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Description A U.S. Navy Grumman F9F-6 Cougar of Fighter Squadron 61 (VF-61) "Jolly Rogers" is about to launch from the aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain (CVA-39). VF-61 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8) aboard the Lake Champlain for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 28 September 1954 to 22 April 1955.
Date circa 1954
date QS:P,+1954-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Lake Champlain (CVA-39) 1954-1955 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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