Fighter Squadron 84 (FITRON 84)

VF-84

 

vf-84 fighter squadron crest insignia patch badge

fighter squadron vf-84 sidewinders grumman f9f-5 panther

 

STATUS:

Reserve squadron VF-921 called to active duty on February 2, 1951

VF-921 redesignated VF-84 on February 4, 1953

VF-84 redesignated VA-86 on July 1, 1955

AIRCRAFT:

Grumman F9F-5 Panther

 

 

DEPLOYMENTS:

June 1953 - July 1953 aboard USS Antietam (CVA 36)

September 1954 - April 1955 with CVG-8 aboard USS Lake Champlain (CVA 39)

 

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F9F-5 Panther (VF-84 / CVG-8) embarked on USS Lake Champlain (CVA 39) - circa 1955

 

vf-84 fighter squadron grumman f9f-5 panther cvg-8 uss lake champlain cva 39

F9F-5 Panther (VF-84 / CVG-8) embarked on USS Lake Champlain (CVA 39) - circa 1955

 

fighter squadron vf-84 sidewinders f9f-5 panther cvg-8 nas oceana virginia 1954

F9F-5 Panther (VF-84 / CVG-8) at NAS Oceana, Virginia - 1954

 

 

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