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US Navy - Fighter Squadron 211 (FITRON 211)
VF-211 'Red Checkertails'
 
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STATUS:   established as VF-211 in June 1955
 VF-211 redesignated VF-24 on March 9, 1959
 AIRCRAFT:   North American FJ-3M Fury (1955-57)
Vought F8U-1 Crusader (1957-59)
 DEPLOYMENTS:   August 1956 - February 1957 with CVG-21 aboard USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA 31)
August 1958 - March 1959 with CVG-2 aboard USS Midway (CVA 41)
 
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F8U-1 Crusader (VF-211 / CVG-2) embarked on USS Midway (CVA 41) - August 1958


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FJ-3M Fury (VF-211 / CVG-21) embarked on USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA 31) - circa 1956
 
 
Commissioned as Fighter Squadron 211 in June 1955 at NAS Moffett Field. The unit flew the FJ-3 Fury aboard the USS Bon Homme Richard.
The squadron transitioned to the F8U Crusader in 1957.
On 9 March 1959, the Squadron was redesignated Fighter Squadron 24 (VF-24).
 
 
 
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