File:F-4B VF-74 launching from USS Forrestal (CVA-59) c1970.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy McDonnell F-4B-26-MC Phantom II (BuNo 153012) from Fighter Squadron VF-74 "Be-Devilers" is launched from the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59). VF-74 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) aboard the Forrestal for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 2 December 1969 to 8 July 1970.
Date circa 1970
date QS:P,+1970-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1969-70 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author USN

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current07:47, 24 November 2012Thumbnail for version as of 07:47, 24 November 2012922 × 484 (300 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy McDonnell F-4B-26-MC ''Phantom II'' (BuNo 153012) from Fighter Squadron VF-74 "Be-Devilers" is launched from the aircraft carrier USS ''Forrestal'' (CVA-59). VF-74 was assigned to Carrier Ai...