Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-41) also known as the "Black Aces", is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet. They are attached to Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9).

VFA-41 is an F/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighter squadron attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9.

In one section sit rusting, prop-driven, gull-winged F4U Corsairs, of the type first used by then VF-41 during their maiden cruises following World War II. In another, F-4 Phantoms used by the Black Aces in Vietnam recall their missions over dense jungle and against wily adversaries.

If you have orders to VFA-41, welcome! Installation information, including directions for reaching the base, is available on the Naval Air Station Lemoore website. Military personnel checking...

By the end of the decade, VFA-41 received new jets in the form of F3H-2 Demon, the first such aircraft to possess radar guided air-to-air missiles. The Demon was short lived, but provided...

In February 1962, VF-41 transitioned to the McDonnell F-4B Phantom II and made a special deployment to Key West, Florida during the Cuban Missile Crisis. In May 1965, the Black Aces deployed to the western Pacific for seven months of combat operations in Vietnam.

2024年12月14日 · The “Black Aces” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 returned to their home base at Naval Air Station Lemoore in time for the holidays following a successful five-month deployment as part of ...

VFA-41 was formerly an F-14 "Tomcat" squadron, having made the transition to the F/A-18F "Super Hornet" this summer. The "F" model is the two-seat variant of the Navy's newest strike...

Mission, history and background information on Strike Fighter Squadron FORTY-ONE [VFA-41]

2025年2月5日 · We are a combat flight simulation squadron primarily flying the F/A-18C Hornet in carrier-based combat missions on the DCS World simulator platform. LT Chaos has been awarded the Air Victory Ribbon in recognition of twenty or more confirmed air-to-air kills in squadron missions. Save some for the rest of us!