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Description A U.S. Navy Vought F-8H Crusader from Fighter Squadron VF-24 "Red Checkertails" is being launched from the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19). VF-24 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 21 (CVW-21) aboard the Hancock for a deployment to Vietnam from 18 July 1968 to 3 March 1969.
Date circa 1968
date QS:P,+1968-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Hancock (CVA-19) 1968-69 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author USN

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current13:21, 13 January 2013Thumbnail for version as of 13:21, 13 January 2013730 × 587 (301 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Douglas F-8H ''Crusader'' from Fighter Squadron VF-24 "Red Checkertails" is being launched from the aircraft carrier USS ''Hancock'' (CVA-19). VF-24 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 21 (CVW-...

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