VF-142 Ghostriders F-14 Tail Flash, Mahogany For Sale

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VF-142 Ghostriders F-14 Tail Flash, Mahogany:
$215.00

VF-142 Ghostriders F-14 Tail Flash

A hand crafted 18 inch Tailflash plaque of the VF-142 Ghostriders F-14 Tomcat. Each piece is carved from Mahogany and handpainted to provide a piece you'll love!

Length - 18 inches
Made from Mahogany
US Veteran Owned Business

VF-142 Ghostriders was a US Navy fighter squadron established on 24 August 1948 as VF-193, it was redesignated VF-142 on 15 October 1963, and disestablished on 30 April 1995.

History

Late 1940s to the 1970s

Fighter Squadron 193 (VF-193) was established on 24 August 1948 and assigned to Carrier Air Group Nineteen. The squadron was equipped with the Vought F4U-4 Corsair. It made two deployments to Korea during the Korean War between 1950 and 1952 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Princeton. In 1953 the squadron transitioned to the McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee. CVG-19 then made two deployments to the Western Pacific aboard USS Oriskany Donald Eleazer Carr Jr being the commanding officer in 1953-1954 campaign.

In 1958 the squadron then transitioned to the supersonic McDonnell F3H-2 Demon fighter. VF-193 then made four tours with CVG-19 aboard USS Bon Homme Richard, also to the Western Pacific.