File:F9F-5s from VA-36 are launched from USS Bennington (CVA-20) c1955.jpg

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Description U.S. Navy Grumman F9F-5 Panthers from Attack Squadron 36 (VA-36) "Roadrunners" are launched from the aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CVA-20). VA-36 was assigned to Air Task Group 201 (ATG-201) aboard the Bennington for her voyage around South America from 8 September to 20 October 1955 and for the subsequent deployment to the Western Pacific from 31 October 1955 to 16 April 1956.
Date circa 1955
date QS:P,+1955-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Bennington (CVA-20) 1954-1955 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author USN

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current22:29, 8 August 2015Thumbnail for version as of 22:29, 8 August 2015900 × 670 (417 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=U.S. Navy Grumman F9F-5 ''Panther''s from Attack Squadron 36 (VA-36) "Roadrunners" are launched from the aircraft carrier USS ''Bennington'' (CVA-20). VA-36 was assigned to the ''Bennington'' for her vo...