File:F9F-8 Cougar of VF-91 hits crash barrier on USS Kearsarge (CVA-33) c1956.jpg

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Description A Grumman F9F-8 Cougar from Fighter Squadron 91 (VF-91) "Red Lightnings" hits the crash barrier aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge (CVA-33), circa in 1956. VF-91 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 5 (CVG-5) aboard the Kearsarge for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 26 October 1955 to 17 May 1956.
Date circa 1956
date QS:P,+1956-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Kearsarge (CVA-33) 1955-1956 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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