Fighter Squadron 43 (FITRON 43)

VF-43

 

 

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STATUS:

established as VF-43 on September 1, 1950

VF-43 redesignated VF-11 on February 16, 1959

AIRCRAFT:

Vought F4U-4 Corsair (1950-52)

Grumman F9F-5 Panther (1953-54)

Grumman F9F-8 Cougar (1955-59)

 

 

DEPLOYMENTS:

April 1952 - October 1952 with CVG-4 aboard USS Coral Sea (CVB 43)

November 1953 - September 1954 with CVG-3 aboard USS Tarawa (CVA 40)

August 1956 - October 1956 with CVG-4 aboard USS Saratoga (CVA 60)

November 1956 - December 1956 with CVG-17 aboard USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42)

July 1957 - February 1958 with CVG-4 aboard USS Randolph (CVA 15)

 

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