File:F2H-3 VF-171 landing on USS FD Roosevelt (CVA-42) 1956.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee from Fighter Squadron VF-171 "Aces" landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) during her voyage from the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Washington (USA) to her new homeport Mayport, Florida, following her SCB-110 modernisation. The FDR circumnavigated South America via Cape Hoorn from 4 June to 8 August 1956.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) 1956 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current21:27, 18 November 2012Thumbnail for version as of 21:27, 18 November 2012940 × 557 (321 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy McDonnell F2H-3 ''Banshee'' from Fighter Squadron VF-171 "Aces" landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Franklin D. Roosevelt'' (CVA-42) during her voyage from the Puget Sound Naval Shipya...