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In 1934 the original VF-4 (by then the original VF-1) "Top Hatters" was redesignated as a Bombing Squadron (VB). The "Top Hatters" were still a VB squadron when this squadron was established as VF-4 and the name and insignia adopted by this VF squadron very closely imitated the name and insignia of that original VF-4/original VF-1 VF-2 (1943-5)
USNR squadron VF-916 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for the Korean War VFA-86: Sidewinders F-35C: Joint Strike Fighter Wing Joint Strike Fighter Wing: VF-921: 1 Feb 1951-4 Feb 1953 VF-84(2nd): 4 Feb 1953-1 Jul 1955 VA-86(2nd): 1 Jul 1955–15 Jul 1987 VFA-86: 15 Jul 1987–present: Homeport NAS Lemoore. USNR squadron VF-921 activated on 1 Feb 1951 for ...
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Between 1927 and 1937 suffix letters (or assignment letters) were in use to indicate Fleet or Force assignments of a particular squadron. Thus, for example, VF-1B stood for Fighter Squadron One, attached to Battle Fleet. The full list of pre-war suffix letters is as follows: [4]
HEDRON-1, Headquarters Squadron, Marine Air Group 1 7 November 1946, U.S. Navy Letter ACL 156-46 VMR-253: Circa 1946 Tail code changed to "QD" in 1958. VMF-322. Re-designated VMA-322 4 August 1948, U.S. Navy Letter ACL 69-48 Disestablished in November 1949. RCVG-4 Replacement Carrier Air Group 4 Re-designated RCVW-4, Readiness Carrier Air Wing 4
VF-11 F-8 mishap aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. On 1 September 1950, Fighter Squadron 43 (VF-43), known as Rebel's Raiders, was established at NAS Jacksonville, Florida. They moved to NAS Cecil Field on 18 September 1950, and were initially outfitted with new F4U-5N Corsair night-fighters. The squadron traded its night fighters for F4U-5s ...
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The squadron's first insignia was approved for use by VF-20 during World War II, and was a "Joker" breaking out of a deck of cards carrying a machine gun. This insignia was selected by the squadron because the young and inexperienced pilots in the squadron were referred to as the "Jokers". It was approved by Chief of Naval Operations on 15 ...