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Marine Attack Squadron 241 (VMA-241) was an aircraft squadron of the United States Marine Corps, known as the "Sons of Satan". The squadron was commissioned during World War II and took part in the Battle of Midway, sustaining 75% losses. It was extensively involved in combat while providing close air support during the 1944–1945 Philippines Campaign. The squadron, equipped with A-4 Skyhawk light attack aircraft, became part of the Marine Forces Reserve, based at Naval Air Station Los Alamitos, California, from 1946 until the 1960s.

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  • Marine Scout Bomber Squadron 241 (pl)
  • VMA-241 (en)
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  • Marine Attack Squadron 241 (VMA-241) was an aircraft squadron of the United States Marine Corps, known as the "Sons of Satan". The squadron was commissioned during World War II and took part in the Battle of Midway, sustaining 75% losses. It was extensively involved in combat while providing close air support during the 1944–1945 Philippines Campaign. The squadron, equipped with A-4 Skyhawk light attack aircraft, became part of the Marine Forces Reserve, based at Naval Air Station Los Alamitos, California, from 1946 until the 1960s. (en)
  • Marine Scout Bomber Squadron 241 (VMSB-241) – wchodząca w skład piechoty morskiej amerykańska eskadra bombowców nurkujących. Jednostka została sformowana 1 marca 1942 roku i rozmieszczona na atolu Midway, gdy wyposażona została w przestarzałe bombowce Vought SB2U Vindicator oraz pewną liczbę nowoczesnych Douglas SBD Dauntless. 4 czerwca, startując z Midway, eskadra wzięła udział w bitwie pod Midway, podczas której poniosła bardzo duże straty – w ataku na japońskie lotniskowce Kidō-butai, zginął m.in. dowódca eskadry mjr Lofton Henderson. We wrześniu 1944 roku eskadra została przerzucona na Filipiny, gdzie z Wyspy Bougainville’a prowadziła loty wsparcia bojowego dla 6 Armii podczas wyzwalania Luzonu. Jednostka została rozwiązana 16 lipca 1945 roku. W latach 1946–1960 funkcjonalizowała jako (pl)
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  • Marine Attack Squadron 241 (en)
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  • Sons of Satan (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SBD-2_Naval_Aviation_Museum.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SBD-2_VMSB-241_Midway_June_1942.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/VMSB-241_pilots_at_Midway_May_1942.jpg
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