page_title: Carrier Air Wing Six
hierarchical_section_title: Carrier Air Wing Six
caption_attribution_description: Emblem of Carrier Air Wing Six (CVW-6), a unit of the United States Navy. It was disestablished on 1 April 1992.
context_page_description: Carrier Air Wing Six was a United States Navy aircraft carrier air wing whose operational history spans from the middle of World War II to the end of the Cold War. Established in 1943 as Carrier Air Group Seventeen, it would be re-designated several times during its establishment, including Carrier Air Group Six as the second unit to be so designated. The first Carrier Air Group Six served for just over two years during World War II, but drew on the history of the Enterprise Air Group established in 1938 and active in the early battles of the Pacific War, being disestablished after the first year of the conflict. During its time in USS Enterprise, it was the Navy's only carrier-based air group to carry out three complete tours of duty during World War II.
context_section_description: Carrier Air Wing Six (CVW-6) was a United States Navy aircraft carrier air wing whose operational history spans from the middle of World War II to the end of the Cold War.  Established in 1943 as Carrier Air Group Seventeen (CVG-17), it would be re-designated several times during its establishment, including Carrier Air Group Six (CVG-6) as the second unit to be so designated.  The first Carrier Air Group Six served for just over two years during World War II, but drew on the history of the Enterprise Air Group established in 1938 and active in the early battles of the Pacific War, being disestablished after the first year of the conflict.  During its time in USS Enterprise (CV-6), it was the Navy's only carrier-based air group to carry out three complete tours of duty during World War II.
caption: CVW-6 Insignia
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