File:Grumman F9F-8B Cougars VF-81 Aug1958.jpg
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English: Four U.S. Navy Grumman F9F-8B Cougars of Fighter Squadron 81 (VF-81) "Crusaders", in August 1958. VF-81 was deployed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CVA-11) to the North Atlantic from June to August 1958 as part of Air Task Group 101 (ATG-101). VF-81 was then re-equipped with the Douglas A4D-2 Skyhawk and redesignated Attack Squadron 81 (VA-81) on 1 July 1959. In 1963 the squadron nickname was changed to "Sunliners". |
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| Source | scan from Robert L. Lawson (ed.): The History of US Naval Air Power. The Military Press, New York (USA), 1985. ISBN 0-517-414813, p. 132. US Navy cited as source. |
| Author | U.S. Navy |
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