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**Officially Licensed US Navy VF-101 Grim Reapers Sticker — Fighter Squadron Vinyl Sticker**
VF-101 Grim Reapers — the squadron that trained every East Coast Tomcat crew and wrote the book on fleet fighter tactics. If you flew an F-14 out of Oceana, you answered to the Reaper first.
VF-101, the “Grim Reapers,” traces its lineage to VF-10, established in 1942, which flew F4F Wildcats off USS Enterprise during the Battle of Guadalcanal. VF-101 was commissioned on 1 May 1952 at NAS Cecil Field, Florida, inheriting the Grim Reapers’ nickname and traditions. The squadron flew the FG-1D Corsair in the Korean War before transitioning to jets, including the F2H Banshee and F4D Skyray. In 1958, VF-101 became a Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS), training all Atlantic Fleet fighter crews. Starting in 1976, VF-101 served as the East Coast F-14 Tomcat training squadron at NAS Oceana, operating over 40 Tomcats in A, B, and D variants. After VF-124 was disestablished in 1994, VF-101 became the sole F-14 FRS. The Grim Reapers were deactivated in 2005 with the retirement of the F-14.
• 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-101 veterans and alumni, F-14 Tomcat enthusiasts, NAS Oceana personnel, fleet replacement squadron historians, Grim Reapers fans, military sticker collectors
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