Insignia of the U.S. Navy Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) "Be-Devilers", in 1981. VF-74 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Forrestal</i> (CV-59) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 2 March to 15 September 1981.<br>The special insignia commemorates the fact that VF-74 was flying the McDonnell F-4 <i>Phantom II</i> for 20 years.
U.S. Navy
1981
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