A U.S. Navy Vought F-8C <i>Crusader</i> (BuNo 145572) from Fighter Squadron VF-84 <i>Jolly Rogers</i> approaching the aircraft carrier USS <i>Independence</i> (CVA-62). VF-84 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7) aboard the <i>Independence</i> for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 6 August 1963 to 4 March 1964.
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circa 1963 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1963-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
Official U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv62-63/162.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv62-63/index_003.htm">USS <i>Independence</i> (CVA-62) 1963-64 cruise book</a>.