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Marine Fighter Squadron 214 (VMF-214)
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Established as Marine Fighter Squadron 214 (VMF-214) "Black Sheep" on 1 Jul 1942; Redesignated Marine All Weather Fighter Squadron-214, (VMF(AW)-214) on 31 Dec 1956; Attack Squadron 214 (VMA-214) on 9 Jul 1957-.
WW-II. Participated in the Solomon Islands campaign, flying out of Henderson Field on Guadalcanal.
Squadron accounted for 203 planes destroyed or damaged, 97 air combat kills in the Pacific Theater.
Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat, 1942
Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat, 1942
Vought F4U-4 Corsair, 1943-1952
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