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**Officially Licensed US Navy VF-121 Pacemakers Sticker — Fighter Squadron Vinyl Sticker**
VF-121 Pacemakers — the squadron that literally invented TOPGUN. Before it became a movie, it was a classified program run out of this unit’s spaces at NAS Miramar.
VF-121 was originally established as Naval Air Reserve Fighter Squadron VF-781 on 1 July 1946 at NAS Los Alamitos, California. Called to active duty in July 1950, the Pacemakers flew F9F-2B Panthers from USS Bon Homme Richard during the Korean War, followed by combat cruises aboard USS Oriskany. On 18 November 1952, VF-781 pilots scored MiG-15 kills in aerial combat over Korea. Redesignated VF-121 on 4 February 1953, the squadron transitioned through F9F Cougars and FJ-3 Furys before becoming a Fleet Replacement Squadron on 11 April 1958 at NAS Miramar. VF-121 received the West Coast’s first F-4B Phantoms in 1961, and a VF-121 crew won the Bendix Trophy transcontinental race during Project LANA that same year. Most critically, in March 1969, the original Navy Fighter Weapons School — TOPGUN — was established under VF-121’s administrative control. The squadron trained every Pacific Fleet F-4 Phantom crew until its disestablishment on 30 September 1980.
• 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-121 veterans and alumni, TOPGUN enthusiasts, F-4 Phantom fans, Korean War naval aviation buffs, NAS Miramar alumni, Bendix Trophy historians
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