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Aircraft of the U.S. Navy Air Task Group 201 (ATG-201) in flight. ATG-201 was assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CVA-20) for her voyage around South America from 8 September to 20 October 1955 and for the subsequent deployment to the Western Pacific from 31 October 1955 to 16 April 1956. Visible are the following aircraft (right to left):

  • a Douglas AD-5W(?) Skyraider from Composite Squadron 12 (VC-12) Det. 30 "Bats"; (note: the aircraft more looks like an AD-6);
  • a AD-5N from VC-33 Det. 30 "Night Hawks";
  • a AD-6 from Attack Squadron 105 (VA-105) "Mad Dogs";
  • a McDonnell F2H-4 Banshee of VC-4 Det. 30 "Nightcappers";
  • a Grumman F9F-5 Panther from VA-36 "Roadrunners";
  • a F9F-5P from VC-62 Det. 30 "Fighting Photos";
  • a F8F-8 Cougar from Fighter Squadron 13 (VF-13) "Night Cappers".
Date circa 1956
date QS:P,+1956-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Bennington (CVA-20) 1954-1955 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author USN

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