File:F9F-8 Cougars of VA-63 in flight c1957.jpg

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Description U.S. Navy Grumman F9F-8 Cougars from Attack Squadron VA-63 "Fighting Redcocks" zooming past Mt. Fuji, Japan. VA-63 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 2 (CVG-2) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Shangri-La (CVA-38) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 13 November 1956 to 20 May 1957.
Date circa 1957
date QS:P,+1957-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Shangri-La (CVA-38) 1956-57 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author USN

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