Marine Strike Fighter Squadron 142

  

"Flying Gators"
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History 
1. March 1942 VMSB-142 Established Camp Kearny San Diego CA
21. September 1945 VMSB-142 Disestablished at MCAS
1. July 1946 VMF-142 Established as Reservesquadron at NAS Miami FL
15. May 1958 VMF-142 was redesignated VMA-142
21. December 1990 VMA-142 was redesignated VMFA-142
July 2008 VMFA-142 placed in cadre status

 

Tailcodes 
1946 - 1958 ?
1958 - 1970 7F
1970 - 1971 5F
1971 - today MB
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Planes:
 

 

 

 1942 - 19??
SBD-5
 

 

 

 19?? - 1945
TBM-3		    
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 1964 - 1970
A-4B		  
 

 

 

 1970 - 1975
 A-4L		  
 

 

 

 1975 - 1989
 A-4F
 

 

 

 1989 - 1990
A-4M		  
 

 

 

 1990 - 2008
FA-18A		    
 

 

 

 2008 - today
none		    
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VMSB-142, VMSB-142, VMA-142, VMFA-142 Deployments 
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VMSB-142, VMSB-142, VMA-142, VMFA-142 Commanding Officers 
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last update 6. March 2024

written  19. April 2009

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