page_title: VMF-213
section_title: Reserve years
hierarchical_section_title: VMF-213 / History / Reserve years
caption_attribution_description: U.S. Marine Corps ground personell servicing a Vought F4U Corsair fighter of Marine fighter squadron VMF-213 at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, California (USA), in 1947.
context_page_description: Marine Fighting Squadron 213 was a reserve fighter squadron in the United States Marine Corps. Nicknamed the "Hell Hawks", the squadron fought during World War II in the Philippines and at the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa. With its assignment to the USS Essex and Air Group 4, VMF-213 along with VMF-124 was one of the first two Marine squadrons to augment carrier air groups during World War II. The squadron was credited with downing 117 enemy aircraft during the war.
context_section_description: Following the war the squadron was reactivated in the Marine Corps Reserve and based out of Naval Air Station Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota.  On June 9, 1956 a Grumman F9F-4 Panther from VMF-213 crashed into a row of houses near Wold-Chamberlain Field, striking the home at 5820 46th Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota. In addition to killing the pilot the crash killed five and injured twelve on the ground, most of whom were young children.
caption: A VMF-213 at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro in 1947.
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