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VF-301 Fighter Squadron 301 was an aviation unit of the United States Naval Reserve in service from 1970 to 1994. The squadron's nickname was ''Devil's Disciples''.〔(Tomcat Squadrons: VF-301 History )〕 ==History== VF-301 was activated on 1 October 1970 and assigned to Reserve Carrier Air Wing 30 (CVWR-30) (tail code "ND") at Naval Air Station Miramar, California (USA). The squadron first flew the Vought F-8L ''Crusader'' and four years later transitioned to the McDonnell F-4B ''Phantom II''. Their time with the B-models was short and VF-301 soon received the F-4N in February 1975. In 1980, VF-301 received the most advanced F-4 variant in the U.S. Navy, the F-4S. In October 1984 the unit transitioned to the Grumman F-14A ''Tomcat''. The squadron made its first deployment with the F-14A on 21 April 1985, with five aircraft visiting MCAS Yuma for air-to-air training against U.S. Marine Corps IAI F-21A ''Kfir'' fighters. At this time the squadron was still transitioning to the F-14 and it was not until 4 August the same year the entire squadron was able to deploy to NAS Fallon for training. The ''Devil's Disciples'' first carrier landings were on board the . Further carrier training was limited but did include time on board the between 10 and 22 August 1988. Later in its life the squadron became the first Reserve squadron to drop air-to-ground ordnance, in the shape of Mk 84 bombs and Mk 20 cluster munitions. After 24 years of service VF-301 was disestablished on 11 September 1994, the same time as VF-302. The rest of the reserve air wing, CVWR-30, was soon to follow. During these 24 years VF-301 had acquired an outstanding safety record, flying 71322.4 hours without a class A mishap, setting a new record for Navy jet squadrons. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「VF-301」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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