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Fighter Squadron 173 or VF-173 was an aviation unit of the
VF-173 was the first squadron equipped with the
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
established on 11 August 1948 and disestablished on 1 February 1959.
Operational history
VF-173 was the first squadron equipped with the FJ-3 Fury
The North American FJ-2 and FJ-3 Fury are a series of swept-wing carrier-capable fighters for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps. The FJ-2 resulted from an effort to Navalised aircraft, navalize the North Ameri ...
replacing its F9F-6 Cougars in late 1954, VF-173 completed the carrier qualification of the FJ-3 aboard in early 1955.
VF-173 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 17 (CVG-17) which was assigned to the from 1956 to 1958. In September 1957, VF-173 participated in Operation Deep Water
Operation Deep Water was a 1957 NATO naval exercise held in the Mediterranean Sea that simulated protecting the Dardanelles from a Soviet invasion. By controlling this bottleneck in a war situation, the Soviet Black Sea Fleet would be prevented fr ...
.
Home port assignments
*NAS Jacksonville
Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NAS Jacksonville) is a large naval air station located approximately eight miles (13 km) south of the central business district of Jacksonville, Florida, United States., effective 2007-10-25
Location
NAS Jack ...
Aircraft assignment
* F8F-2 Bearcat * F4U-5 Corsair * F9F-6 Cougar *FJ-3 Fury
The North American FJ-2 and FJ-3 Fury are a series of swept-wing carrier-capable fighters for the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps. The FJ-2 resulted from an effort to Navalised aircraft, navalize the North Ameri ...
See also
*History of the United States Navy
The history of the United States Navy divides into two major periods: the "Old Navy", a small but respected force of sailing ships that was notable for innovation in the use of ironclads during the American Civil War, and the "New Navy" the ...
*List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
There are hundreds of US Navy aircraft squadrons which are not currently active dating back to before World War II (the U.S. Navy operated aircraft prior to World War I, but it did not organize them in squadrons until after that war). To be mo ...
*List of United States Navy aircraft squadrons
This is a list of active United States Navy aircraft squadrons. ''Deactivated'' or ''disestablished'' squadrons are listed in the List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons.
Navy aircraft squadron (aviation), squadrons are composed of ...
References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vf-173 Strike fighter squadrons of the United States Navy