The Sundowners were established in June 1956 flying F-4J Phantoms until 1978 when they replaced it with the F-14 Tomcat. It's decomm ceremony was held on 16 Feb 95 in Miramar along with VF-51, cancelling the plans of these two squadrons to be the first F-14D models.

The Sundowners were established in June 1956 flying F-4J Phantoms until 1978 when they replaced it with the F-14 Tomcat. It's decomm ceremony was held on 16 Feb 95 in Miramar along with VF-51, cancelling the plans of these two squadrons to be the first F-14D models. This was the decommissioning/"Sunset" felix they wore on the left sleeve of their flight suits commemorating the years they were commissioned, 1942-1995.

The Sundowners were established in June 1956 flying F-4J Phantoms until 1978 when they replaced it with the F-14 Tomcat. It's decom ceremony was held on 16 Feb 95 in Miramar along with VF-51, cancelling the plans of these two squadrons to be the first F-14D models. This was the decommissioning/"Sunset" felix they wore on the left sleeve of their flight suits commemorating the years they were commissioned, 1942-1995.

The Sundowners were established in June 1956 flying F-4J Phantoms until 1978 when they replaced it with the F-14 Tomcat. It's decom ceremony was held on 16 Feb 95 in Miramar along with VF-51, cancelling the plans of these two squadrons to be the first F-14D models. This was the "SUNSET" (red/white) version of their aircraft triangle they wore on the right sleeve of their flight suits.

The Sundowners were established in June 1956 flying F-4J Phantoms until 1978 when they replaced it with the F-14 Tomcat. It's decom ceremony was held on 16 Feb 95 in Miramar along with VF-51, cancelling the plans of these two squadrons to be the first F-14D models. This was the aircraft triangle they wore on the right sleeve of their flight suits.

The Sundowners were established in June 1956 flying F-4J Phantoms until 1978 when they replaced it with the F-14 Tomcat. It's decom ceremony was held on 16 Feb 95 in Miramar along with VF-51, cancelling the plans of these two squadrons to be the first F-14D models. This was also one of the aircraft patches they wore on the left sleeve of their flight suit.

The Sundowners were established in June 1956 flying F-4J Phantoms until 1978 when they replaced it with the F-14 Tomcat. They were decommissioned on 16 Feb 95 at NAS Miramar. This was their "Felix" patch worn on the right shoulder of the flight suit.

The Sundowners were established in June 1956 flying F-4J Phantoms until 1978 when they replaced it with the F-14 Tomcat. They were decommissioned on 16 Feb 95 at NAS Miramar. This was one of the final patches created to commemorate the squadron.

The Sundowners were established in June 1956 flying F-4J Phantoms until 1978 when they replaced it with the F-14 Tomcat. They were decommissioned on 16 Feb 95 at NAS Miramar. This felix patch was "created" when they went through unseasonably cold weather during operations, and has been one tough patch to locate.

The 'Aardvarks' flew the F-14A Tomcat out of NAS Miramar. This is the old version of their squadron patch from the Phantom era, showing crossed missiles and bombs behind a black mask. They transitioned from the Phantom to the Tomcat in December 1975, and made several West coast cruises paired with VF-213 before being decommissioned.

The 'Aardvarks' flew the F-14A Tomcat out of NAS Miramar. Their mascot was the creature "Zot" from B.C. Comics. They transitioned from the Phantom to the Tomcat in December 1975, and made several West coast cruises paired with VF-213 before being decommissioned.

The 'Aardvarks' flew the F-14A Tomcat out of NAS Miramar. Their mascot was the creature "Zot" from B.C. Comics. This is the award patch for winning the COMFITAEWWING PAC 1990 Bola-Bola Fighter Derby.

The 'Aardvarks' flew the F-14A Tomcat out of NAS Miramar. Their mascot was the creature "Zot" from B.C. Comics. They transitioned from the Phantom to the Tomcat in December 1975, and made several West coast cruises paired with VF-213 before being decommissioned. This is the 1983 cruise patch they made for "Skipper Joe's Boys" for their Far East Cruise and shows 'ZOT" drinking from a martini glass.

The 'Aardvarks' flew the F-14A Tomcat out of NAS Miramar. Their mascot was the creature "Zot" from B.C. Comics. They transitioned from the Phantom to the Tomcat in December 1975, and made several West coast cruises paired with VF-213 before being decommissioned. This is the desert version of the aircraft triangle worn on the right sleeve of their flightsuit.

This is the reproduction patch for VF-122 Black Angels. They flew the F9 fighter during the Vietnam War (I think). If anyone as anymore info please let me know.

The 'Gunfighters' of VF-124 were established as VF-53 in August '48, then redesignated to their current designation in April '58. They were the West Coast RAG (Training Squadron) that trained the pilots and RIOs for the F-14 Tomcat. They were decommissioned when all the CONUS Tomcat squadrons were moved to the Master Jet Base NAS Oceana.

The 'Gunfighters' of VF-124 were established as VF-53 in August '48, then redesignated to their current designation in April '58. They were the West Coast RAG (Training Squadron) that trained the pilots and RIOs for the F-14 Tomcat. They were decommissioned when all the CONUS Tomcat squadrons were moved to the Master Jet Base NAS Oceana.

The 'Gunfighters' of VF-124 were established as VF-53 in August '48, then redesignated to their current designation in April '58. They were the West Coast RAG (Training Squadron) that trained the pilots and RIOs for the F-14 Tomcat. They were decommissioned when all the CONUS Tomcat squadrons were moved to the Master Jet Base NAS Oceana. This is there last time patch. It has the date September 30, 1994 on it and says Last Time, Baby...! across the bottom. This patch does not have velcro attached.

This is the handmade version of the VF-126 Fighting Sea Hawks' squadron patch. This is the design before the ones shown below.

The 'Bandits' of VF-126 was the US Navy's West Coast adversary squadron. This patch shows their original aircraft, the A-4 Douglas Skyhawk.

The 'Bandits' of VF-126 was the US Navy's West Coast adversary squadron. This patch is the round version of their aircraft patch, and shows their original aircraft, the A-4 Douglas Skyhawk.

The 'Bandits' of VF-126 was the US Navy's West Coast adversary squadron. This patch shows their original role as the "bad guy" Bandits.

The 'Bandits' of VF-126 was the US Navy's West Coast adversary squadron. This is the felix patch worn on the right shoulder sleeve of the flight suit.