File:F-8Bs VMF-251 on cat of USS Shangri-La (CVA-38) 1962.jpg

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Description Two U.S. Marine Corps Vought F8U-1E Crusader from Marine Fighter Squadron VMF-251 Thunderbolts before launching from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Shangri-La (CVA-38). VMF-251 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 10 (CVG-10) aboard Shangri-La (CVA-38) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 7 February to 28 August 1962.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Shangri-La (CVA-38) 1962 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current19:57, 15 September 2012Thumbnail for version as of 19:57, 15 September 2012767 × 590 (266 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=Two U.S. Marine Corps Vought F8U-1E ''Crusader'' from Marine Fighter Squadron VMF-251 ''Thunderbolts'' before launching from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS ''Shangri-La'' (CVA-38). VMF-251 was assig...