page_title: VF-114
section_title: 1950s
hierarchical_section_title: VF-114 / History / 1950s
caption_attribution_description: English: Grumman F9F-5 Panters of fighter squadron VF-114 Executioners lined up on deck of the aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge (CVA-33) in 1955. VF-114 was assigned to Carrier Air Group Eleven (CVG-11) during this deployment from 7 Oct 1954 to 12 May 1955 to the Western Pacific.
context_page_description: Fighter Squadron 114 was a fighter squadron of the United States Navy that was active from 1945 through 1993. Nicknamed the "Aardvarks", it was based out of Naval Air Station Miramar, California. The squadron flew combat missions during the Korean War and Vietnam War. VF-114 was disestablished as part of the post-Cold War drawdown of forces on April 30, 1993.
context_section_description: VF-114 participated in the Korean War deployed on the USS Philippine Sea on July 5, 1950. It flew its Corsairs for several months and conducted over 1,100 strikes against North Korean and Chinese forces.
  After its return from Korea, VF-114 moved from propeller aircraft to jets, first flying the Grumman F9F Panther. This was soon followed by the McDonnell F2H Banshee and in 1957 VF-114 transitioned to the McDonnell F3H Demon, the first jet operated by the squadron able to carry air-to-air missiles. Now based at NAS Miramar, California, VF-114 made two cruises on USS Shangri-La and one on USS Hancock.
caption: VF-114 F9F-5 Panthers lined up on USS Kearsarge in 1955
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