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Description	A U.S. Navy McDonnell F2H-4 Banshee (BuNo 127612) from Airborne Early Warning Squadron VAW-11 Det.P "Early Eleven" launching from the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CVS-12). The Banshee carries a training AIM-9B Sidewinder missile. VAW-11 Det.P was assigned to the Hornet for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 3 April to 10 October 1959. Note that on this first cruise of Hornet as an anti-submarine carrier, the aircraft carried for self-defense were assigned to an airborne early warning squadron, although no early warning aircraft were carried.
Date	1959
Source	U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Hornet (CVS-12) 1959 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author	USN

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