VF-173

Fighter Squadron 173
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

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 FJ-3s on USS Saratoga c.1956

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

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References

"Fighter Squadron Lineage". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
Thomason, Tommy (2008). U.S. Naval Air Superiority: Development of Shipborne Jet Fighters - 1943-1962. Specialty Press. p. 138. ISBN 9781580071109.

External links

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[1] "Fighter Squadron Lineage". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

[Thomason-2] Thomason, Tommy (2008). U.S. Naval Air Superiority: Development of Shipborne Jet Fighters - 1943-1962. Specialty Press. p. 138. ISBN 9781580071109.