File:F9F Cougars F2H Banshees AD Skyraiders on Oriskany deck.jpg

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Description

English: Planes of Carrier Air Group Nineteen (CVG-19) aboard the carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) sometime between 1953 and 1955. The planes in the left foreground are Grumman F9F-6 Cougar fighters of fighter squadron VF-191 Satan's Kittens. To the right silver McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee fighters of VF-193 Ghost Riders are visible. In the background Douglas AD Skyraider attack planes are parked: AD-4E or AD-4NA of attack squadron VA-195 Dambusters on the left (tailcode "B"), and AD-4N night attack planes of composite squadron VC-35 Det. E on the right (tailcode "NR").[1]

Date

circa 1953-1955

Source

USN photo scanned from Page 78 of the following book. Photo caption explicitly credits this as US Navy. Page 4, last line: "All photography and illustrations are courtesy of the U.S. Navy unless otherwise credited."

Burgess, Richard R. (2001) U.S. Naval Aviation, Levin, Hugh Lauter Associates, pp. 352pp

Author

USN

Other versions

This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: scanned at 600dpi, A) 3PX gaussian blur to remove printer’s halftone diffusion pattern, B) resized down 50%, C) sharpenned. D) dust removal, E) made less contrasty for online viewing. Modifications made by Makthorpe.

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	This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	14:52, 26 December 2011		2,454 × 1,893 (1.86 MB)	Cobatfor	levels
	23:25, 16 June 2006		2,454 × 1,893 (742 KB)	Makthorpe	=== Licensing === Source: USN photo Scanned from Page 78 of the following book. Photo caption explicitly credits this as US Navy. * {{cite book \| last = Burgess \| first = Richard R. \| coauthor=M. Hill Goodspeed \| year = 2001 \| title = U.S. Naval

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