Fighter Squadron 24 (VF-24) Disestablishment

Established as Fighter Squadron TWO HUNDRED ELEVEN (VF-211) () on 15 Sep 1948. Disestablished on 16 May 1949. Reestablished on 1 Jul 1955. Redesignated Fighter Squadron TWENTY FOUR (VF-24) (3rd) “Checkertails” on 9 Mar 1959. Redesignated Fighter Squadron TWO HUNDRED FOURTEEN (VF-214) on 1 Sep 1964; Fighter Squadron TWENTY FOUR (VF-24) 17 Sep 1964. Disestablished on 31 Aug 1996.

North American FJ-3 Fury, 1955-1957
Vought F8U-1/2/F-8H/J Crusader, 1957-1975
Grumman F-14A Tomcat, 1976-1996

Deployments:
15 Aug 1959-25 Mar 1960, USS Midway (CVA-41) CVG-2, F8U-1, WestPac
15 Feb 1961-28 Sep 1961, USS Midway (CVA-41) CVG-2, F8U-2, WestPac
6 Apr 1962-20 Oct 1962, USS Midway (CVA-41) CVG-2, F8U-2, WestPac
8 Nov 1963-26 May 1964, USS Midway (CVA-41) CVG-2, F-8C, WestPac
10 Nov 1965-1 Aug 1966, USS Hancock (CVA-19), CVW-21, F-8C, WestPac/Vietnam
26 Jan 1967-25 Aug 1967, USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31), CVW-21, F-8C, WestPac/Vietnam
18 Jul 1968-3 Mar 1969, USS Hancock (CVA-19), CVW-21 , F-8H, WestPac/Vietnam
2 Aug 1969-15 Apr 1970, USS Hancock (CVA-19), CVW-21, F-8H, WestPac/Vietnam
22 Oct 1970-3 Jun 1971, USS Hancock (CVA-19), CVW-21, F-8J, WestPac/Vietnam
7 Jan 1972-3 Oct 1972, USS Hancock (CVA-19), CVW-21, F-8J, WestPac/Vietnam
8 May 1973-8 Jan 1974, USS Hancock (CVA-19), CVW-21, F-8J, WestPac/Vietnam
18 Mar 1975-20 Oct 1975, USS Hancock (CVA-19), CVW-21, F-8J, WestPac/Vietnam
12 Apr 1977-21 Nov 1977, USS Constellation (CV-64), CVW-9, F-14A, WestPac
26 Sep 1978-17 May 1979, USS Constellation (CV-64), CVW-9, F-14A, WestPac/Indian Ocean
26 Feb 1980-15 Oct 1980, USS Constellation (CV-64), CVW-9, F-14A, WestPac/Indian Ocean
20 Oct 1981-23 May 1982, USS Constellation (CV-64), CVW-9, F-14A, WestPac/Indian Ocean
15 Jul 1983-29 Feb 1984, USS Ranger (CV-61), CVW-9, F-14A, Central America/WestPac/Indian Ocean
24 Jul 1985-21 Dec 1985, USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), CVW-9, F-14A, WestPac/Indian Ocean
3 Jan 1987-3 Jul 1987, USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), CVW-9, F-14A, World Cruise
2 Sep 1988-4 Mar 1989, USS Nimitz (CVN-68), CVW-9, F-14A, WestPac/Indian Ocean/Arabian Gulf
15 Jun 1989-9 Jul 1989, USS Nimitz (CVN-68), CVW-9, F-14A, NorPac
25 Feb 1991-24 Aug 1991, USS Nimitz (CVN-68), CVW-9, F-14A, WestPac/Indian Ocean/Arabian Gulf
2 Feb 1993-29 Jul 1993, USS Nimitz (CVN-68), CVW-9, F-14A, WestPac/Indian Ocean/Arabian Gulf
27 Nov 1995 20 May 1996, USS Nimitz (CVN-68), CVW-9, F-14A, WestPac/Indian Ocean/Arabian Gulf