Marine Aircraft Group 53
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Marine Aircraft Group 53 (MAG-53) was a United States Marine Corps night fighter training group that was commissioned during World War II. It was the first night-fighter group in the Marine Corps.Template:R During the course of the war the group trained eight night fighting squadrons and sent seven of them into combat.Template:Sfn The group was decommissioned after the war during the post-war drawdown of forces.
History
Marine Night Fighting Group 53 (MAG(N)-53) was formed on 1 April 1943, at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina.Template:Sfn[1] It was the first night fighter group in the Marine Corps and was responsible for the training of all VMF(N) squadrons.Template:Sfn The group trained in Vero Beach, Florida in the spring and summer of 1944 and moved to Marine Corps Air Station Eagle Mountain Lake, Texas in November 1944.Template:Sfn MAG(N)-53 was re-designated Marine Night Fighter Group 53 (MNFG 53) in April 1945. The group remained in Texas until the end of the war.Template:Fact
The group moved back to MCAS Cherry Point in February 1946 [2] and changed its name again, this time to Marine Aircraft Group 53 (MAG-53) in November of that year. The group was decommissioned on 31 May 1947.Template:R
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Notes
- This article incorporates text in the public domain from the United States Marine Corps.
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