VFA-213
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Strike Fighter Squadron 213 (VFA-213), also known as the "Black Lions", is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia.It was established in 1955 and is currently equipped with the F/A-18F Super Hornet. The squadron is assigned to Carrier Air Wing Eight and uses the radio callsign Lion.
VF-213 F4D-1 Skyray in flight off Taiwan 1958
VF-213 F-4s on USS Kitty Hawk in 1968
VF-213 F-14D carrying a LANTIRN pod
VF-213 F-14 tail markings
VF-114
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Fighter Squadron 114 (VF-114) was a fighter squadron of the United States Navy that was active from 1945 through 1993. Nicknamed the "Aardvarks", it was based out of Naval Air Station Miramar, California. The squadron flew combat missions during the Korean War and Vietnam War. VF-114 was disestablished as part of the post-Cold War drawdown of forces on 30 April 1993.
F4U-4B Corsairs taking off from the USS Philippine Sea in 1950
VF-114 F9F-5 Panthers lined up on USS Kearsarge in 1955
F2H-3 Banshees on the catapults of USS Essex in 1956