File:F8F-1 CV-40 landing Nov 1948.jpg
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| Description | A Grumman F8F-1 Bearcat fighter landing on the aircraft carrier USS Tarawa (CV-40) in November 1948. Note the plane guard destroyer in the background. The Tarawa with Carrier Air Group One (CVG-1) embarked was on a world cruise from the U.S. West Coast the the U.S. East Coast from 1 Oct 1948 to 21 Feb 1949. The two fighter squadrons of CVG-1 flew the F8F-1, VF-11 Red Rippers and VF-12 Flying Ubangis. |
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| Source | Official U.S. Navy photo no. 80-G-411492 |
| Author | USN |
| Other versions | caption "Photo # 80-G-411492 F8F "Bearcat" landing on USS Tarawa, November 1948" removed. |
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| current | 15:06, 1 February 2008 | | 740 × 580 (124 KB) | Cobatfor (talk | contribs) | {{Information |Description=A Grumman F8F-1 ''Bearcat'' fighter landing on the aircraft carrier ''USS Tarawa (CV-40)'' in November 1948. Note the plane guard destroyer in the background. The ''Tarawa'' with ''Carrier Air Group One (CVG-1)'' embarked was on |
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