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Fighter Squadron 102 (FITRON 102)
VF-102 ‘Roadrunners’
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established as VF-102 on May 1, 1952 VF-102
redesignated VA-36 on July 1, 1955 |
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AIRCRAFT:
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Goodyear
FG-1D Corsair (1952) Grumman
F9F-5 Panther (1952-55) |
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DEPLOYMENTS:
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November
1953 - September 1954 with CVG-3 aboard USS Tarawa (CVA 40) |
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history
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The first VF-102 was established on 1 May 1952
flying the Goodyear FG-1D Corsair and Grumman F9F-5 Panther. From
November 1953 to September 1954, the squadron completed a world cruise aboard
USS Tarawa (CV-40), visiting 10 foreign countries and transiting the Suez and
Panama Canals. On 1 July 1955, VF-102 was redesignated VA-36 and moved from
Naval Air Station Cecil Field to Naval Air Station Jacksonville. |
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