Air Ferry Squadron 31
"Storkliners"
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History |
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| 1. December 1943 | VRF-1 established at NAS New York (Floyd Bennett Field) |
| 15. November 1946 | VRF-1 was redesignated VR-31 |
| 1. September 1948 | VR-31 was redesignated VRF-31 |
| 1. October 1986 | VRF-31 disestablished at NAS Norfolk VA. |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1947 - 1957 | RE |
| 1957 - 1986 | JN |
| Planes: |
none
| VRF-1, VR-31, VRF-31 Home Port Assignments | ||
| NAS New York (Floyd Bennett Field) | 1. Dec. 1943 | ? |
| ? | ? | ? |
| NAS Norfolk VA. | ? | 1. Oct. 1986 |
| VRF-1, VR-31, VRF-31 Commanding Officers | ||
| ? | ? | ? |
| ? | ? | ? |
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History |
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The VRF-31’s role was to fly aircraft and helicopters to and from depot-level maintenance, between squadrons, from aircraft manufacturers, and to and from the ‘boneyard’ at Davis-Monthan AFB in Arizona. The pilots were generally qualified to fly several different types and categories of aircraft, such as tactical jet aircraft, multi-engine and single-engine aircraft, and helicopters. Mixed crews were often formed with the sister squadron, VRF-32.
Although the Air Ferry squadrons (VRF-31 & VRF-32) were assigned code letters, these were not affixed to the aircraft; the same applies to tactical numbers. |
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Mishaps |
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8. August 1960 |