VF-3

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| unit_name = Fighter Squadron 3

| image = Pilots of US Navy Fighting Squadron 3 (VF-3) on 5 March 1942.jpg

| caption = The pilots of the VF-3 in front of a Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat fighter, 5 March 1942.

| dates = 1 July 1922-May 1924

| country = United States

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| branch = United States Navy

| type = Fighter

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Fighter Squadron 3 or VF-3, was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. Originally established on 1 July 1922, it was disestablished in May 1924.{{cite vf lineage|access-date=6 October 2016}}

VF-6 squadron was redesignated as VF-3 from 1 July 1937 until 14 July 1943.

VF-31 squadron was redesignated as VF-3 from 15 July 1943 until 15 November 1946.