Lineage
  10Oct1942  established  VF-11 (Fighting Squadron)
  15Nov1946  redesignated VF-11A (Fighting Squadron)
  15Jul1948  redesignated VF-111 (Fighter Squadron)
  19Jan1959  disestablished

Nickname
  10Oct1942 - 19Jan1959  Sundowners

Deployments
  VF-11A  09Oct1947 - 11Jun1948  F8F-1/F6F-5P  CV-45   CVAG-11  V-1xx   World Cruise
  VF-111    Apr1949 -   Apr1949  F8F-2         CV-45   CVG-11   V-1xx   EastPac
  VF-111    Sep1949 -   Sep1949  F8F-2         CV-45   CVG-11   V-1xx   EastPac
  VF-111  05Jul1950 - 26Mar1951  F9F-2/F9F-2B  CV-47   CVG-11   V-1xx   Korean War
  VF-111  28Mar1951 - 07Apr1951  F9F-2         CV-45   CVG-11   V-1xx   WestPac
  VF-111  15Oct1951 - 03Jul1952  F9F-2/F9F-2B  CV-45   ATG-1    V-1xx   Korean War
  VF-111  30Mar1953 - 09Oct1953  F9F-5         CVA-21  ATG-1    V-1xx   Korean War
  VF-111  09Oct1953 - 04Dec1953  F9F-5         CVA-39  CVG-4    V-12x   Korean War
  VF-111  01Sep1954 - 11Apr1955  F9F-6         CVA-18  ATG-1    V-1xx   WestPac
  VF-111  28May1956 - 20Dec1956  F9F-8/F9F-8B  CVA-16  ATG-1    U-1xx   WestPac
  VF-111  26May1958 -   Jun1958  FJ-3M         CVA-20  ATG-1    NA-1xx  Hawaii Operating Area
  VF-111  21Aug1958 - 12Jan1959  FJ-3M         CVA-20  ATG-4    ND-1xx  WestPac