File:FH-1 Phantom of VF-17A taking off from USS Saipan (CVL-48) on 6 May 1948 (NNAM.1996.253.7239).jpg

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Description	A McDonnell FH-1 Phantom fighter of U.S. Navy fighter squadron VF-17A Phantom Fighters taking off from the light aircraft carrier USS Saipan (CVL-48) on 6 May 1948. One of the carrier's 40 mm quadruple bow-mounted flak mounts can be seen in the lower part of the picture.
Date	6 May 1948
Source	U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News July 1948 [1]; U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. NNAM.1996.253.7239
Author	USN

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