A U.S. Navy McDonnell F2H-2P <i>Banshee</i> (BuNo 125699) from Composite Squadron VC-61 Det.A "Eyes of the Fleet" in flight near Southern California. VC-61 Det.A was assigned to Carrier Air Group 2 (CVG-2) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Essex</i> (CVA-9) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 3 November 1954 to 21 June 1955.
A.B.G. Grosvenor, U.S. Navy
circa 1955 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+1955-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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