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Description A U.S. Navy Vought F8U-1 Crusader of Fighter Squadron 103 (VF-103) "Sluggers" launching from the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59). VF-103 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 10 (CVG-10) aboard the Forrestal for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 2 September 1958 to 12 March 1959.
Date circa 1958
date QS:P,+1958-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1959-1960 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author USN

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current20:27, 28 June 2015Thumbnail for version as of 20:27, 28 June 2015670 × 422 (215 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Vought F8U-1 ''Crusader'' of Fighter Squadron 103 (VF-103) "Sluggers" launching from the aircraft carrier USS ''Forrestal'' (CVA-59). VF-103 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 10 (CVG-10) abo...