File:F2H-3 of VF-141 over flight deck of USS Randolph (CVA-15) 1954.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee (BuNo 126434) of Fighter Squadron 141 (VF-141) "Iron Angels" clearing the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CVA-15) after a wave-off. VF-141 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 14 (CVG-14) for a deployment to the Medterranean Sea from 3 February to 6 August 1954.
The F2H-3 126434 was sold to the Royal Canadian Navy on 2 July 1956. It crashed near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia (Canada), on 16 June 1961 while practicing aerobatics. The pilot was killed.
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7246.010
Author Neyra, U.S. Navy

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