Fighter Squadron 43
"Challengers"
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History |
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| 1. May 1945 | VF-74A Established |
| 1. August 1945 | VF-74A was redesignated VF-74 |
| 15. November 1946 | VF-74 was redesignated VF-1B |
| 1. Septebmer 1948 | VF-1B was redesignated VF-21 |
| 1. July 1959 | VF-21 was redesignated VA-43 |
| 1. July 1973 | VA-43 was redesignated VF-43 |
| 1. July 1994 | VF-43 Disestablished at NAS Key West FL |
| Planes: |
F4U-1D
F4U-5
F9F-2
F9F-6
FJ-3
F11F-1
T-28B
A4D-1
A4D-2
A4D-2N
F9F-8T
TA-4F & J
A-4E
| VF-74A, VF-74, VF-1B ,VF-21, VA-43, VF-43 Deployments | ||||
| VF-74 | ||||
| 7. November 1945 - 2. January 1946 | CVB-41 USS Midway | CVBG-74 | F4U-4 | 74-F-00 |
| 1. March 1946 - 28. March 1946 | CVB-41 USS Midway | CVBG-74 | F4U-4 | M 100 |
| VF-1B | ||||
| 29. October 1947 - 11. March 1948 | CVB-41 USS Midway | CVBG-1 | F4U-4 | M 100 |
| VF-21 | ||||
| 3. May 1949 - 26. September 1949 | CVB-43 USS Coral Sea | CVG-2 | F4U-5 | M 100 |
| 9. Janaury 1952 - 5. May 1952 | CVB-41 USS Midway | CVG-6 | F9F-2 | C 100 |
| 1. December 1952 - 19. May 1953 | CVB-41 USS Midway | CVG-6 | F9F-7 or F9F-5 | C 100 |
| 6. January 1954 - 1. March 1954 | CVA-12 USS Hornet | ATG-181 | F9F-7 | C 100 |
| 3. February 1955 - 30. April 1955 | CVA-14 USS Ticonderoga | CVG-6 | F9F-7 | C 100 |
| 30. November 1954 - 18. June 1955 | CVA-15 USS Randolph | ATG-181 | F9F-6 | B 100 |
| 24. January 1956 - 31. March 1956 | CVA-59 USS Forrestal | ATG-181 | FJ-3 | I 200 |
| 15. October 1956 - 22. May 1957 | CVA-20 USS Bennington | ATG-181 | FJ-3 | I 200 |
| 4. October 1957 - 6. December 1957 | CVA-61 USS Ranger | CVG-8 | F11F-1 | AM 200 |
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| VF-74A, VF-74, VF-1B ,VF-21, VA-43, VF-43 Commanding Officers | ||
| ? | 18. November 1995 | ? |
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