VF-74, Fighter Squadron 74, Be-Devilers was an aviation unit of the United States Navy in service from 1944 to 1994. [1] Originally established as VBF-20 on 16 April 1945, it was redesignated as VF-10A on 15 November 1946, redesignated as VF-92 on 12 August 1948, redesignated as VF-74 on 15 January 1950 and disestablished on 30 April 1994.

VF-74 was just as successful in peace time, winning the CNO Safety “S” in 1974 along with the Battle "E". In 1975, they moved to CVW-8 and took part in the maiden cruise of USS Nimitz. In 1976 they won the Admiral Joseph Clifton Award, making them the top US Navy fighter squadron.

The squadron now known as VF-74 was established on the 16th of April 1944 as VBF-20, flying F4U-1 Corsair's from NAS Wildwood, New Jersey. After six months they transitioned to the F6F Hellcat, but very quickly changed from Hellcats to F8F Bearcats. While flying the F8F the squadron was redesignated as VF-10A on the 15th of November 1946.

2020年9月10日 · 在1967年7月29日，VF-74中队遭受了惨重的损失——“福雷斯特”号航空母舰上的一架F-4,由于静电触发开关，翼下挂载的“祖尼人”火箭弹被击发，击中对面一架A-4“天鹰”并引发了甲板上的连环爆炸和火灾，VF-74中队在事故中损失了42名人员和3架F-4，其中很多成员都在灭火工作中丧生。 在装备了21年“鬼怪”后，VF-74于1983年2月开始进行F-14A的换装工作，第一架“雄猫”则在6月份到达中队，同年十月中队完成了换装工作，并加入了“萨拉托加”（CV-60）号航 …

在16个月内，VF-74再换装海军首架超音速战斗机Douglas F4D Skyray，内置4门20mm航炮，可挂载4000磅武器。 在到1962年为止，配备F4D Skyray的VF-74曾三次到地中海航海，其中两次在无畏号(CVA-11 Intrepid) ，最后就回到罗斯福号(CVA-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt)。 无畏号(CVA-11 Intrepid) 现已成为纽约无畏号博物馆。 1961年，VF-74换装F-4B Phantom II。 首架F-4B于7月8日抵达，在秋天前，VF-74接收了全部12架。 同年10月，VF-74在萨拉托加号(CV-60 Saratoga) …

VF-74 became the first operational fighter squadron to operate the F-14A+ (later F-14B), and introduced the aircraft into combat over Iraq and Kuwait in January 1991 during Operation Desert Storm. After a final deployment to the Adriatic in support of operations over the former Yugoslavia, VF-74 was disestablished at NAS Oceana, Virginia, on 30 ...

2020年8月18日 · VF-74, Fighter Squadron 74, Be-Devilers was an aviation unit of the United States Navy in service from 1944 to 1994. Originally established as VBF-20 on 16 April 1945, it was redesignated as...

The squadron now known as VF-74 was established on the 16th of April 1944 as VBF-20, flying F4U-1 Corsair's from NAS Wildwood, New Jersey. After six months they transitioned to the F6F Hellcat, but very quickly changed from Hellcats to F8F Bearcats. While flying the F8F the squadron was redesignated as VF-10A on the 15th of November 1946.

2017年4月18日 · VF-74 was one of just three Navy fighter squadrons to fly combat in Europe, the wolfhounds were formed at NAS Norfolk in March 1944. They boarded Kasaann Bay in June, bound for the Mediterranean to support the Anglo-American invasion of southern France. Teamed with VOS-one in Tulagi, fighting 74 also had a small night- fighter detachment on ...

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