U.S. Navy Grumman F9F-8 <i>Cougar</i>s from Attack Squadron VA-63 "Fighting Redcocks" zooming past Mt. Fuji, Japan. VA-63 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 2 (CVG-2) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Shangri-La</i> (CVA-38) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 13 November 1956 to 20 May 1957.
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circa 1957 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1957-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
U.S. Navy photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv38-57/030.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv38-57/index_004.htm">USS <i>Shangri-La</i> (CVA-38) 1956-57 cruise book</a> available at <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>