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| Description | A U.S. Navy Grumman F11F-1 Tiger (BuNo 141757) of Figther Squadron 21 (VF-21) "Mach Busters" is launched from the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CVA-61) during operations off Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. VF-21 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8) on Ranger's shakedown cruise from 4 October to 6 December 1957. The F11F wears the tail code "AM" of Air Task Group 181 (ATG-181), as CVG-8 flew a mix of squadrons from different air groups. This would be the last deployment of VF-21. It became a training squadron and was redesignated Attack Squadron 43 (VA-43) "Challengers" on 1 Jul 1959. On the same day VF-64 "Free Lancers" was redesignated as the "new" VF-21. |
| Date | Taken on 15 November 1957 |
| Source | U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7415.002 |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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