File:Vought F8U-1E Crusader of VMF-232 aboard USS Hancock (CVA-19), in 1962.jpg

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English: A U.S. Marine Corps Vought F8U-1E Crusader (BuNo 145491) of Marine Fighter Squadron 232 (VMF-232) "Red Devils" aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19), in 1962. VMF-232 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 16 (CVG-16) aboard the USS Oriskany (CVA-34) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 12 June to 11 December 1962. Hancock, with assigned Carrier Air Group 21 (CVG-21), was deployed to the Western Pacific from 2 February to 7 October 1962.
Under the tri-service designation system, officially introduced on 18 September 1962, the F8U-1E was redesignated F-8B.
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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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current06:35, 26 January 2019Thumbnail for version as of 06:35, 26 January 2019917 × 743 (481 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A U.S. Marine Corps Vought F8U-1E ''Crusader'' (BuNo 145491) of Marine Fighter Squadron 232 (VMF-232) "Red Devils" aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS ''Hancock'' (CVA-19), in 1962. VMF-232 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 16 (CVG-16) aboard the USS ''Oriskany'' (CVA-34) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 12 June to February to 11 December 1962. ''Hancock'', with assigned Carrier Air Group 21 (CVG-21), was deployed to t...