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VFA-101 Grim Reapers 2017 F-35C Lightning II Model

Fly with the VFA-101 Grim Reapers in this handcrafted F-35C Lightning II Model. Each model is carved from wood and hand painted to provide a unique piece that will always be treasured.

• Length – 16 inches
• Made from Mahogany
• US Veteran-Owned Business
• Officially Licensed By Lockheed Martin
• The product is not intended to be used by children 12 years and younger.

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Strike Fighter Squadron 101 (VFA-101), also known as the “Grim Reapers”, was a United States Navy Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) based at Eglin AFB, Florida. After the West Coast FRS for the F-14 Tomcat, VF-124, was disestablished in the mid-1990s, VF-101 became the sole F-14 FRS. At the time it was based at NAS Oceana in Virginia. With the retirement of the F-14, VF-101 was deactivated in 2005. It was reactivated in 2012 and redesignated Strike Fighter Squadron 101 (VFA-101). It was one of two F-35C Lightning II FRS before being deactivated in 2019 [1]. It was based at Eglin AFB, Florida with the joint 33d Fighter Wing (33 FW), as a subordinate unit of the U.S. Navy’s Strike Fighter Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet.

History
Two distinct squadrons have been called the Grim Reapers, VF-10 and later VF-101, which is the main subject of this article. Officially, the US Navy does not recognize a direct lineage with disestablished squadrons if a new squadron is formed with the same designation or nickname.[3] Often, the new squadron will assume the nickname, insignia, and traditions of the earlier squadrons.