U.S. Navy Carrier Air Group Organization
(1944-1945)

Resources/Bibliography:

U.S. Navy's Naval Aeronautic Organization Sheets from 1923-1952 (HERE)

30 April 1944 Organization

Large Carrier Air Group (48 x F4U, 36 x SB2C, 37 x TBF)
Medium Carrier Air Group #1 (36 x F6F, 36 x SB2C, 19 x TBF)
Medium Carrier Air Group #2 (36 x F4U, 36 x SB2C, 19 x TBF)
Light Carrier Air Group (24 x F6F, 9 x TBF)
Escort Carrier (Sangamon) Air Group (24 x FM, 9 x TBF)
Escort Carrier (C3/Kaiser) Atlantic Fleet Air Group (9 x FM, 12 x TBF)
Escort Carrier (C3/Kaiser) Pacific Fleet Air Group (15 x FM, 9 x TBF)

30 June 1944 Organization

Large Carrier Air Group (49 x F4U, 36 x SB2C, 36 x TBF)
Medium Carrier Air Group #1 (37 x F6F, 24 x SB2C, 18 TBF)
Medium Carrier Air Group #2 (37 x F4U, 24 x SB2C, 18 TBF)
Light Carrier Air Group (24 x F6F, 9 x TBF)
Escort Carrier (Sangamon) Air Group (24 x FM, 9 x TBF)
Escort Carrier (C3/Kaiser) Atlantic Fleet Air Group (9 x FM, 12 x TBF)
Escort Carrier (C3/Kaiser) Pacific Fleet Air Group (15 x FM, 9 x TBF)

31 August 1944 Organization

Large Carrier Air Group (49 x F4U, 36 x SB2C, 36 x TBF)
Medium Carrier Air Group (51 x Fighters, 24 x SB2C, 18 TBM)
Night Medium Carrier Air Group (36 x F6F(N), 27 x TBM)
Light Carrier Air Group (24 x F6F, 9 x TBM)
Night Light Carrier Air Group (16 x F6F(N), 9 x TBM)
Escort Carrier (Sangamon) Air Group (18 x F6F, 12 x TBM)
Escort Carrier (C3/Kaiser) Atlantic Fleet Air Group (9 x FM, 12 x TBM)
Escort Carrier (C3/Kaiser) Pacific Fleet Air Group (15 x FM, 9 x TBM)

31 December 1944 Organization

Large Carrier Air Group (97 x F4U, 44 x SB2C)
Medium Carrier Air Group (33 x F6F, 4 x F6F(N), 36 x F4U, 15 x SB2C, 15 x TBM)
Night Medium Carrier Air Group #1 (16 x F6F, 17 x F6F(N), 27 x TBM)
Night Medium Carrier Air Group #2 (24 x F6F, 33 x F6F(N), 18 x TBM)
Light Carrier (Independence) Air Group (24 x F6F, 9 x TBM)
Light Carrier (Saipan) Air Group (36 x F6F, 12 x TBM)
Escort Carrier (Sangamon) Air Group (18 x F6F, 12 x TBM)
Escort Carrier (C3/Kaiser) Atlantic Fleet Air Group (3 x FM, 16 x TBM)
Escort Carrier (C3/Kaiser) Pacific Fleet Air Group (16 x FM, 12 x TBM)

30 April 1945 Organization

Large Carrier Air Group #1 (97 x F4U, 48 x SB2C)
Large Carrier Air Group #2 (24 x F8F, 73 x F4U, 32 x F7F)
Medium Carrier Air Group (33 x F6F, 4 x F6F(N), 36 x F4U, 15 x SB2C, 15 x TBM)
Night Medium Carrier Air Group (1 x F6F, 36 x F6F(N), 18 x TBM)
Light Carrier (Independence) Air Group (24 x F6F, 9 x TBM)
Light Carrier (Saipan) Air Group (36 x F6F, 12 x TBM)
Escort Carrier (Sangamon) Air Group (18 x F6F, 12 x TBM)
Night Escort Carrier (Sangamon) Air Group (12 x F6F(N), 12 x TBM)
Escort Carrier (C3/Kaiser) Atlantic Fleet Air Group (3 x FM, 16 x TBM)
Escort Carrier (C3/Kaiser) Pacific Fleet Air Group (16 x FM, 12 x TBM)

31 July 1945 Organization

Large Carrier Air Group (65 x F4U, 4 x F6F(P), 4 x F6F(N), 64 x SB2C)
Medium Carrier Air Group A (49 x F6F, 4 x F6F(P), 4 x F6F(N), 24 x SB2C, 20 x TBM)
Medium Carrier Air Group B (49 x F4U, 4 x F6F(P), 4 x F6F(N), 24 x SB2C, 20 x TBM)
Medium Carrier Air Group C (31 x F6F, 2 x F6F(P), 4 x F6F(N), 36 x F4U, 15 x SB2C, 15 x TBM)
Medium Carrier Air Group D (67 x F6F, 2 x F6F(P), 4 x F6F(N), 15 x SB2C, 15 x TBM)
Medium Carrier Air Group E (67 x F4U, 2 x F6F(P), 4 x F6F(N), 15 x SB2C, 15 x TBM)
Night Medium Carrier Air Group (1 x F6F(P), 36 x F6F(N), 18 TBM(N) )
Light Carrier (Independence) Air Group A (34 x F6F, 2 x F6F(P) )
Light Carrier (Independence) Air Group B (34 x F4U, 2 x F6F(P) )
Light Carrier (Independence) Air Group C (22 x F6F, 2 x F6F(P), 9 x TBM)
Light Carrier (Saipan) Air Group (46 x F6F, 2 x F6F(P) )
Escort Carrier (Sangamon) Air Group A (16 x F6F, 2 x F6F(P), 12 x TBM)
Escort Carrier (Sangamon) Air Group B (16 x F4U, 2 x F6F(P), 12 x TBM)
Escort Carrier (Sangamon) Air Group C (12 x F6F(N), 12 x TBM(N) )
Escort Carrier (C3/Kaiser) Air Group A (18 x FM, 2 x FM(P), 8 x TBM, 1 x TBM(P) )
Escort Carrier (C3/Kaiser) Air Group B (10 x FM, 2 x FM(P), 14 x TBM, 1 x TBM(P) )
Escort Carrier (C3/Kaiser) Air Group C (14 x FM, 2 x FM(P), 12 x TBM)
Escort Carrier (C3/Kaiser) Air Group D (3 x FM, 16 x TBM)
Notes: It was the ultimate intention of the US Navy to replace the F6F with either the F4U or F8F. The 30 September 1945 Schedule has the F8F as a 1:1 alternate for the F6F, and there is also the following text:
Until F4U(P) and F4U(N) are available, F6F(P) and F6F(N) must be substituted.”