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Description Five U.S. Navy McDonnell F2H-3 Banshees from Fighter Squadron VF-213 "Black Lions" and an F2H-2P from Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron VFP-61 Det.L "Eyes of the Fleet" in flight. Both squadrons were assigned to Carrier Air Group 21 (CVG-21) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 16 August 1956 to 28 February 1957.
Date circa 1956
date QS:P,+1956-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) 1956-57 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author USN

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