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Fighter Squadron 143 or VF-143 was an aviation unit of the
VF-821 equipped with F4U-4 Corsairs was deployed on to the waters off Korea from 30 May-12 September 1951. The squadron lost 4 F4Us and 3 pilots killed during this deployment.
In June 1952 VF-821 now re-equipped with F9F-6 Cougars was again deployed to Korea on under the command of Damon W. Cooper. The deployment ended on 6 February 1953 without the squadron losing any aircraft.
VF-143 was embarked on the in 1955.
VF-143 was embarked on the for a western Pacific deployment from 6 April to 18 September 1957.
VF-143 was reactivated in June, 1962 at N.A.S. Miramar, and embarked aboard the USS Constellation, CVA-64 later that year. *Their squadron insignia changed to the 'Griffin' and they were called the 'Pukin Dogs'.
United States Navy
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originally established as a Naval Reserve squadron VF-821 on 20 July 1950 it was redesignated VF-143 on 4 February 1953 and disestablished on 1 April 1958.
Operational history
VF-821 equipped with F4U-4 Corsairs was deployed on to the waters off Korea from 30 May-12 September 1951. The squadron lost 4 F4Us and 3 pilots killed during this deployment.
In June 1952 VF-821 now re-equipped with F9F-6 Cougars was again deployed to Korea on under the command of Damon W. Cooper. The deployment ended on 6 February 1953 without the squadron losing any aircraft.
VF-143 was embarked on the in 1955.
VF-143 was embarked on the for a western Pacific deployment from 6 April to 18 September 1957.
VF-143 was reactivated in June, 1962 at N.A.S. Miramar, and embarked aboard the USS Constellation, CVA-64 later that year. *Their squadron insignia changed to the 'Griffin' and they were called the 'Pukin Dogs'.
Home port assignments
Aircraft Assignment
* F4U-4 Corsair * F9F-6 Cougar * FJ-3M Fury *F4-B Phantom II *F-14A Tomcat
The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental (VFX) program after t ...
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 squadrons are composed of several aircraft (fr ...
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