Image:F4D CVA-42 CVW-17.jpg

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Aircraft of Carrier Air Group 17 (CVG-17) on the carrier USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) during that carrier's deployment to the Mediterranean between July 1957 and March 1958. A Douglas F4D-1 Skyray fighter of fighter squadron VF-74 Be-Devilers is visible on the right (BuNo. 134870). The planes on the left are McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee fighters of VF-171 Aces. The aircraft wear the tailcode "AL" which was used for CVG-17 only during that deployment.

Origin: The picture was taken by a US Navy employee during his official duties, it is therefore public domain. [1]

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Public domain This image is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

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