page_title: VF-42
section_title: Operational history
hierarchical_section_title: VF-42 / Operational history
caption_attribution_description: English: A U.S. Navy Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat (BuNo 2538) from Fighting Squadron VF-42 at the NACA Langley Rsearch Center, in 1941.
context_page_description: Fighting Squadron 42 or VF-42 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. Originally established as Scouting Squadron 1B in May 1928, it was redesignated as VS-1S in 1930, redesignated as VS-1B in 1931, redesignated as VS-41 on 1 July 1937, redesignated as VF-42 on 15 March 1941 and disestablished on 22 June 1942. It was the first US Navy squadron to be designated as VF-42.
context_section_description: VS-1B was assigned to the USS Ranger in the 1930s.
  In December 1941 VF-42 was embarked on USS Yorktown for deployment to the Pacific Theatre. VF-42 shot down 25 Japanese aircraft until the squadron was disestablished following the sinking of the Yorktown on 7 June 1942 during the Battle of Midway.
caption: VF-42 F4F-3 at NACA Langley in 1941
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