VF-131

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]

Fighter Squadron 131
An RIM-2 Terrier SAM missile is fired by USS Constellation in 1962. In the foreground are aircraft from VF-131 and VA-133
Active21 August 1961 - 1 October 1962
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Navy
TypeFighter
Nickname(s)Nightcappers
Aircraft flown
FighterF3H Demon

Operational history
  • 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.

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References

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons.

  1. "Fighter Squadron Lineage". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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