VF-131

{{Infobox military unit |unit_name=Fighter Squadron 131 |image=Fighter Squadron 131 (United States Navy) insignia, 1962.png |caption= |dates= 21 August 1961 – 1 October 1962 |country= United States |allegiance= |branch= United States Navy |type= Fighter |role= |size= |command_structure= |current_commander= |garrison= |nickname=Nightcappers |motto= |colors= |colors_label= |mascot= |battles= |aircraft_fighter= F3H Demon |anniversaries= }}

'''Fighter Squadron 131''' or '''VF-131''' was a short-lived U.S. Navy fighter squadron. It was established on 21 August 1961 and disestablished a year later, on 1 October 1962. It was based at NAS Cecil Field and flew F3H Demon fighters.<ref>{{cite vf lineage|access-date=6 October 2016}}</ref>

==Operational history== thumb|F3H-2 Demon of VF-131 in 1962 *August 1961: The squadron was established as part of a new Air Group to increase the strength of the fleet as a result of the Berlin Crisis of 1961. *8–19 February 1962: A squadron detachment was aboard {{USS|Constellation|CVA-64|6}} for carrier trials and in a standby status for possible assistance during Project Mercury, the launching of Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, USMC, in Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7. *March–May 1962: The squadron participated in ''Constellation''’s shakedown cruise in the Caribbean.

==See also== {{Commonscat|Fighter Squadron 131 (United States Navy)}} * List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons * History of the United States Navy

==References== {{DANAS}} {{reflist}} {{US Navy navbox}} {{United States Navy Aircraft Squadrons}}

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