File:Grumman F8F-8 Cougar of VF-53 aboard USS Shangri-La (CVA-38), in 1956.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Grumman F9F-8 Cougar of Fighter Squadron 53 (VF-53) "Blue Knights" aboard the aircraft carrier USS Shangri-La (CVA-38). VF-53 was assigned to Air Task Group 3 (ATG-3) aboard the Shangri-La for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 5 January to 23 June 1956.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Shangri-La (CVA-38) Air Task Group 3 1956 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current05:39, 9 June 2018Thumbnail for version as of 05:39, 9 June 2018836 × 496 (234 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A U.S. Navy Grumman F9F-8 ''Cougar'' of Fighter Squadron 53 (VF-53) "Blue Knights" aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Shangri-La'' (CVA-38). VF-53 was assigned to Air Task Group 3 (ATG-3) aboard the ''Shangri-La'' for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 5 January to 23 June 1956.}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/atg3-56/011.htm] from the [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/atg3-56/index_004.htm USS ''S...