Fighter Squadron 73

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History 
27. July 1948 VF-73 Established at NAS Quonst Point RI
1. March 1958 VF-73 Disestablished 
Planes:
 

 

 

 1948 - 1950
F8F-2
 

 

 

 1950 - 1951
F4U-4		  
 

 

 

 1951 - 1952
F9F-2		  
 

 

 

 1952 - 1954
F6F-5
 

 

 

 1954 - 1956
F9F-6		 USN F9F-6 73 01.png (66432 Byte)
 

 

 

 1956 - 1958
FJ-3
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VF-73 Deployments 
4. January 1949 - 22. May 1949 CV-47 USS Philippine Sea CVG-7 F8F-1 L 300
4. January 1949 - 22. May 1949 CV-32 USS Leyte CVG-7 F8F-1 L 300
7. January 1953 - 3. July 1953 CVA-40 USS Tarawa CVG-10 F9F-5 L 300
4. January 1954 - 4. August 1954 CVB-41 USS Midway CVG-6 F9F-6 L 300
4. May 1955 - 10. December 1955 CVA-12 USS Hornet CVG-7 F9F-6 L 300
1. July 1957 - 24. February 1958 CVA-15 USS Randolph CVG-4 FJ-3M AD 300
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VF-73 Commanding Officers 
? 27. July 1948 ?
CDR Richard Lee Wright ? 28. March 1952
LCDR John Gregory Dooling 28. March 1952 22. July 1952
  22. July 1952  
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last update 22. February 2013

written 24. April 2005

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