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Description A U.S. Navy Grumman F11F-1 Tiger (BuNo 141732) of Figther Squadron 21 (VF-21) "Mach Busters" disengaging the landing cable aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ranger (CVA-61) in 1957. VF-21 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8) on Rangers shakedown cruise from 4 October to 6 December 1957. The F11F wears the tail code "AM" of Air Task Group 181 (ATG-181), as CVG-8 flew a mix of squadrons from different air groups. This would be the last deployment of VF-21. It became a training squadron and was redesignated Attack Squadron 43 (VA-43) "Challengers" on 1 Jul 1959. On the same day VF-64 "Free Lancers" was redesignated as the "new" VF-21.
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Source US Navy sailor or employee [1]
Author Aviation Guided Missile Airman Neil Summers, USN

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