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Description View of the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19), circa 1955. Four U.S. Navy Grumman F9F-8 Cougar from Fighter Squadron VF-121 Peacemakers are in the foreground, followed by 14 Vought F7U-3 of VF-124 Stingrays, and eleven Douglas AD-6 Skyraider from Attack Squadron VA-125 Rough Raiders. All squadrons were assigned to Carrier Air Group 12 (CVG-12) aboard the Hancock for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 10 August 1955 to 15 March 1956.
Date circa 1955
date QS:P,+1955-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Hancock (CVA-19) 1955-56 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author USN

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