Two U.S. Navy Vought F8U-1 <i>Crusader</i> (BuNo 145326 in front) of Fighter Squadron 24 (VF-24) "Red Checkertails" in flight over Naval Air Station Cubi Point, Philippines, circa 1960. VF-24 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 2 (CVG-2) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Midway</i> (CVA-41) for two deployements to the Western Pacific between 1959 and 1961 flying the F8U-1.
U.S. Navy
circa 1960 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1960-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/department_arch.html">U.S. Navy All Hands magazine</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/archpdf/ah196304.pdf">April 1963</a>, p. 52.