The Sundowners were established in June 1956 flying F-4J Phantoms until 1978 when they replaced it with the F-14 Tomcat. It’s decomm ceremony was held on 16 Feb 95 in Miramar along with VF-51, cancelling the plans of these two squadrons to be the first F-14D models. This is the PVC (rubber) version of their “ILLEGITIMUS NON CARBORUNDUM” patch (which satirically means: DON’T LET THE BASTARDS GRING YOU DOWN) and does not come with velcro attached!
