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FIGHTER SQUADRON 53

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IRON ANGELS

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VF-53 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
SEP1950-SEP1951Korean War
JUL1957-Shellback Initiation - 13 JUL 1957 - Pacific Ocean
JAN1961-JAN1961West Pac
JAN1961-JUN1961West Pac
JAN1964-DEC1964West Pac-Viet Nam
APR1964-JAN1965West Pac-Viet Nam
SEP1965-MAY1966West Pac-Viet Nam
JAN1966-MAY1966West Pac-Viet Nam
JAN1967-JUL1967West Pac-Viet Nam
JAN1968-OCT1968West Pac-Viet Nam
JUN1968-Shellback Initiation - 12 JUN 1968 - Pacific Ocean
MAR1969-NOV1969West Pac-Viet Nam
MAR1970-NOV1970West Pac-Viet Nam
APR1970-NOV1970West Pac-Viet Nam

VF-53 General Specifications