Description

VF-142 Ghostriders F-14 Tail Flash

A hand crafted 18 inch Tailflash plaque of the VF-142 Ghostriders F-14 Tomcat. Each piece is carved from Mahogany and handpainted to provide a piece you’ll love!

• Length – 18 inches
• Made from Mahogany
• US Veteran Owned Business

VF-142 Ghostriders was a US Navy fighter squadron established on 24 August 1948 as VF-193, it was redesignated VF-142 on 15 October 1963, and disestablished on 30 April 1995.

History

Late 1940s to the 1970s

Fighter Squadron 193 (VF-193) was established on 24 August 1948 and assigned to Carrier Air Group Nineteen. The squadron was equipped with the Vought F4U-4 Corsair. It made two deployments to Korea during the Korean War between 1950 and 1952 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Princeton. In 1953 the squadron transitioned to the McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee. CVG-19 then made two deployments to the Western Pacific aboard USS Oriskany Donald Eleazer Carr Jr being the commanding officer in 1953–1954 campaign.

In 1958 the squadron then transitioned to the supersonic McDonnell F3H-2 Demon fighter. VF-193 then made four tours with CVG-19 aboard USS Bon Homme Richard, also to the Western Pacific.