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The air group's second VF squadron (VF-75B) was disestablished and remaining squadron (VF-75A) was redesignated VF-75 as the single VF squadron of CVBG-75. CVBG-75 redesignated CVBG-3 14 Nov 1946 VF-80: Vipers F6F-5: VF-80: 1 Feb 1944 – 16 Sep 1946: VF-80 16 September 1946 CVG-80 established 1 Feb 1944, disestablished 16 Sep 1946 VF-81 (first ...
Fighter Squadron 61 (VF-61), the Jolly Rogers, was a fighter squadron of the United States Navy. Originally established as VF-17 on 1 January 1943, it was redesignated as VF-5B on 15 November 1946, and then later as VF-61 on 28 July 1948. It was disestablished on 15 April 1959. It was the first navy squadron to be designated VF-17. [1]
Another version of the badge, with Greek motto misspelled. VF-114 was established as Bombing Fighter Squadron (VBF-19) on 20 January 1945, at NAS Alameda, California.Soon thereafter, Bombing Fighter Squadron, VBF-19 moved to NAS North Island, California, where it first flew the Grumman F6F Hellcat and then the Vought F4U-4 Corsair.
VF-82 F8F on USS Midway VF-17A FH-1s on USS Saipan in May 1948 VF-171 F2H-3 lands on USS Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1958. VF-17A was the first Navy squadron to operate the McDonnell FH Phantom receiving its first aircraft in August 1947 and its full complement of 24 aircraft by 29 May 1948.
Fighter Squadron 111 (VF-111), also known as the Sundowners, was a fighter squadron of the United States Navy.Originally established as Fighter Squadron 11 (VF-11) on 10 October 1942, it was redesignated as VF-11A on 15 November 1946, redesignated as VF-111 on 15 July 1948 and disestablished on 19 January 1959.
A-7B from VA-146 and F-4J from VF-96 burning on USS Enterprise. Six squadron F-4Js were destroyed and ten crewmen killed during the USS Enterprise fire on 14 January 1969. VF-96 embarked aboard USS America for a deployment to Vietnam from 10 April to 21 December 1970. "Showtime 100", the VF-96 F-4J flown for three "kills" by Cunningham and Driscoll
The squadron left on their 1992 WESTPAC cruise on 3 November 1992. In 1993, VF-111 deployed to the Pacific, Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf and flew in support of Operation Restore Hope and Operation Southern Watch. In 1994 VF-111 deployed again to the Pacific in light of the nuclear crisis off the Korean peninsula. Following this deployment ...
VF-121 (Fighter Squadron 121) of the US Navy was a former Pacific Fleet Replacement Air Group (RAG) unit. Originally established on 1 July 1946, as VF-781 , it was redesignated as VF-121 on 4 February 1953 and disestablished on 30 September 1980. [ 1 ]