A U.S. Navy McDonnell F-4B-27-MC <i>Phantom II</i> (BuNo 153053) from Fighter Squadron 11 (VF-11) "Red Rippers" in flight. VF-11 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17 (CVW-17) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Forrestal</i> (CVA-59) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 22 September 1972 to 6 July 1973.
U.S. Navy
circa 1973 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1973-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv59-73/323.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv59-73/index_022.htm">USS Forrestal (CVA-59) 1972-1973 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>