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A U.S. Navy Vought F8U-1 Crusader of the All-Weather Fighter Squadron 3 (VF(AW)-3) "Blue Nemesis" — in flight over Moffett Field, California (USA).

  • VF(AW-3) used many different types of aircraft, with F8U-1’s introduced to the squadron in 1957. The squadron had a secondary task of training senior squadron pilots on high performance aircraft, and as such it became known as the first "Crusader College".
  • VF(AW-3) was disestablished on 2 May 1958 but the Fleet All-Weather Training Unit Pacific was redsignated VF(AW)-3 on the same day.
Date circa 1959
date QS:P,+1959-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy All Hands magazine June 1959, p. 30.
Author USN
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(Reusing this file)		 "All photographs published in ALL HANDS are official Department of Defense photographs unless otherwise designated."

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