This is the true story of one of the most successful of all United
States Navy Fighting Squadrons in World War II. They were the top
guns of their day and came to be feared by the Japanese fighter
pilots who described them as attacks on us by wolves. Their
victorious achievements are as follows: 152 Japanese planes
destroyed in the air and two on the ground in only 76 days of
combat; five small enemy cargo ships and 17 barges carrying troops
and supplies sent to the bottom of the sea. No bomber escorted by
them was lost to enemy aircraft and no ship covered by them was
ever hit by bomb or aerial torpedo. The squadron had thirteen aces
and two more who later went on to become aces with VF-84 (combat
veterans of VF-17 composed the nucleus of this squadron). They were
the first Navy squadron into combat action with the new Chance
Vought Corsair and were instrumental in proving this powerful new
fighter to the Navy. VF-17 were known as the Skull and Crossbones
squadron and Blackburn's Irregulars - having adopted the old
pirates ensign of the Jolly Roger as the squadron insignia; since
World War II they have become known as the Jolly Rogers. The Skull
and Crossbones Squadron is a mission by mission chronicle of all
the squadron's great air battles. Also included are more than 350
photographs and detailed appendices listing all squadron aces,
every confirmed victory and war diary.
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