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| Keywords: HMS Victorious bow shot 1959.jpg Bow view of the British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Victorious R38 operating off Norfolk Virginia USA between 15 and 20 July 1959 On deck are several planes of Victorious´ air group a Douglas Skyraider AEW 1 of 849 Naval Air Squadron five de Havilland Sea Venom fighters of 893 NAS two Supermarine Scimtar fighters of 803 NAS and a Westland Dragnonfly HR 5 of Ships Flight 1 Search and Rescue Also on deck are serveral U S Navy aircraft starboard bow A McDonnell F3H-2 Demon of Fighter Squadron 31 VF-31 Tomcatters and a barely visible Vought F8U-1E Crusader BuNo 145544 of VF-32 Swordsmen both from Carrier Air Group 3 CVG-3 tail code AC USS Saratoga CVA-60 ; a Douglas F4D-1 Skyray fighter of VF-13 Night Cappers a Douglas A4D-2 Skyhawk BuNo 144945 from Attack Squadron 106 VA-106 Gladiators and two Grumman TF-1 Trader transport planes one aft all assigned to Carrier Air Group 10 CVG-10 tail code AK aboard the USS Essex CVA-9 U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/common/imagedisplay php irn 34431 reftable ecatalogue refirn 23747 2008 122 038 1959-07 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy HMS Victorious R38 Douglas Skyraider Royal Navy De Havilland Sea Venom Fighter Squadron 13 United States Navy Attack Squadron 106 United States Navy 849 Naval Air Squadron Front views of ships 893 Naval Air Squadron Type 984 radar | ||||
