Marine Strike Fighting Squadron 321

 

"Hells Angels", "Black Barons", "Black Arrows"

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History 

1. February 1943 VMF-321 established at MCAS Cherry Point NC
28. January 1946 VMF-321 disestablished
1. July 1946 VMF-321 reestablished as a Reserve Squadron at NAS Anacostia WA
1. March 1951 VMF-321 activated
1953 VMF-321 deactivated
15. May 1958 VMF-321 was redesignated VMA-321
1. July 1962 VMA-321 was redesignated VMF-321
9. December 1973 VMF-321 was redesignated VMFA-321
11. September 2004 VMFA-321 disestablished at NAS Anacostia WA

Tailcodes 

1946 - 1957 A
1957 - 1970 6A
1970 - 1971 5A
1971 - 2004 MG
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Planes:
 

 

 

1943 - 1945
F4U-1A
 

 

 

1945 - 1946
F6F-5
   
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1946 - 1951
F4U-4
   
 

 

 

1951 - 1953
F8F-1
 

 

 

1953 - 1958
F4U-4
   
 

 

 

1958 - 1962
AD-5, AD-6
   
 

 

 

1962 - 1968
AF-1E
 

 

 

1968 - 1970
F-8B
 
 

 

 

1970
F-8L
 

 

 

1970 - 1973
F-8K
 

 

 

1973 - 1977
F-4B
   
 

 

 

1977 - 1984
F-4N
   
 

 

 

1984 - 1992
F-4S
   
 

 

 

1992 - 2004
F/A-18A
   
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VMF-321, VMA-321, VMFA-321  Deployments 
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VMF-321, VMA-321, VMFA-321 Commanding Officers 
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last update 1. July 2013

written  19. April 2009

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