Late 1950s - early 1960s VMA-214

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f9f-2 panther jets vmf-214 flying on oahu in 1953.


shortly before close of hostilities in korea, vmf-214 returned marine corps air station el toro. here exchanged corsairs f9f panther jets , began training program. in spring of 1953, black sheep traded f9s new f2h-4 banshees, , headed hawaiian islands. upon arrival, became part of marine aircraft group 13 , first marine brigade.



an f2h-4 of vma(aw)-214 assigned uss hancock (cva-19), 1957.


in january 1956, black sheep again received order ready. time, circumstances less demanding. in ensuing fifteen months, black sheep covered aspects of marine aviation. on december 31, 1956, squadron redesignated marine weather fighter squadron-214, flying banshee. buildup included instrument flying, bombing, rocketry, strafing, air-to-air gunnery, field carrier landing practice, high , low altitude special weapon drops, , carrier qualifications. vmf(aw)-214 became first marine squadron qualified in special weapons delivery, in february 1957.


the period between korea , vietnam saw several significant changes black sheep. vmf changed vma on july 9, 1957, designating squadron attack rather fighter . in march 1958, black sheep transitioned fj-4 fury. vma-214 , vmf-212 became first squadrons deploy flying aircraft across pacific. aircraft change occurred in january 1959, when black sheep changed on newer fj-4b.


in fj-4b fury jets, squadron logged on 27,000 hours attack squadron. included stretch on 20,000 accident-free flight hours. black sheep awarded, on august 29, 1961, cmc safety award outstanding safety record achieved among attack squadrons throughout marine corps.


on january 23, 1962, black sheep replaced fj-4b fury a-4b skyhawk. began 27-year association between black sheep , follow-on versions of skyhawk. in fall of 1963, vma-214 selected first marine corps squadron provide detachment ( n ) deploy on westpac cruise aboard uss hornet (cvs-12). detachment assigned intercept russian bears , badgers flying toward anti-submarine naval task force in sea of japan. returned home mcas kaneohe bay in april 1964.



a division of a-4m skyhawks vma-214 in 1970s







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