Keywords: F9F Cougar wave-off USS Lake Champlain (CVA-39) 1957.JPG A U S Navy Grumman F9F-8 Cougar of Fighter Squadron VF-81 Crusaders accelerating after a wave-off aboard the aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain CVA-39 VF-81 was assigned to Air Task Group 182 ATG-182 aboard the Lake Champlain for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea from 21 January to 27 July 1957 U S Navy photo http //navysite de/cruisebooks/cv39-57/105 htm from the http //navysite de/cruisebooks/cv39-57/index_016 htm USS Lake Champlain CVA-39 1957 cruise book available at http //navysite de/cruisebooks/index html Navysite de 1957 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy Grumman F9F Cougar Strike Fighter Squadron 81 United States Navy USS Lake Champlain CV-39 Aircraft carrier landings and backwash Kelvin wake pattern |