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Fighter Squadron 81 (FITRON 81)
VF-81 ‘Crusaders’
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STATUS:
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established as VA-66 on July 1, 1955 VA-66 redesignated VF-81 on July 1, 1955 (the same day it was established as VA-66) VF-81
redesignated VA-81 on July 1, 1959 |
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AIRCRAFT:
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Grumman
F9F-8 Cougar (1955-59) |
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DEPLOYMENTS:
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November
1956 - December 1956 with CVG-17 aboard USS
Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA 42) January
1957 - July 1957 with ATG-182 aboard USS Lake Champlain (CVA 39) May
1958 - August 1958 with ATG-181 aboard USS Intrepid (CVA 11) |
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F9F-8B Cougars (VF-81 / ATG-181) embarked
on USS Intrepid (CVA 11) - 1958 F9F-8 Cougars (VF-81 / ATG-182) embarked
on USS Lake Champlain (CVA 39) - 1957 |
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history
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