Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) (3rd) F-14A+ Tomcat

Established as Bomber Fighter Squadron TWENTY (VBF-20) on 16 Apr 1945. Redesignated Fighter Squadron TEN A (VF-10A) on 15 Nov 1946; Fighter Squadron NINETY TWO (VF-92) on 1 Sep 1948; Fighter Squadron SEVENTY FOUR (VF-74) (3rd) "Be Devilers" on 15 Feb 1950. Disestablished on 30 Apr 1994.

Vought F4U-4 Corsair, 1945-1945, 1949-1954
Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat, 1945-1949
McDonnell F2H-2 Banshee, 1954
Grumman F9F-8 Cougar, 1954-1956
Douglas F4D-1 Skyray, 1956-1961
McDonnell Douglas F4H-1 (F-4B)/J/S, 1961-1983
Grumman F-14A/B Tomcat, 1983-1994

Insignia approved in 1946.

Deployments.
10 Jan 1951-17 May 1951 USS F. D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) CVG-6, F4U-4
20 May 1952-8 Jan 1953 USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) CVG-7, F4U-4
19 Feb 1953-5 May 1953 USS Bennington (CVA-20) CVG-7, F4U-4
16 Sep 1953-21 Feb 1954 USS Bennington (CVA-20) CVG-7, F4U-4
9 Oct 1955-30 Apr 1956 USS Lake Champlain (CVA-39) CVG-6, F9F-8
12 Jul 1957-5 Mar 1958 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) CVG-17, F4D-1
13 Feb 1959-30 Aug 1959 USS Intrepid (CVA-11) CVG-6, F4D-1
4 Aug 1960-17 Feb 1961 USS Intrepid (CVA-11) CVG-6, F4D-1
3 Aug 1962-2 Mar 1963 USS Forrestal (CVA-59) CVG-8, F4H-1
10 Jul 1964-13 Mar 1965 USS Forrestal (CVA-59) CVW-8, F-4B
24 Aug 1965-7 Apr 1966 USS Forrestal (CVA-59) CVW-8, F-4B
6 Jun 1967-15 Sep 1967 USS Forrestal (CVA-59) CVW-17, F-4B
22 Jul 1968-29 Apr 1969 USS Forrestal (CVA-59) CVW-17, F-4B
2 Dec 1969-8 Jul 1970 USS Forrestal (CVA-59) CVW-17, F-4B
5 Jan 1971-2 Jul 1971 USS Forrestal (CVA-59) CVW-17, F-4B
5 Jun 1972-24 Mar 1973 USS America (CVA-66) CVW-8, F-4J
11 Mar 1974-11 Sep 1974 USS Forrestal (CVA-59) CVW-17, F-4J
5 Mar 1975-22 Sep 1975 USS Forrestal (CVA-59) CVW-17, F-4J
7 Jul 1976-7 Feb 1977 USS Nimitz (CVAN-68) CVW-8, F-4J
4 Apr 1978-26 Oct 1978 USS Forrestal (CV-59) CVW-17, F-4J
27 Nov 1979-7 May 1980 USS Forrestal (CV-59) CVW-17, F-4J
2 Mar 1981-15 Sep 1981 USS Forrestal (CV-59) CVW-17, F-4J
8 Jun 1982-16 Nov 1982 USS Forrestal (CV-59) CVW-17, F-4S
2 Apr 1984-20 Oct 1984 USS Saratoga (CV-60) CVW-17, F-14A
25 Aug 1985-16 Apr 1986 USS Saratoga (CV-60) CVW-17, F-14A
5 Jun 1987-17 Nov 1987 USS Saratoga (CV-60) CVW-17, F-14A
7 Aug 1990-28 Mar 1991 USS Saratoga (CV-60) CVW-17, F-14B
6 May 1992-6 Nov 1992 USS Saratoga (CV-60) CVW-17, F-14B
4 Mar 1993-8 Apr 1993 USS Constellation (CV-64) CVW-17, F-14B