File:Grumman WF-2 Tracer of VAW-11 Det.L is launched from USS Hancock (CVA-19), in 1962.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Grumman WF-2 Tracer (BuNo 147220) of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 11 (VAW-11) Det.L "Early Eleven" is launched from the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19), in 1962. VAW-11 Det.L was assigned to Carrier Air Group 21 (CVG-21) aboard the Hancock for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 2 February to 7 October 1962.
Under the tri-service designation system, officially introduced on 18 September 1962, the WF-2 was redesignated E-1B.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Hancock (CVA-19) 1962 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current07:18, 26 January 2019Thumbnail for version as of 07:18, 26 January 20191,299 × 628 (449 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A U.S. Navy Grumman WF-2 ''Tracer'' (BuNo 147220) of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 11 (VAW-11) Det.L "Early Eleven" is launched from the aircraft carrier USS ''Hancock'' (CVA-19), in 1962. VAW-11 Det.L was assigned to Carrier Air Group 21 (CVG-21) aboard the ''Hancock'' for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 2 February to 7 October 1962.<br>Under the tri-service designation system, officially introduced on 18 September 1...