rior ▁to ▁OP NA V INST ▁ 5 0 3 0 . 4 E ) ▁a ▁squad ron ' s ▁history ▁and ▁line age ▁began ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁established ▁and ▁ended ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁dis est ab lished . ▁Once ▁a ▁squad ron ▁had ▁been ▁dis est ab lished ▁or ▁re - design ated ▁its ▁former ▁design ation ▁was ▁then ▁available ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁again ▁for ▁a ▁newly ▁established ▁or ▁re - design ating ▁squad ron , ▁just ▁as ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁de comm ission ed ▁ship ▁such ▁as ▁USS ▁Enter prise ▁for ▁example , ▁was ▁available ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁ship . ▁A ▁newly ▁established ▁or ▁re - design ated ▁squad ron ▁bearing ▁the ▁same ▁design ation ▁as ▁a ▁previous ▁squad ron ▁could ▁carry ▁on ▁the ▁trad itions , ▁nick name ▁and ▁or ▁the ▁ins ign ia ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁squad ron , ▁but ▁it ▁could ▁not ▁lay ▁claim ▁to ▁the ▁history ▁or ▁line age ▁of ▁that ▁previous ▁squad ron ▁any ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁newly ▁commission ed ▁USS ▁Enter prise ▁could ▁lay ▁claim ▁to ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁a ▁former ▁ship ▁of ▁that ▁name . ▁ ▁A ▁squad ron ▁could ▁however ▁under go ▁numerous ▁re - design ations ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁between ▁its ▁establishment ▁and ▁dis est ab lish ment ▁with ▁no ▁impact ▁on ▁its ▁line age . ▁Through out ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Naval ▁A viation ▁many ▁US ▁Navy ▁aircraft ▁squad rons ▁have ▁been ▁re - design ated , ▁meaning ▁their ▁design ation ▁( example : ▁V F - 1