A U.S. Navy McDonnell F2H-3 <i>Banshee</i> (BuNo 126421) of Composite Squadron 3 (VC-3) Det. J "Blue Nemesis" in flight over the aircraft carrier USS <i>Shangri-La</i> (CVA-38). The photo was probably taken after a wave-off. VC-3 Det. J was assigned to Air Task Group 3 (ATG-3) aboard the <i>Shangri-La</i> for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 5 January to 23 June 1956.
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