VMFA-211 once again broke new ground in the F-35B community in September 2023 by becoming the first F-35B squadron to travel to Hawaii via tanker drag along the “South Route” as part of the...

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211) is a United States Marine Corps fighter attack squadron, currently consisting of F-35B Lightning II stealth STOVL strike fighter jets. Known as the "Wake Island Avengers" and the "Bastion Defenders", the squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma , Arizona and falls under the command of ...

VMA-211 lost six of its Harriers destroyed and two damaged in a Taliban attack on Camp Bastion. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Keonaona C. Paulo.

2016年10月21日 · VMA-211 Command Chronology. A USMC A4 Skyhawk crashed and was demolished by it's own exploding bombs Thursday at Bien Hoa Air Base, 14 miles NE of Saigon. The U.S. Command said the pilot of the A4 ejected after his fully-armed plane blew a tire and swerved out of control on takeoff. Pacific Stars and Stripes, Saturday, 11 November 1972.

In November 1941, VMF-211 embarked 12 of its 24 Wildcats and 13 of its 29 pilots aboard the USS Enterprise for movement to Wake Island, the scene of the squadron's heroic battle. On December 8, 1941 the Japanese attacked Wake, destroying seven of the aircraft on the ground.

VMA-225 has been decommissioned, but VMA-211 (known as the Wake Island Avengers) is still an active squadron. VMA-225 operated the AD-5 up until early 1955, when they transitioned to the AD-4B. I joined VMA-225 after completing the Naval Aviation Cadet program at NAAS Cabannis in Corpus Christi, TX, in August of 1955.

U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Marine Fighting Squadron 211 (VMF-211) operated the F4U Corsair in the South Pacific during World War II.

2012年9月16日 · Two U.S. Marines were killed in the subsequent fighting whereas eight of 10 AV-8B + Harrier jets of the Yuma-based Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 211 were destroyed (6) or heavily damaged (2):...

Marine Attack Squadron (VMA)-211 is one of four AV-8B Harrier squadrons assigned to Marine Aircraft Group-13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. Its mission is to provide close-air support, conduct...

2019年10月11日 · In the days after December 7, 1941, VMF-211 was on their own, marooned on this tropical island, more than half of their fighter aircraft already destroyed by the Japanese. They faced a lopsided...