VF-3

Fighter Squadron 3
The pilots of the VF-3 in front of a Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat fighter, 5 March 1942.
Active	1 July 1922-May 1924
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Type	Fighter

Fighter Squadron 3 or VF-3, was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. Originally established on 1 July 1922, it was disestablished in May 1924.[1]

VF-6 squadron was redesignated as VF-3 from 1 July 1937 until 14 July 1943. [1]

VF-31 squadron was redesignated as VF-3 from 15 July 1943 until 15 November 1946. [1]

Operational history

See also

• History of the United States Navy
• List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
• List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons

References

1. "Lineage for Fighter Squadrons" (PDF). Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

External links

• http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/1950s/1959/apr59.pdf^[dead link‍]