File:F9F-8 Cougar of VF-61 aboard USS Intrepid (CVA-11) on 25 April 1956.jpg

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A U.S. Navy Grumman F9F-8 Cougar (BuNo 141124) of Fighter Squadron 61 (VF-61) "Jolly Rogers" on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CVA-11), 25 April 1956. Note the squadron insignia under the cockpit. VF-61 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8) aboard the Intrepid for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 12 March to 5 September 1956.

As of 2016, the F9F-8 141124 was preserved at the Pima Air And Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona (USA).
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo 80-G-K-20571 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author Photographer's Mate First Class Wilcox, U.S. Navy

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