File:Grumman S2F-1 Tracker of VS-31 aboard USS Wasp (CVS-18), in 1961.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Grumman S2F-1 Tracker (BuNo 136747) from Anti-Submarine Squadron 31 (VS-31) "Topcats" is launched from the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CVS-18), in 1961. A Douglas AD-5W Skyraider of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 12 (VAW-12) Det.48 "Bats" is visible in the foreground. Both squadrons were assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 52 (CVSG-52) aboard the Wasp for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 9 June to 1 September 1961.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Wasp (CVS-18) 1961 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current18:59, 13 February 2019Thumbnail for version as of 18:59, 13 February 20191,181 × 928 (636 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A U.S. Navy Grumman S2F-1 ''Tracker'' (BuNo 136747) from Anti-Submarine Squadron 31 (VS-31) "Topcats" is launched from the aircraft carrier USS ''Wasp'' (CVS-18), in 1961. A Douglas AD-5W ''Skyraider'' of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 12 (VAW-12) Det.48 "Bats" is visible in the foreground. Both squadrons were assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 52 (CVSG-52) aboard the ''Wasp'' for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea...