File:RF-8A VFP-61 barrier crash on USS Ranger (CVA-61) 1959.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Vought F8U-1P Crusader from Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron VFP-61 Det.F Eyes of the Fleet making a barrier crash on the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CVA-61). VFP-61 Det.F was assigned to Carrier Air Group 14 (CVG-14) aboard the Ranger for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 3 January to 27 July 1959.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Ranger (CVA-61) 1959 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current18:20, 23 August 2012Thumbnail for version as of 18:20, 23 August 2012851 × 413 (277 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Vought F8U-1P ''Crusader'' from Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron VFP-61 Det.F ''Eyes of the Fleet'' making a barrier crash on the aircraft carrier USS ''Ranger'' (CVA-61). VFP-61 Det.F w...