Hobby Master Archive

VF-1 “Wolfpack” was established on October 14, 1972 and was the 4th USN squadron to use the designation. On July 1, 1973 VF-1 received the first of its F-14As with their first deployment taking place on the USS Enterprise between September 12, 1974 and May 19, 1975. This marked the first operational cruise for the F-14. Between July 30, 1976 and March 8, 1977 VF-1 once again deployed onboard the Big E. After returning in March 1977 F-14A 158996 was transferred to VF-2 and lost on June 26, 1977.