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Description U.S. Navy Grumman S2F-1 Tracker from Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 59 (CVSG-59) drop depth charges on a smoke marker during the SEATO exercise "Sea Devil", in April-May 1962. CVSG-59 wa assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CVS-20) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 7 January 25 July 1962. The Royal Australian Navy aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne (R21) is visible in the background.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Bennington (CVS-20) 1962 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current20:17, 23 August 2016Thumbnail for version as of 20:17, 23 August 2016819 × 546 (233 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=U.S. Navy Grumman S2F-1 ''Tracker'' from Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 59 (CVSG-59) drop depth charges on a smoke marker during the SEATO exercise "Sea Devil", in April-May 1962. CVSG-59 wa assigned...