Fighter Squadron 132
"Peg Leg Petes"
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History |
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| 13. May 1945 | VBF-81 established at NAS Pasco WA |
| 15. November 1946 | VBF-81 was redesignated VF-14A |
| 1. September 1948 | VF-14A was redesignated VF-132 |
| 30. November 1949 | VF-132 disestablished at NAS |
| 21 August 1961 | VF-132 reestablished at NAS Cecil Field FL. |
| 1 October 1962 | VF-132 disestablished at NAS Cecil Field FL. |
| Planes: |
F4U-4
F8F-1, F8F-2
F8U-2N
| VBF-81, VF-14A, VF-132 Deployments | ||||
| VBF-81 | ||||
| 15. June 1946 - 29. June 1946 | CV-37 USS Princeton | CVG-81 | F4U-4 | P 200 |
| 3. July 1946 - 15. April 1947 | CV-37 USS Princeton | CVG-81 | F4U-4 | P 200 |
| VF-132 | ||||
| 1. October 1948 - 23. December 1948 | CVA-37 USS Princeton | CVG-13 | F8F-2 | P 200 |
| 3. March 1962 - 6. May 1962 | CVA-64 USS Constellation | CVG-13 | F8U-2N | AE 200 |
| VBF-81, VF-14A, VF-132 Commanding Officers | ||
| CDR Jay Arnold | - | - |
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History |
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The squadron was established as part of a new Air Group to increase the strength of the fleet during the Berlin Crisis of 1961–1962. The squadron participated in Constellation’s shakedown cruise in the Caribbean. |
