Changes: VMFA-314

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The Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 (VMFA-314) is a United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet squadron that is better known as the Black Knights. They were stationed at El Toro Marine Corps Air Station in Irvine, California.

History

During the War of 1996, the Black Knights participated in an counterattack against a City Destroyer over the ruins of Los Angeles. Their objective was to test their weapons on different parts of the spacecraft to determine which type of strike would cause the most damage, and relay the information to the next wave of attack planes.^[1]

Unfortunately, the squadron was unprepared for the aliens' capabilities in which their weapons failed to penetrate the Destroyer and its attacker ships' deflector shields. This resulted in a one-sided dogfight that wiped out the Black Knights with Captain Steven Hiller being the sole survivor. Thereafter, the aliens traced the origins of the Black Knights to their base, El Toro, and destroyed it.

Gallery

Behind the Scenes

The VMFA-314 are an actual U.S. Marine Corps squadron that had participated in the Second World War, Korean War, Vietnam War, Operation Desert Shield, the Gulf War, and the Iraq War. The squadron is currently based in Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, near San Diego, California.

2b602b7c8bb77557006b7414deec96bc — VMM-263 insignia as seen in *Independence Day*.

In the barrack scene, the insignia of the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (VMM-263) is seen mounted on the wall.

External links

References

↑ Independence Day: Official Novelization

[1] Independence Day: Official Novelization

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+{{Organization
-[[File:2b602b7c8bb77557006b7414deec96bc.png|thumb|110px|Black Knights insignia as seen in ''Independence Day''.]]
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-The '''Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 (VMFA-314)''' is a United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet squadron that is better known as the '''Black Knights'''. The are stationed at [[El Toro]] Marine Corps Air Station in Irvine, California.  [[Steven Hiller]] is a U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 pilot and captain of the Black Knights squadron.
+|image= [[200px-Knight314.png|250px]]
+|name=VMFA-314
+|type=Fighter/Attack Squadron
+|leader=[[Captain Watson]]
+|members=[[Steven Hiller]]<br>[[Jimmy Wilder]]
+|headquarters= [[El Toro]]
+|locations=Irvine, California
+|fragmented= 3 July 1996
+|era=
+|affiliation= U.S. Marine Corps
+}}
+The '''Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 (VMFA-314)''' is a United States Marine Corps [[F/A-18 Hornet]] squadron that is better known as the '''Black Knights'''. They were stationed at [[El Toro]] Marine Corps Air Station in Irvine, California.
+==History==
-Following the first phase of the alien attack, the Black Knights participated in an counterattack against the [[City Destroyer]] over the ruins of Los Angeles. Unfortunately, the squadron were unprepared for the aliens' capabilities in which their weapons failed to penetrate the Destroyer and its attacker ships due to their force fields. This resulted in a one-sided dogfight in which the Black Knights are severely defeated with Steven Hiller as the sole survivor. Thereafter, the aliens traced the origins of the Black Knights and destroyed El Toro.
+During the [[War of 1996]], the Black Knights participated in an counterattack against a [[City Destroyer]] over the ruins of [[Los Angeles]]. Their objective was to test their weapons on different parts of the spacecraft to determine which type of strike would cause the most damage, and relay the information to the next wave of attack planes.<ref>''[[Independence Day (novel)|Independence Day: Official Novelization]]''</ref>
+Unfortunately, the squadron was unprepared for the aliens' capabilities in which their weapons failed to penetrate the Destroyer and its [[attacker]] ships' deflector shields. This resulted in a one-sided dogfight that wiped out the Black Knights with Captain [[Steven Hiller]] being the sole survivor. Thereafter, the aliens traced the origins of the Black Knights to their base, El Toro, and destroyed it.
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+ScreenShot00l2.jpg|[[Captain Watson]] briefing to the Black Knights on their assault on Los Angeles.
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+==Behind the Scenes==
-==Background==
+*The VMFA-314 are an actual U.S. Marine Corps squadron that had participated in the Second World War, Korean War, Vietnam War, Operation Desert Shield, the Gulf War, and the Iraq War. The squadron is currently based in Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, near San Diego, California.
-[[File:200px-Knight314.png|thumb|101px|The VMFA-314 insignia in real life.]]
+[[File:2b602b7c8bb77557006b7414deec96bc.png|thumb|110px|VMM-263 insignia as seen in ''Independence Day''.]]
-The VMFA-314 had participated in the Second World War, Korean War, Vietnam War, Operation Desert Shield, and the Gulf War. The squadron is currently based in Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.
+*In the barrack scene, the insignia of the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 (VMM-263) is seen mounted on the wall.
+==External links==
+*[http://www.3rdmaw.marines.mil/Units/MAG-11/VMFA-314/ Official Website]
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VMFA-314 VFMA-314 Wikipedia]
+==References==
+<references/>
 [[Category:Independence Day]]
+[[Category:Organizations]]