Fighting Squadron 173
"Jesters"
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History |
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| 11. August 1948 | VF-173 Established at |
| 1. February 1959 | VF-173 Disestablished at |
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F8F-2
F4U-5
F9F-6
FJ-3
| VF-173 Deployments | ||||
| 4. January 1949 - 5. March 1949 | CVB-41 USS Midway | CVG-17 | F4U-5 | R 300 |
| 9. September 1950 - 1. February 1951 | CVB-43 USS Coral Sea | CVG-17 | F4U-5 | R 300 |
| 16. September 1953 - 1. May 1954 | CV-18 USS Wasp | CVG-17 | F9F-6 | R 300 |
| 28. May 1955 - 22. November 1955 | CVA-11 USS Intrepid | CVG-4 | FJ-3 | F 300 |
| 7. November 1956 - 12. December 1956 | CVA-59 USS Forrestal | CVG-1 | FJ-3 | R 200 |
| 12. July 1957 - 5. March 1958 | CVA-42 USS F. D. Roosevelt | CVG-17 | FJ-3M | AD 200 |
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