page_title: VF-21
section_title: Korean War
hierarchical_section_title: VF-21 / History / Korean War
caption_attribution_description: Four McDonnell F3H-2 Demon fighters of fighter squadron VF-64 Free Lancers in 1958/59. VF-64 was deployed with Carrier Air Group Two (CVG-2) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVA-41) to the Western Pacific from 16 August 1958 to 12 March 1959. On 1 July 1959 VF-64 was redesignated VF-21. Four F3H-2s are visible: BuNos 143457, 145205, 145213, and 145215.
context_page_description: Fighter Squadron 21 Freelancers was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. Originally established in 1944 as VF-81 it was redesignated VF-13A in 1946, redesignated VF-131 in 1948, redesignated VF-64 in 1950 and redesignated VF-21 on 1 July 1959, it was disestablished on 31 January 1996. It was the third US Navy squadron to have the VF-21 designation.
context_section_description: VF-64 operating F4U-4s was assigned to Carrier Air Group 2 (CVG-2) aboard USS Philippine Sea, off the Korean coast from 28 March to 9 June 1951.
  VF-21 embarked on its major deployment with the F3H-2 Demon on USS Midway in mid-1958. In June 1961 VF-21 was reassigned to Miramar. It was here VF-21 transitioned to the F-4 Phantom in 1963 and between November of that year to March 1964 it would be the last peace-time cruise for the next 10 years.
caption: VF-64 F3H-2s in 1958.
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