File:Vought F8U-1 Crusader of VF-11 is launched from USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) in the Mediterranean Sea on 10 March 1960 (NNAM.1996.253.7336.004).jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Vought F8U-1 Crusader (BuNo 143709) of Fighter Squadron 11 (VF-11) "Red Rippers" during a catapult launch from the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) during operations in the Mediterranean Sea on 10 March 1960. VF-11 was asigned to Carrier Air Group 1 (CVG-1) aboard the Franklin D. Roosevelt for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 28 January to 24 August 1960.
The F8U-1 143709 crashed on 24 April 1962 in a flight out of Naval Air Station Cecil Field, Florida (USA), while in service with VF-32 "Swordsmen". The pilot ejected.
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current08:55, 24 March 2019Thumbnail for version as of 08:55, 24 March 20191,343 × 1,004 (461 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description={{en|1=A U.S. Navy Vought F8U-1 ''Crusader'' (BuNo 143709) of Fighter Squadron 11 (VF-11) "Red Rippers" during a catapult launch from the aircraft carrier USS ''Franklin D. Roosevelt'' (CVA-42) during operations in the Mediterranean Sea on 10 March 1960. VF-11 was asigned to Carrier Air Group 1 (CVG-1) aboard the ''Franklin D. Roosevelt'' for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 28 January to 24 August 1960.<br> The F8U-1 143709 crashed...