USS_Forrestal_(CVA-59)_underway_at_sea_on_31_May_1962_(KN-4507).jpg
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Summary
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Unknown author
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| Description |
English:
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS
Forrestal
(CVA-59) underway at sea while preparing for her fifth deployment.
Forrestal
, with assigned Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8) was deployed to the Mediterranean Sea from 3 August 1962 to 2 March 1963. Note that the carrier has McDonnell F4H-1
Phantom II
jet fighters of Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) "Be-Devilers" in her air group. This was the first operational deployment of the
Phantom II
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| Depicted place | Atlantic Ocean | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 31 May 1962 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
KN-4507
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| Source | U.S. Navy photo KN-4507 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
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This image is available from the
Naval History and Heritage Command
under the digital ID
KN-4507
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Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description. [1] |
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U.S. Navy
, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a
work
of the
U.S. federal government
, it is in the
public domain
in the United States.
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