VF-173
Fighter Squadron 173 | |
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Active | 11 August 1948 – 1 February 1959 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Navy |
Role | Fighter aircraft |
Part of | Inactive |
Nickname(s) | Jesters |
Aircraft flown | |
Fighter | F8F-2 Bearcat F4U-5 Corsair F9F-6 Cougar FJ-3 Fury |
Military unit
Fighter Squadron 173 or VF-173 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy established on 11 August 1948 and disestablished on 1 February 1959.[1]
Operational history
VF-173 was the first squadron equipped with the FJ-3 Fury replacing its F9F-6 Cougars in late 1954, VF-173 completed the carrier qualification of the FJ-3 aboard USS Coral Sea in early 1955.[2]
VF-173 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 17 (CVG-17) which was assigned to the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1956 to 1958. In September 1957, VF-173 participated in Operation Deep Water.
Home port assignments
- NAS Jacksonville
Aircraft assignment
- F8F-2 Bearcat
- F4U-5 Corsair
- F9F-6 Cougar
- FJ-3 Fury
See also
- History of the United States Navy
- List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
- List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons
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