VF-131

Fighter Squadron 131 or VF-131 was a short-lived U.S. Navy fighter squadron. It was established on 21 August 1961 and disestablished a year later, on 1 October 1962. It was based at NAS Cecil Field and flew F3H Demon fighters.^[1]

Fighter Squadron 131
Active	21 August 1961 – 1 October 1962
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Type	Fighter
Nickname	Nightcappers
Aircraft flown
Fighter	F3H Demon

Operational history

F3H-2 Demon of VF-131 in 1962

• August 1961: The squadron was established as part of a new Air Group to increase the strength of the fleet as a result of the Berlin Crisis of 1961.
• 8–19 February 1962: A squadron detachment was aboard USS Constellation for carrier trials and in a standby status for possible assistance during Project Mercury, the launching of Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, USMC, in Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7.
• March–May 1962: The squadron participated in Constellation’s shakedown cruise in the Caribbean.

See also

• List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
• History of the United States Navy