Country United States Role Fighter aircraft Nickname(s) Kingpins | Branch United States Navy Part of Inactive | |
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Active 20 July 1950 – 1 April 1958 | ||
Fighter Squadron 143 or VF-143 was an aviation unit of the United States Navy 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.
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Operational history
VF-821 equipped with F4U-4 Corsairs was deployed on USS Princeton to the waters off Korea from 30 May-12 September 1951. The squadron lost 4 F4s 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 USS Essex. The deployment ended on 6 February 1953 without the squadron losing any aircraft.
VF-143 was embarked on the USS Philippine Sea in 1955.
VF-143 was embarked on the USS Hancock for a western Pacific deployment from 6 April to 18 September 1957.