VMF-222
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vmf-222-223-4229170
title:
VMF-222
text:
Marine Fighting Squadron 222 (VMF-222) was a fighter squadron of the United States Marine Corps that was activated and fought during World War II. Known as "The Flying Deuces," they fell under the command of Marine Aircraft Group 14 (MAG-14) and fought in many areas of the Pacific War, including the Philippines campaign (1944–45) and the Battle of Okinawa. During the war, the squadron was credited with shooting down 53 enemy aircraft and was the sister squadron to VMF-215. They were deactivated
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Military unit
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMF-222
date created:
2007-12-17T06:37:47Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T11:47:17Z
main entity:
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Vmf222a_insig.jpg","width":253,"height":191}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16