File:Grumman F9F-8B Cougar of VF-93 in flight with F9F-6P of VC-61, in 1956.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Grumman F9F-8B Cougar of Fighter Squadron 93 (VF-93) "Blue Blazers" in flight with a F9F-6P of Composite Squadron 61 (VC-61) Det. M "Eyes of the Fleet". Both squadrons were assigned to Carrier Air Group 9 (CVG-9) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 11 February to 13 August 1956.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Oriskany (CVA-34) 1956 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current19:05, 10 December 2018Thumbnail for version as of 19:05, 10 December 2018900 × 579 (268 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A U.S. Navy Grumman F9F-8B ''Cougar'' of Fighter Squadron 93 (VF-93) "Blue Blazers" in flight with a F9F-8P of Composite Squadron 61 (VC-61) Det. M "Eyes of the Fleet". Both squadrons were assigned to Carrier Air Group 9 (CVG-9) aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Oriskany'' (CVA-34) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 11 February to 13 August 1956.}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv34-56/071.htm] f...