File:F9F-6 of VF-103 on USS Randolph (CVA-15) in 1953.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Grumman F9F-6 Cougar of Fighter Squadron 103 (VF-103) "Flying Cougars" aboard the aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CVA-15). VF-103 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 10 (CVG-10) for Randolph's shakedown cruise to to Caribbean Sea from August to November 1953, following her SCB-27A modernization. The destroyer USS Fred T. Berry (DDE-858) is visible in the background.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Randolph (CVA-15) 1954 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current12:39, 22 February 2015Thumbnail for version as of 12:39, 22 February 2015707 × 496 (227 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Grumman F9F-6 ''Cougar'' of Fighter Squadron 103 (VF-103) "Flying Cougars" aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Randloph'' (CVA-15). VF-103 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 10 (CVG-10) for ''R...