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Country
  
United States

Type
  
Fighter

Fighter
  
F3H Demon

Branch
  
United States Navy

Nickname(s)
  
Nightcappers

VF-131

Active
  
21 August 1961 - 1 October 1962

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.

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.

    • References

    VF-131 Wikipedia
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