Keywords: F-4B VF-74 taking off 1961.jpg A U S Navy McDonnell F4H-1 Phantom II of Fighter Squadron VF-74 Be-Devilers assigned to Carrier Air Group 8 CVG-8 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal CVA-59 pictured taking off from an unidentified airfield On 8 July 1961 VF-74 began transitioning into the airplane thus becoming the first deployable Phantom squadron in the U S Navy http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 26526 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 253 7267 002 1961-10 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy F-4B Phantom II Fighter Squadron 74 United States Navy F-4 Phantom II take offs |