A U.S. Navy Grumman F9F-5 <i>Panther</i> from Fighter Squadron VF-63 "Fighting Redcocks" after a wave-off. VF-63 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 2 (CVG-2) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Yorktown</i> (CVA-10) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 3 August 1953 to 3 March 1954.
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circa 1953 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1953-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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