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2nd Carrier Air Group information


2nd Carrier Air Group
White Ensign
Active30 June 1945 – 31 October 1945[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch2nd Carrier Air Group Royal Navy
TypeCarrier Air Group
SizeOne Illustrious-class aircraft carrier plus support ships
Part ofFleet Air Arm
EngagementsWorld War II
  • Pacific War
    • Air raids on Japan

The 2nd Carrier Air Group (2nd CAG) was an aircraft carrier air group of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm. It was initially formed in June 1945, for service in the British Pacific Fleet, until disbanding during the same year, in October. The group was embarked on HMS Formidable (67).[2]

  1. ^ Ballance 2016, p. 306.
  2. ^ Wragg 2019, p. 203.

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