VF-131
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Fighter Squadron 131 | |
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Active | 21 August 1961 – 1 October 1962 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Navy |
Type | Fighter |
Nickname(s) | Nightcappers |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | F3H Demon |
Fighter Squadron 131 or VF-131 was a short-lived U.S. Navy fighter squadron. It was established on 21 August 1961 and disestablished a year later, on 1 October 1962. It was based at NAS Cecil Field and flew F3H Demon fighters.[1]
Operational history
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- August 1961: The squadron was established as part of a new Air Group to increase the strength of the fleet as a result of the Berlin Crisis of 1961.
- 8–19 February 1962: A squadron detachment was aboard USS Constellation for carrier trials and in a standby status for possible assistance during Project Mercury, the launching of Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, USMC, in Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7.
- March–May 1962: The squadron participated in Constellation’s shakedown cruise in the Caribbean.
See also
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References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons.
- ^ "Lineage for Fighter Squadrons" (PDF). Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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