Marine Fighting Squadron - 214

  

 "Swashbucklers", "Black Sheep"
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History 
1. July 1942 VMF-214 Established at MCAS Ewa HI.
1945 VMF-214 Disestablished at 
1948 VMF-214 reestablished 
31. December 1956 VMF-214 was redesignated VMF(AW)-214
1. July 1957 VMF(AW)-214 was redesignated VMA-214
25. March 2022 VMA-214 was redesignated VMFA-214

Tailcodes 
1946 - 1948 RE
1948 - present WE
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Planes:
 

 

 

 1942 - 1943
F4F-1		    
 

 

 

 1943 - 1945
F4U-1A & F4U-1D		  
 

 

 

 1948 - 1950
F4U-4		  
 

 

 

 1950 - 1952
F4U-4B
 

 

 

 1952 - 1953
F9F-2		  
 

 

 

 1953 - 1954
F9F-5		  
 

 

 

 1954 - 1957
F2H-4
 

 

 

 1957 - 1962
FJ-4B		  
 

 

 

 1962 - 1964
A-4B		  
 

 

 

 1964 - 1966
A-4C		    
 

 

 

 1966 - 1971
A-4E		    
 

 

 

 1971 - 1976
A-4F		    
 

 

 

 1976- 1989
A-4M		    
 

 

 

 1989 - present
AV-8B		    
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VMA-214  Deployments 
3. March 1945 - 19. March 1945 CV-13 USS Franklin CVG-5 F4U-1D ..
6. April 1957 - 18. September 1957 CVA-19 USS Hancock ATG-2 F2H-4 WE 300
9. October 1963 - 15. April 1964 CVS-12 USS Hornet CVSG-57 Det. N A-4B WE 00
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VMF-214 Commanding Officers 
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History 

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last update 1. July 2013

written  19. April 2009

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