File:Sea Vixen FAW1 of 890 NAS takes off from USS Essex (CVS-9) in November 1963.jpg

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Description A Royal Navy De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.1 from 890 Naval Air Squadron makes a touch-and-go landing aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Essex (CVS-9). 890 NAS was assigned to the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (R09). USS Essex, with assigned Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 60 (CVSG-60), was deployed to the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean from 1 October to 20 December 1963. Both carriers took part in the "Midlink VI" exercise, a naval exercise with ships from Pakistan and Iran in November 1963.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Essex (CVS-9) 1963 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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current06:44, 17 June 2017Thumbnail for version as of 06:44, 17 June 2017531 × 398 (159 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A Royal Navy De Havilland ''Sea Vixen'' FAW.1 from 890 Naval Air Squadron makes a touch-and-go landing aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS ''Essex'' (CVS-9). 890 NAS was assigned to the aircraft c...