VF-131

Fighter Squadron 131 or VF-131 was a short-lived U.S. Navy fighter squadron. It was established on 21 August 1961 and disestablished a year later, on 1 October 1962. It was based at NAS Cecil Field and flew F3H Demon fighters.

Operational history

 * August 1961: The squadron was established as part of a new Air Group to increase the strength of the fleet as a result of the Berlin Crisis of 1961.
 * 8–19 February 1962: A squadron detachment was aboard USS Constellation (CVA-64) for carrier trials and in a standby status for possible assistance during Project Mercury, the launching of Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, USMC, in Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7.
 * March–May 1962: The squadron participated in Constellation’s shakedown cruise in the Caribbean.