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squadron memorabilia!
Present day VF-14 is able to trace its roots to the earliest day of naval aviation beeing the oldest continuously active squadron in existence. The squadron lineage is presented below:

  • Air Detachment, Pacific Fleet Established : Sep 1919
  • Redesignated VT-5, an element of AirDet, PacFlt : 15 Jun 1920
  • VT-5 Redesignated VP-4-1 : 07 Sep 1921Squadron memorabilia!
  • VP-4-1 Redesignated VF-4 : 23 Sep 1921
  • VF-4 Redesignated VF-1 : 01 Jul 1922
  • VF-1 Redesignated VF-1B : 01 Jul 1927
  • VF-1B Redesignated VB-2B : 01 Jul 1934
  • VB-2B Redesignated VB-3 : 01 Jul 1937
  • VB-3 Redesignated VB-4 : 01 Jul 1939
  • VB-4 Redesignated VS-41 : 15 Mar 1941squadron memorabilia!
  • VS-41 Redesignated VB-41 : 01 Mar 1943
  • VB-41 Redesignated VB-4 : 04 Aug 1943
  • VB-4 Redesignated VA-1A : 15 Nov 1946
  • VA-1A Redesignated VA-14 : 02 Aug 1948
  • VA-14 Redesignated VF-14 : 15 Dec 1949

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