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Description A U.S. Navy Grumman F8F-8 Cougar (BuNo 141059) from Fighter Squadron VF-112 "Fighting Twelve" (pilot Cdr. Loenard) making the first landing aboard aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) after the SCB-27C/SCB-125 modernisation which lasted from 3 March 1953 to 31 October 1955 at the San Francisco Naval Shipyard.
Date circa 1955
date QS:P,+1955-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) 1956-57 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author USN

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