VF-111

Fighter Squadron 111
VF-111 squadron patch
Active10 October 1942 - 19 January 1959
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Navy
EngagementsWorld War II
Korean War
Aircraft flown
FighterF4F Wildcat
F6F Hellcat
F8F Bearcat
F9F-2 Panther
F9F-8 Cougar
FJ-3 Fury

Fighter Squadron 111 (VF-111), also known as the Sundowners, was a fighter squadron of the United States Navy. Originally established as Fighter Squadron 11 (VF-11) on 10 October 1942, it was redesignated as VF-11A on 15 November 1946, redesignated as VF-111 on 15 July 1948 and disestablished on 19 January 1959. On 20 January, another squadron, VF-111 (1956-95) then assumed the designation until its de-establishment in 1995.[1] In November 2006, VFC-13 Detachment Key West was redesignated as VFC-111, taking on the Sundowner insignia and callsign.

  1. ^ "Lineage for Fighter Squadrons" (PDF). Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 17 January 2016.