File:F-8E of VF-53 on USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) in 1964.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Vought F-8E Crusader (BuNo 149185) from Fighter Squadron 53 (VF-53) "Iron Angles" on an elevator of the aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14). VF-53 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5) aboard the Ticonderoga for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 14 April to 15 December 1964. The Crusader is armed with AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) 1964 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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current18:58, 19 August 2016Thumbnail for version as of 18:58, 19 August 20161,181 × 765 (458 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Vought F-8E ''Crusader'' (BuNo 149185) from Fighter Squadron 53 (VF-53) "Iron Angles" on an elevator of the aircraft carrier USS ''Ticonderoga'' (CVA-14). VF-53 was assigned to Attack Carrie...