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|unit_name= Fighter Squadron 173 |image=Fighter Squadron 173 (US Navy) insignia, 1955.png |image_size=150px |caption= |dates= 11 August 1948 – 1 February 1959 |country= United States |allegiance= |branch= United States Navy |type= |role= Fighter aircraft |size= |command_structure= Inactive |current_commander= |garrison= |ceremonial_chief= |colonel_of_the_regiment= |nickname= Jesters |patron= |motto= |colors= |march= |mascot= |battles= |aircraft_fighter=F8F-2 Bearcat F4U-5 Corsair F9F-6 Cougar FJ-3 Fury |anniversaries= }}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.[1] Operational historyVF-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.[2] 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
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/insignias/naval-aviation-squadron-lineage/fighter-squadron-lineage.html|title=Fighter Squadron Lineage|publisher=Naval History and Heritage Command|accessdate=6 October 2016}} 2. ^{{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}} External links{{US Navy navbox}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Vf-173}} 1 : Strike fighter squadrons of the United States Navy |
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