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During the Taiwan Strait Crisis, these powerful fighters were constantly on standby

Description	U.S. Navy Douglas F4D-1 Skyrays from from Fighter Squadron VF-213 "Black Lions" sit on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CVA-16), armed with AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles during the 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis. VF-213 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 21 (CVG-21) aboard the Lexington for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 14 July to 19 December 1958.
Date	circa September 1958 date QS:P,+1958-09-00T00:00:00Z/10,P1480,Q5727902
Source	U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Lexington (CVA-16) 1958 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author	USN

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