File:RF-8A Crusader VFP-62 in flight c1961.jpg
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A U.S. Navy Vought F8U-1P Crusader aircraft (BuNo 145604) from Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron VFP-62, Det.33 Fighting Photos in flight. VFP-62, Det.33 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 6 (CVG-6) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CVA-11) for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 3 August 1961 to 3 March 1962. 145604 crashed on the first day of the Cuban Missile Crisis, 16 October 1962, while attached to VFP-62. Pilot, LCDR Newby Kelt, ejected and survived, but injured his back. |
| Date | circa 1961 |
| Source | Official U.S. Navy photograph [1] from the USS Intrepid (CVA-11) 1961-62 cruise book available on Navysite.de. |
| Author | USN |
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| current | 16:44, 5 July 2012 | | 764 × 472 (296 KB) | Cobatfor (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Vought F8U-1P ''Crusader'' aircraft (BuNo 145604) from Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron VFP-62, Det.33 ''Fighting Photos'' in flight. VA-66 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 6 (CVG-6) ab... |
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