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Description Two Grumman F9F-8P Cougar aircraft (BuNos. 144416 and 144417) of photo reconnaissance squadron VFP-62 Det. 43 Fighting Photos flying over Malta in 1958. VFP-62 Det. 43 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 3 (CVG-3) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CVA-60) during a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 1 February to 1 October 1958. Notice RAF Hal Far airbase below the Cougars.
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Source US Navy sailor or employee [1]
Author Marion Swinford, USN
Camera location35° 49′ 56″ N, 14° 34′ 04″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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