Category:Attack Squadron 172 (United States Navy)
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Attack Squadron 172 (VA-172) was an aviation unit of the United States Navy. History:
20 August 1945: established as Bombing Fighting Squadron 82 (VBF-82) Checkmates;
15 November 1946: redesignated Fighting Squadron 18A (VF-18A);
11 August 1948: redesignated Fighter Squadron 172 (VF-172), renamed Night Owls in 1950, Blue Bolts in 1952;
1 November 1955: redesignated VA-172;
15 January 1971: disestablished.
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Media in category "Attack Squadron 172 (United States Navy)"
The following 22 files are in this category, out of 22 total.
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1951 Essex crash 1.jpg 740 × 578; 56 KB
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A-4B VA-172 on USS FDR 1959.jpg 1,249 × 855; 361 KB
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A-4C of VA-172 on catapult of USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) in August 1966.jpg 5,728 × 4,523; 7.27 MB
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A-4C Skyhawks of VA-172 over Vietnam 1970.jpg 941 × 569; 274 KB
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A-4C VA-172 landing on CVA-42 off Vietnam 1966.jpeg 1,903 × 1,338; 933 KB
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A-4C VA-172 on USS FDR off Vietnam 1966.jpg 1,398 × 946; 751 KB
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Attack Squadron 172 (US Navy) insignia c1968.png 267 × 296; 60 KB
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Attack Squadron 172 Insignia (US Navy).png 200 × 216; 17 KB
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F2H crash on USS Essex (CV-9) 1951.jpg 1,624 × 1,285; 753 KB
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F2H on USSEssex elevator1951.jpeg 3,000 × 2,400; 1,007 KB
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F2H-2 Banshees of VF-172 fly by USS Essex (CV-9) off Korea, circa 1951 (NH 97270).jpg 5,586 × 4,476; 6.5 MB
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F2H-2 VA-172 Det.38 on USS Tarawa (CVS-40) 1957.jpg 502 × 405; 131 KB
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F2H-2 VF-172 accident USS Essex (CV-9) 1951.jpg 977 × 609; 350 KB
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F2H-2s VF-172 on USS Essex (CV-9) c1951.jpeg 1,380 × 2,008; 1,022 KB
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F2H-3 Banshee VF-172 on cat of USS Wasp (CVA-18) 1956.jpg 462 × 398; 124 KB
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F4U-4 of VBF-82 on USS Randolph (CV-15) c1946.jpg 1,884 × 1,412; 1.89 MB
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USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) underway at sea on 30 June 1955 (NNAM.1996.488.120.026).jpg 1,893 × 1,471; 1.33 MB
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USS FDR at Dusk, 1966 (49715658498).jpg 945 × 638; 280 KB
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USS FDR at Dusk, 1966 (49716512992).jpg 945 × 585; 208 KB
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USS FDR At Dusk, 1966 (49716513017).jpg 945 × 616; 244 KB
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USS FDR Wave Off, 1966 (49716061801).jpg 807 × 558; 65 KB