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Original "Red Rippers" squadron. VF-4(2nd) was redesignated VF-41 when the group's scouting squadron (VS-4) was redesignated as a second VF squadron in the Air Group. Ranger Air Group redesignated CVG-4(1st) on 3 Aug 1943 VF-42 (first use) F4F: VS-1B: May 1928 – 1930 VS-1S: 1930-1931 VS-1B: 1931-1 Jul 1937 VS-41(1st): 1 Jul 1937-15 Mar 1941
CVG-4(3rd)'s VF-44 redesignated a VA squadron in 1956. Transitioned from an operational VA squadron of CVG-4(3rd) to an A4D Skyhawk FRS on 1 Jun 1958 in conjunction with CVG-4(3rd)'s redesignation to RCVG-4. In 1959 AD Sky Raider training was added and the squadron operated as both an A4D (A-4 in Sep 1962) and an AD (A-1 in Sep 1962) FRS.
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 ...
On 15 November 1946 VB-4 became Attack Squadron 1A (VA-1A), and in August 1948 the squadron was again redesignated Attack Squadron 14 (VA-14) and transitioned from the SB2C-5 Helldiver to the F4U-4 Corsair. In December 1949 VA-14 was redesignated Fighter Squadron 14 (VF-14).
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 .
F4U-4s of VF-92 on the USS Valley Forge in 1953. VF-92 was established on 26 March 1952 at Naval Air Station Alameda flying the F4U-4 Corsair. The squadron first deployed on the USS Valley Forge, deploying to Hawaii and Yokosuka Japan. It operated off the coast of Korea from 3 January until 25 June 1953 conducting ground attack operations.
Fighting Squadron 6 or VF-6 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy.Originally established as Combat Squadron 4 on 23 September 1921, it was redesignated VF-2 on 1 July 1922, redesignated VF-2B on 19 March 1923, redesignated VF-6B on 1 January 1927, redesignated VF-6 on 1 July 1927, redesignated VB-2B on 1 July 1928, redesignated VF-6B on 1 July 1930, redesignated VF-3 on 1 July 1937 ...
VFA-161, nicknamed the Chargers, was a Strike Fighter Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was established at NAS Cecil Field as Fighter Squadron VF-161 on 1 September 1960. It moved to NAS Miramar on 19 September 1961, and to Naval Station Yokosuka, Japan. On 1 April 1986, the squadron was redesignated VFA-161. [1] It was disestablished on 1 April ...