Eight U.S. Navy McDonnell F-4B <i>Phantom II</i> fighters from Fighter Squadron VF-96 <i>Fighting Falcons</i> in flight. VF-96 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 9 (CVG-9) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Ranger</i> (CVA-61) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 9 November 1962 to 14 June 1963.
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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 photograph <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv61-63/185.htm">[1]</a> from the USS <i>Ranger</i> (CVA-61) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv61-63/index_009.htm">1962-63 Cruise Book</a>.