1946-1950 VMA-311



to-1 shooting star vmf-311 in 1948


occupational duty in japan lasted till may 1946, when mag-31 notified prepare termination of japanese assignment; vmf-311 going home. between july 1946 , april 1947 squadron had sleeping existence , being transferred mag-32 , later mag-12 while consisting of 1 officer, in 1949 vmf-311 became first west coast marine jet squadron when started flying to-1 shooting star. coincidentally squadron re-designated marine fighter squadron 311 (vmf-311) , around time acquired code letters wl, phonetically pronounced william love, came nickname willy lovers . squadron transitioned f9f panther in october 1949 , found once again preparing war november 1950, arriving once again @ yokusuka airfield in japan.








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