Fighter Squadron 111 | |
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![]() VF-111 squadron patch | |
Active | 10 October 1942 - 19 January 1959 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Navy |
Engagements | World War II Korean War |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | F4F 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.