Marine Strike Fighting Squadron - 115

  

 "Able Eagles", "Eagles", "Silver Eagles"
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History 
1. July 1943 VMF-115 Established at MCAS Santa Barbara CA
31. December 1956 VMF-115 was redesignated VMF(AW)-115
1. January 1964 VMF(AW)-115 was redesignated VMFA-115

Tailcodes 
1946 - 1948 AE
1948 - 1957 AE
1957 - present VE
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Planes:
 

 

 

 1943 - 1945
F4U-1D		    
 

 

 

 1949 - 1954
F9F-2
 

 

 

 1954 - 1956
F9F-4 / F9F-5		  
 

 

 

 1956 - 1963
F4D-1
 

 

 

 1963 - 1974
F-4B
 

 

 

 1974 - 1981
F-4J		  
 

 

 

 1981 - 1984
 F-4S		    
 

 

 

 1984 - 19??
F/A-18A		    
 

 

 

 19?? - present
F/A-18C		    
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VMF-115  Deployments 
27. January 1952 - 10. February 1952 CVL-29 USS Bataan - F9F-2 AE 00
19. April 1962 - 27. August 1962 CVA-62 USS Independence CVG-7 F4D-1 AG 100
2. March 1981 - 15. September 1981 CV-59 USS Forrestal CVW-17 F-4J AA 100
         
5. December 2002 - 23. May 2003 CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman CVW-3 F/A-18C AC 200
13. October 2004 - 18. April 2005 CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman CVW-3 F/A-18C AC 200
         
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VMF-115 Commanding Officers 
Maj. Amerine ? ?
LtCol. L. H. Stewart 5. June 1954 14. July 1955
Maj. William I. Taylor 14. July 1955  
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last update 1. July 2013

written  19. April 2009

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