A U.S. Navy Vought F8U-1P <i>Crusader</i> aircraft (BuNo 145604) from Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron VFP-62, Det.33 <i>Fighting Photos</i> in flight. VFP-62, Det.33 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 6 (CVG-6) aboard the aircraft carrier USS <i>Intrepid</i> (CVA-11) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 3 August 1961 to 3 March 1962.<br>145604 crashed on the first day of the Cuban Missile Crisis, 16 October 1962, while attached to VFP-62. Pilot, LCDR Newby Kelt, ejected and survived, but injured his back.
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Official U.S. Navy photograph <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv11-62/127.htm">[1]</a> from the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv11-62/index_021.htm">USS <i>Intrepid</i> (CVA-11) 1961-62 cruise book</a> available on <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/index.html">Navysite.de</a>.