) ▁has ▁been ▁changed . ▁Many ▁squad rons ▁have ▁been ▁re - design ated ▁numerous ▁times . ▁The ▁current ▁V FA - 1 4 ▁for ▁example ▁has ▁under g one ▁ 1 5 ▁re - design ations ▁between ▁its ▁establishment ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁and ▁the ▁present ▁day . ▁The ▁basic ▁design ation ▁( VF ) ▁could ▁have ▁remained ▁the ▁same ▁and ▁only ▁the ▁number ▁changed ▁( VF - 1 5 1 ▁re - design ated ▁to ▁V F - 1 9 2 ) ▁or ▁the ▁entire ▁design ation ▁could ▁have ▁changed ▁( HS - 3 ▁re - design ated ▁to ▁H SC - 9 ), ▁in ▁either ▁case ▁the ▁re - design ation ▁of ▁a ▁squad ron ▁had ▁no ▁impact ▁on ▁its ▁history ▁or ▁line age . ▁Re - design ation ▁does ▁not ▁mark ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁squad ron . ▁For ▁example : ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁F ighter ▁Squadron ▁ 1 5 3 ▁( the ▁second ▁squad ron ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁V F - 1 5 3 ▁design ation ) ▁was ▁established . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁re - design ated ▁to ▁V F - 1 9 4 . ▁When ▁that ▁happened ▁V F - 1 5 3 ▁did ▁not ▁dis est ab lish ▁and ▁V F - 1 9 4 ▁establish , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁simply ▁changed ▁its ▁design ation ▁and ▁that ▁same ▁squad ron ▁continued ▁to