay, TH. They began a slow transition to white-and-gray paint schemes for their planes and sported a colorful flightline as
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In the spring of 2002 the squadron deployed to Kuwait. For the first time single seat C models and 2-seat Ds from VMFA (AW)-332 The Moonlighters were combined into one unit. The Moon-Lancers flew missions into Iraq in support of Operation Southern Watch and Afghanistan in support of Operation
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and conducted operations from there until the end of the war. During the duration of World War II, VMF-212 was credited with shooting down 132½ enemy aircraft A Corsair which came to grief on Approach to Quoin Hill Airfield on Efate, Vanuatu is now a great dive attraction.
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AWG-10 Pulse Doppler radar. Production of the radar was behind schedule for the production of the F-4J. The squadron was redesignated Marine Fixed/Wing Fighter Attack squadron, VMFA on August 10. The unit finally received radar-equipped birds in November 1969.
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were making this brave effort the plane exploded and set off all its .50 cal ammunition. 14 men were killed and over 50 wounded during this incident. In June 1945 the squadron arrived at
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squadron. With the last F-4 sorties flown in August 1988, over 23,000 accident-free hours had been accumulated since the loss of an aircraft on March 27, 1978 at Midway Island. The
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Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 212 was activated as Marine Fighting Squadron 212 (VMF-212), the "Hell Hounds", at
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Enduring Freedom. The OEF missions were, on average, 10 hours in duration and mostly at night.
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troops during the campaign to retake the Philippines. During this time they flew over
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for the remainder of 1944 running fighter sweeps against the Japanese garrison on
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Coordinate battle space maneuver and integrate with firepower.
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as they fought their way out of encirclement during the
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1564:. Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research
1316:"Frozen Chosin US Marines at the Changjin Reservoir"
1381:"U.S. Marine Operations in Korea Vol 5 1950 - 1953"
561:where they participated in the campaigns to retake
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1645:History of Marine Corps Aviation in World War II
1562:"USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List February 1944"
1532:"U.S. searches for missing World War II pilots"
1255:. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009
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295:McDonnell-Douglas F-4J, F-4J/S, F-4S Phantom II
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1191:Hell's Islands:The Untold Story of Guadalcanal
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1734:Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
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1113:United States Marine Corps Aviation
997:LtCol Harold Bauer was awarded the
682:until Marines were able to capture
674:Squadron logo during the Korean War
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2213:Color Sergeant of the Marine Corps
1739:Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
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1194:. Texas A&M University Press.
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32:Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 212
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2321:History of Hispanics in the USMC
1903:Training & Education Command
1837:Organization of the Marine Corps
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1334:"U.S. Marines in the Korean War"
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321:Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
299:McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18C Hornet
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771:The Vietnam War & the 1980s
540:LtCol Harold "Indian Joe" Bauer
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120:"Train to Fight, Fight to Win!"
1869:III Marine Expeditionary Force
1787:House Armed Services Committee
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1591:. Turner Publishing Company.
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2326:History of women in the USMC
2296:Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
2087:Chaplain of the Marine Corps
1948:Marine Air-Ground Task Force
1932:Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary
1916:Marine Corps Systems Command
1864:I Marine Expeditionary Force
1587:Crowder, Michael J. (2000).
1536:International Herald Tribune
1379:Meid, Pat; Yingling, James.
903:The Gulf War & the 1990s
471:, and later moved up to the
449:Marine Corps Air Station Ewa
369:Marine Air-Ground Task Force
54:1 March 1942 – 11 March 2008
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1724:Under Secretary of the Navy
1663:VMFA-212's official website
1603:Rottman, Gordon L. (2002).
1386:. Marine Corps University.
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1404:. Project Get Out and Walk
1321:. Marine Corps University.
1148:United States Marine Corps
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716:Battle of Chosin Reservoir
512:Royal Australian Air Force
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779:VMF(AW)-212 F-8E in 1965
710:missions supporting the
333:1st Marine Aircraft Wing
329:Marine Aircraft Group 12
208:Operation Southern Watch
191:Attack on the Sui-ho Dam
71:United States of America
2082:Judge Advocate Division
1053:Henry B. Hamilton – 7.0
921:Operation Desert Shield
390:interdiction operations
2008:Marine Raider Regiment
1622:Ginter, Steve (1989).
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1074:Robert F. Stout – 6.0.
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1876:Marine Forces Reserve
1859:Marine Forces Pacific
1847:Marine Forces Command
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108:Hell Hounds (1942-45)
2258:White House Sentries
2253:Silent Drill Platoon
2233:Drum and Bugle Corps
2175:Individual equipment
2128:Martial Arts Program
1519:. www.Acepilots.com.
1059:Donald C. Owen – 5.0
1034:Frank C. Drury – 6.0
949:September 11 attacks
829:Commander, Air Group
801:Carrier Air Group 16
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497:Guadalcanal campaign
461:Grumman F4F Wildcats
363:Past mission as VMFA
267:Douglas A-4B Skyhawk
112:Devil Cats (1950-63)
1607:. Greenwood Press.
1481:Naval Aviation News
1227:"Air Force Roundel"
1163:Brand, Max (1996).
762:The 1950s and 1960s
735:Grumman F9F Panther
712:1st Marine Division
642:Hillsborough County
485:Turtle Bay Airfield
473:Quoin Hill Airfield
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2067:Historical Marines
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367:Support the
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263:AD Skyraider
159:World War II
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95:Part of
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2248:Color Guard
2228:Marine Band
1779:US Congress
1425:Leatherneck
1259:16 December
937:NAS Miramar
893:F-4 Phantom
821:MK-84 bombs
700:North Korea
536:Toshio Ohta
481:Guadalcanal
345:Vietnam War
198:Vietnam War
152:Engagements
103:Nickname(s)
2383:Categories
2243:Marine One
1958:Battalions
1712:Leadership
1174:1557500886
1129:References
686:after the
651:Korean War
551:West Coast
341:Korean War
234:commanders
227:Commanders
181:Korean War
140:1947-1957
2045:Personnel
2036:Personnel
1978:MEF/Corps
1973:Divisions
1963:Regiments
1941:Structure
1925:Auxiliary
1762:2000–2009
1757:1942–1959
1304:, p. 430.
793:USS
720:USS
661:USS
640:USS
459:in their
147:1957-2008
125:Tail Code
2367:Category
2208:Birthday
2150:Uniforms
2141:Uniforms
2101:Training
2025:Division
1968:Brigades
1886:Atlantic
1830:commands
1487:1 August
1458:1 August
1300:Sherrod
1287:Sherrod
1269:cite web
1107:See also
1093:Warangoi
880:VMFA-232
876:VMFA-115
823:from an
795:Oriskany
627:Mindanao
579:Choiseul
528:hinomaru
515:Catalina
465:Tontouta
402:Conduct
395:Conduct
388:Conduct
381:Conduct
349:Gulf War
117:Motto(s)
98:Inactive
2348:Gung ho
2198:Culture
2193:History
2184:History
2165:Weapons
1905:(TECOM)
1891:Pacific
1546:4 April
1408:25 June
1402:"POW S"
1302:History
1289:History
1237:23 June
1207:23 June
917:Bahrain
852:Lancers
805:Vietnam
702:as the
666:in 1951
663:Rendova
638:on the
636:Okinawa
631:VMF-222
623:Visayas
615:Mindoro
523:roundel
493:VMO-251
414:History
274:Fighter
232:Notable
59:Country
18:VMF-212
2160:Badges
2155:Awards
1828:Major
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1046:– 12.0
1031:– 11.2
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1016:– 11.0
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728:Bataan
722:Bataan
599:Rabaul
453:Hawaii
351:, and
347:, the
339:, the
258:Attack
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77:Branch
68:
51:Active
2314:march
2285:Oorah
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