File:USS Constellation (CVA-64) launches RIM-2 Terrier missile on 17 April 1962.jpg
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English: A RIM-2 Terrier surface-to-air missile is fired by the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64) during her shakedown cruise off Puerto Rico on 17 April 1962. In the forground are a Douglas A4D-2 Skyhawk (BuNo 142885) from Attack Squadron 133 (VA-133) "Blue Knights" and a McDonnell F3H-2 Demon (BuNo 145242) from Fighter Squadron 131 (VF-131) "Nightcappers". Both squadrons and their parent Carrier Air Group 13 (CVG-13, tail code "AE") were established on 21 August 1961 and disestablished again on 1 October 1962. The "AE" tail code was afterwards assigned to CVG-6. |
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| Source | U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Constellation (CVA-64) 1961-1962 cruise book available at Navysite.de |
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| current | 22:23, 21 September 2019 | | 840 × 697 (340 KB) | Cobatfor (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A RIM-2 ''Terrier'' surface-to-air missile is fired by the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS ''Constellation'' (CVA-64) during her shakedown cruise off Puerto Rico on 17 April 1962. In the forground are a Douglas A4D-2 ''Skyhawk'' (BuNo 142885) from Attack Squadron 133 (VA-133) "Blue Knights" and a McDonnell F3H-2 ''Demon'' (BuNo 145242) from Fighter Squadron 131 (VF-131) "Nightcappers". Both squadrons and their parent Carrier Air Group 13... |
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