| U.S. Navy Air Wing Composition History? I am curious to know what the basic historical composition of aircraft carrier air wings has been starting from pre-WWII. For example: I know that the early WWII air wing consisted of the Wildcat, Devastator, and Dauntless. The late WWII air wing was the Hellcat, Avenger, and Helldiver (albeit the Wildcat, Corsair, and Dauntless were also used). I'm only interested in the basic air wing compositions. Specifically, going back in time in order, we have the Super Hornet, Tomcat, Phantom, and Crusader but what preceded (in order) the Crusader through to the Hellcat? This is what I am most interested in but an additional historical air wing composition list would be much appreciated too. |