File:F4D-1 Skyray VF-213 in flight off Taiwan 1958.jpg

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A U.S. Navy Douglas F4D-1 Skyray (BuNo 134967) from Fighter Squadron VF-213 "Black Lions" in flight. VF-213 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 21 (CVG-21) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CVA-16) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 14 July to 19 December 1958.

The Skyray is armed with AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles and flies a patrol during the 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis.
Date circa September 1958
date QS:P,+1958-09-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Lexington (CVA-16) 1958 cruise book available at Navysite.de; U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7327.038
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20:06, 11 November 2012Thumbnail for version as of 20:06, 11 November 2012641 × 502 (213 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Douglas F4D-1 ''Skyray'' (BuNo 134967) from Fighter Squadron VA-215 "Black Lions" in flight. VF-213 weas assigned to Carrier Air Group 21 (CVG-21) aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Lexington...

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