File:F7U of VA-151 landing on USS Lexington (CVA-16) 1956.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Vought F7U-3 Cutlass of Attack Squadron VA-151 "Black Knights" landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CVA-16). VA-151 was assigned to Air Task Group 1 (ATG-1) aboard the Lexington for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 28 May to 20 December 1956. In the foreground is a McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee (BuNo 126477) of VF-52 "Knightriders".
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Lexington (CVA-16) 1956 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current21:17, 12 February 2013Thumbnail for version as of 21:17, 12 February 2013831 × 582 (434 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Vought F7U-3 ''Cutlass'' of Attack Squadron VA-151 "Black Knights" landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Lexington'' (CVA-16). VA-151 was assigned to Air Task Group 1 (ATG-1) aboard the ...