File:Vought F-8C Crusader of VF-24 in flight, circa in 1966.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Vought F-8C Crusader (BuNo 145579) of Fighter Squadron 24 (VF-24) "Red Checkertails" in flight. VF-24 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 21 (CVW-21) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19) for a deployment to Vietnam from 6 December 1965 to 1 August 1966.
Date circa 1966
date QS:P,+1966-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Hancock (CVA-19) 1965-1966 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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current06:40, 8 December 2018Thumbnail for version as of 06:40, 8 December 20181,181 × 696 (325 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A U.S. Navy Vought F-8C ''Crusader'' (BuNo 145579) of Fighter Squadron 24 (VF-24) "Red Checkertails" in flight. VF-24 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 21 (CVW-21) aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Hancock'' (CVA-19) for a deployment to Vietnam from 6 December 1965 to 1 August 1966.}} |Source=U.S. Navy photo [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv19-66/207.htm] from the [https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv19-66/index_020.htm U...