▁were ▁last ▁in ▁use . ▁ ▁Squadron ▁Design ations ▁last ▁used ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁The ▁design ations ▁in ▁this ▁section ▁are ▁those ▁which ▁designated ▁squad rons ▁prior ▁to ▁and ▁during ▁W W II . ▁Though ▁the ▁V F ▁and ▁V P ▁design ations ▁were ▁also ▁in ▁use ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁included ▁in ▁this ▁section ▁as ▁the ▁V F ▁design ation ▁continued ▁in ▁use ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁the ▁V P ▁design ation ▁continues ▁in ▁use ▁today . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁squad rons ▁listed ▁in ▁this ▁section ▁were ▁dis est ab lished ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁but ▁some ▁remained ▁active ▁under ▁different ▁design ations ▁for ▁dec ades ▁and ▁some ▁still ▁exist ▁as ▁squad rons ▁today . ▁ ▁V C : ▁Dis est ab lished ▁Compos ite ▁squad rons ▁The ▁V C ▁design ation ▁was ▁first ▁created ▁on ▁ 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁when ▁Esc ort ▁Sc out ing ▁Squad rons ▁( V GS ) ▁which ▁were ▁based ▁ab o ard ▁Esc ort ▁Car riers ▁( C VE s ) ▁were ▁red es ign ated ▁Compos ite ▁Squad rons ▁( VC ). ▁These ▁V C ▁squad rons ▁fle w ▁combinations ▁of ▁f igh ters , ▁d ive ▁bom bers ▁and / or ▁tor ped o ▁bom bers ▁from ▁Esc ort ▁Car riers ▁through ▁W W II , ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁all ▁dis est ab lished ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁