VF-173
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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name= Fighter Squadron 173
|image=Fighter Squadron 173 (US Navy) insignia, 1955.png
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|dates= 11 August 1948 – 1 February 1959
|country= United States
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|branch= United States Navy
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|role= Fighter aircraft
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|command_structure= Inactive
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|nickname= Jesters
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|aircraft_fighter=F8F-2 Bearcat
F4U-5 Corsair
F9F-6 Cougar
FJ-3 Fury
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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.{{cite vf lineage|access-date=6 October 2016}}
Operational history
File:FJ-3s VF-173 on USS Saratoga (CVA-60) c1956.jpeg on {{USS|Saratoga|CV-60|6}} 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|CV-43|6}} in early 1955.{{cite book|last=Thomason|first=Tommy|title=U.S. Naval Air Superiority: Development of Shipborne Jet Fighters - 1943-1962|publisher=Specialty Press|year=2008|isbn=9781580071109|page=138}}
VF-173 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 17 (CVG-17) which was assigned to the {{USS|Franklin D. Roosevelt|CV-42|6}} from 1956 to 1958. In September 1957, VF-173 participated in Operation Deep Water.
Home port assignments
Aircraft assignment
See also
References
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External links
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