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 was the decommissioning/”Sunset” felix they wore on the left sleeve of their flight suits commemorating the years they were commissioned, 1942-1995.
