Marine Fleet Air, West Coast

  22 January 1943 to January 1946

  United States of America

TYPE: US Navy unit

IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil

HEADQUARTERS: NAS San Diego, CA

FORMER NAME: Nil

SUBSEQUENT NAME: Marine Air, West Coast (name change)

Marine Fleet Air, West Coast was activated on 22 January 1943 at NAS San Diego, CA under the command of Brigadier General Lewie G. Merritt. Its main purpose was administration, training and equipment of all Marine Aviation units on the West Coast of the United States. The first units of MarFAirWest were assigned to this new command in April 1943 when all aviation units from Fleet Marine Force, San Diego Area were reassigned. MarFAirWest was also responsible for the providing of personnel, equipment and other aviation material to the Aircraft Command, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific.

It was redesignated Marine Air, West Coast in January 1946, but its mission remainded unchanged.

1943 to April 1946

• Curtiss R5C-1 Commando: 39496, 39497, 39498, 39509, 39522, 39521, 39523, 39528, 39531, 39532, 39533, 39535, 39534, 39540, 39551, 39553, 39557, 39562, 39599, 39611, 50693, 50697, 50706, 50713, 50714, 50715, 50722, 50723, 50724, 50725, 50726, 50727, 50728, 50729