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VMFA-321 Hell's Angels Patch
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 321 (VMFA-321) "Hell's Angels"
Established on 1 February 1943 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina, as VMF-321, a unit of Marine Aircraft Group 31, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, the Hell's Angels deployed to the South Pacific in November 1943, staging at Barakoma Airfield on Vella Lavella in the Solomon Islands. Flying F4U-1 Corsairs, the squadron amassed a record of 39 kills of Japanese aircraft and 11 probables with only eight aircraft lost — at one point scoring at least one kill and one probable per day. The squadron later transferred north to the Guam area, conducting bombing runs against Japanese bases.
Deactivated on 28 January 1946, VMF-321 was reorganized as a reserve squadron in July 1946 at Naval Air Station Anacostia, Maryland, by a group of Washington, D.C.-area Marine aviators who had served together during the war. The squadron was activated during the Korean War on 1 March 1951 and again during the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962. In December 1973, VMFA-321 became the first Marine Air Reserve squadron to receive the F-4 Phantom II. The squadron transitioned to the F/A-18 Hornet in 1991, completing the conversion six months faster than any active duty squadron.
On 12 September 2001, VMFA-321 reported to NAF Washington without prior notice, launching Combat Air Patrol sorties in support of Operation Noble Eagle as one of the first Marine Corps aircraft to respond after the September 11th attacks. The squadron was decommissioned on 11 September 2004.
Perfect For: VMFA-321 Hell's Angels veterans, Marine Corps Reserve aviators, F-4 Phantom II and F/A-18 Hornet pilots, Washington D.C.-area Marine aviators, and World War II Pacific Theater collectors.
Honoring a squadron whose fighting spirit carried from the skies over the Solomon Islands to defending the nation's capital on its darkest day.
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