File:Aircraft of U.S. Navy Air Task Group 2 (ATG-2) on deck of USS Essex (CVA-9), circa in 1955.jpg

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English: U.S. Navy aircraft of Air Task Group 2 (ATG-2) on deck of the aircraft carrier USS Essex (CVA-9), circa in 1955. Essex and ATG-2 were deployed to the Western Pacific from November 1954 to June 1955. Visible are Grumman F9F-6 Cougar of Fighter Squadron VF-63 (VF-63) "Fighting Redcocks" (dark blue planes, e.g. in the left foreground, tailcode "A"); F9F-5P Panther reconnaissance planes of Composite Cquadron 61 (VC-61) Det. A "Eyes of the Fleet" (dark blue, tailcode "PP"); F9F-5 Panther of VF-64 (dark blue, tailcode "D"); McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee of VF-23 "Flashers" (light grey, tailcode "M"); and an F2H-3 of VC-3 Det. A "Blue Nemesis" (light grey, tailcode "NP").
Date between 1954 and 1955
date QS:P,+1954-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1954-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1955-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from Navsource.org
Author USN

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current16:43, 4 May 2011Thumbnail for version as of 16:43, 4 May 2011799 × 560 (289 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)true grey scale, black line removed
20:57, 17 October 2007Thumbnail for version as of 20:57, 17 October 2007800 × 584 (118 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)Aircraft of ''Air Task Group Two (ATG-2)'' on deck of the aircraft carrier ''USS Essex (CVA-9). ''Essex'' and ''ATG-2'' were deployed to the Western Pacific from November 1954 to June 1955. Visible are Grumman F9F-6 ''Cougar'' fighters of fighter squadron

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