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**Officially Licensed US Navy VF-111/VFC-111 Sundowners Sticker — Fighter Squadron Vinyl Sticker**
VF-111 Sundowners — that famous rising sun insignia has been shooting down enemies real and simulated since Guadalcanal. From WWII aces to Top Gun film stars, no squadron insignia is more recognizable in the Pacific Fleet.
The Sundowners lineage traces to VF-11, established on 10 October 1942 at NAS North Island. The squadron chose its name and iconic insignia — two fighters shooting down a Rising Sun — to symbolize tactical superiority over the Japanese. VF-11 downed 55 enemy aircraft at Guadalcanal and, after re-equipping with F6F Hellcats aboard USS Hornet, shot down 102 more between October 1944 and February 1945, earning the Presidential Unit Citation. LCDR William T. Amen scored the first jet-on-jet kill in combat history flying an F9F Panther in November 1950 during the Korean War. When VF-111 was redesignated in 1959, the new squadron carried the Sundowner tradition through Vietnam with F-8 Crusaders and F-4 Phantoms, scoring a MiG-17 kill in March 1972. VF-111 transitioned to the F-14A Tomcat in 1978 and participated in filming Top Gun in 1985. The squadron was disestablished on 31 March 1995, but the tradition continues today with VFC-111 at NAS Key West.
• Type: 4″ vinyl die-cut sticker
• UV-protected, guaranteed not to fade or tear
• 100% made in the USA
• Full-color official insignia
• Suitable for laptops, vehicles, lockers, water bottles, gear
Perfect For: VF-111/VFC-111 veterans and alumni, F-14 Tomcat and F-8 Crusader enthusiasts, WWII Pacific Theater historians, Top Gun fans, Sundowners collectors, military sticker collectors
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