File:F4D-1 VF-102 CVA-59 launching.jpg
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English: A Douglas F4D-1 Skyray fighter (BuNo 134959) of fighter squadron VF-102 Diamondbacks shortly before launching from the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59) in 1961. VF-102 was assigned to Carrier Air Group Eight (CVG-8) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 9 February to 25 August 1961. Note the AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile on the right outboard pylon and the early-style drop-tank refueling probe on the left inboard pylon. |
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| Source | U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7326.022 |
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| current | 21:24, 6 February 2013 | | 1,887 × 1,414 (1,010 KB) | Cobatfor (talk | contribs) | NMNA photo |
| 21:23, 23 January 2008 |  | 900 × 628 (270 KB) | Cobatfor (talk | contribs) | {{Information |Description=A Douglas F4D-1 ''Skyray'' fighter (BuNo 134959) of fighter squadron VF-102 ''Diamondbacks'' shortly before lanching from the aircraft carrier ''USS Forrestal (CVA-59)'' in 1961. VF-102 was assigned to ''Carrier Air Group Eight |
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