File:RF-8A VFP-62 on cat of USS FD Roosevelt (CVA-42) 1961.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Vought F8U-1P Crusader from Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron VFP-62 Det.37 "Fighting Photos" on the catapult of the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42). A McDonnell F3H-2 Demon (BuNo 145281) from Fighter Squadron VF-14 "Top Hatters" is visible in the background. Both squadrons were assigned to Carrier Air Group 1 (CVG-1) aboard the FDR for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 15 February to 28 August 1961.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) 1961 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current20:45, 22 November 2012Thumbnail for version as of 20:45, 22 November 2012727 × 408 (268 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Vought F8U-1P ''Crusader'' from Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron VFP-62 Det.37 "Fighting Photos" on the catapult of the aircraft carrier USS ''Franklin D. Roosevelt'' (CVA-42). A McDonne...