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Vfa31, was originally established as vf1b on july 1, 1935, flying the f4b, making it the second oldest active us navy squadron behind vfa14, which was originally established in 1919. Vf3 pilots wore the m422a jacket with their legendary felix the cat patch. Us navy patches, us naval patches united states navy. Helicopters have been a vital part our us naval forces since 1943. The united states oldest active military air squadrons duotech. The original squadron diving panther insignia is one of the old.
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