Collection: US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection

Existence: January - June 1970

General Note: VMFA-542 (Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 542) ;

Location 1-30 January 1970: Danang, RVN ;
13 January 1970 - final combat sortie was a night inderdiction in Laos ;
13-30 January 1970 - preparing to leave RVN ;

Location 30 January - 11 February 1970 TRANSPAC route: DaNang, Cubi Point (Philippines), Guam, Wake Island, Kaneohe (Hawaii), El Toro (California).

Location 12 February - 30 June 1970: MCAS El Toro, Santa Ana, California ;
3 March 1970 - began de-activation process ;
20 March 1970 - squadron entered cadre status ;
30 June 1970 - VMFA-542 'Flying Tigers' formally deactivated ;

Perma Link: https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1201108065

Citation: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY [VMFA - 542], 1201108065. January - June 1970, Box __, Folder 108, US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1201108065, Accessed 13 Dec 2025.

Pub Credit Line: 1201108065, US Marine Corps History Division Vietnam War Documents Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive