MAKE A MEME View Large Image F8U-1 VF-103 landing CVA-59 NAN1-59.jpg A Vought F8U-1 Crusader of fighter squadron VF-103 Sluggers landing on the U S aircraft carrier USS Forrestal CVA-59 in 1958/59 it is probably a touch-and-go landing as no tailhook is visible VF-103 ...
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Keywords: F8U-1 VF-103 landing CVA-59 NAN1-59.jpg A Vought F8U-1 Crusader of fighter squadron VF-103 Sluggers landing on the U S aircraft carrier USS Forrestal CVA-59 in 1958/59 it is probably a touch-and-go landing as no tailhook is visible VF-103 was assigned to Carrier Air Group Ten CVG-10 aboard the Forrestal for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 2 September 1958 to 12 March 1959 The OO -number double nuts on the Crusader indicates that this is the personal aircraft of the Commander Air Group CAG An Allen M Sumner-class or Gearing-class destroyer is visible in the background U S Navy Naval Aviation News January 1959 http //www history navy mil/nan/backissues/1950s/1959/Jan59 pdf 1958 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy F-8A Crusader Aboard USS Forrestal CV-59 Aircraft carrier landings Fighter Squadron 103 United States Navy United States Navy air group commander aircraft
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