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Fighter Squadron 111 (VF-111) (1st) 
Established as Fighter Squadron ELEVEN (VF-11) on 10 Oct 1942; Redesignated Fighter Squadron ELEVEN A (VF-11A) on 15 Nov 1946; Fighter Squadron ONE HUNDRED ELEVEN (VF-111) (1st) on 15 Jul 1948.  Disestablished on 19 Jan 1959. 
Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat, 1942-1944	 	
Grumman F6F-5, 1944-1945		
Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat, 1945-1950	
Grumman F9F-2/5 Panther, 1950-1954			
Grumman F9F-6/8 Cougar, 1954-1957			
North American FJ-3M Fury, 1957-1959

VF-111 Deployments:
5 Jul 1950-26 Mar 1951, USS Philippine Sea (CV-47), CVG-11, Grumman F9F-2 Panther	
28 Mar 1951-7 Apr 1951, USS Valley Forge (CV-45), CVG-11, Grumman F9F-2 Panther	
15 Oct 1951-3 Jul 1952,	USS Valley Forge (CV-45), ATG-1, Grumman F9F-2 Panther	
26 Apr 1953-30 Jun 1953, USS Lake Champlain (CVA-39),	CVG-4, Grumman F9F-5 Panther	
30 Jun 1953-28 Nov 1953, USS Boxer (CVA-21), ATG-1, Grumman F9F-5 Panther	
1 Sep 1954-11 Apr 1955, USS Wasp (CVA-18), ATG-1, Grumman F9F-6 Cougar	
28 May 1956-20 Dec 1956, USS Lexington (CVA-16), ATG-1, Grumman F9F-8 Cougar	
21 Aug 1958-12 Jan 1959, USS Bennington (CVA-20), ATG-4, North American FJ-3M Fury

Fighter Squadron 111 (VF-111) (1st)

Established as Fighter Squadron ELEVEN (VF-11) on 10 Oct 1942; Redesignated Fighter Squadron ELEVEN A (VF-11A) on 15 Nov 1946; Fighter Squadron ONE HUNDRED ELEVEN (VF-111) (1st) on 15 Jul 1948. Disestablished on 19 Jan 1959.
Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat, 1942-1944
Grumman F6F-5, 1944-1945
Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat, 1945-1950
Grumman F9F-2/5 Panther, 1950-1954
Grumman F9F-6/8 Cougar, 1954-1957
North American FJ-3M Fury, 1957-1959

VF-111 Deployments:
5 Jul 1950-26 Mar 1951, USS Philippine Sea (CV-47), CVG-11, Grumman F9F-2 Panther
28 Mar 1951-7 Apr 1951, USS Valley Forge (CV-45), CVG-11, Grumman F9F-2 Panther
15 Oct 1951-3 Jul 1952, USS Valley Forge (CV-45), ATG-1, Grumman F9F-2 Panther
26 Apr 1953-30 Jun 1953, USS Lake Champlain (CVA-39), CVG-4, Grumman F9F-5 Panther
30 Jun 1953-28 Nov 1953, USS Boxer (CVA-21), ATG-1, Grumman F9F-5 Panther
1 Sep 1954-11 Apr 1955, USS Wasp (CVA-18), ATG-1, Grumman F9F-6 Cougar
28 May 1956-20 Dec 1956, USS Lexington (CVA-16), ATG-1, Grumman F9F-8 Cougar
21 Aug 1958-12 Jan 1959, USS Bennington (CVA-20), ATG-4, North American FJ-3M Fury

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