JOHN VOSS COLLECTION
No. 7782. Grumman G-99 F9F-8P Cougar (141055) US Navy
                 McDonnell F2H-2P Banshee ("7/PL") US Navy
Photograph from the US Navy, taken near NAS Jacksonville, Florida, USA

Grumman G-99 F9F-8P Cougar & McDonnell F2H-2P Banshee

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04/30/2008. These aircraft are wearing the markings of Composite Squadron 62 (VC-62) 'Fighting Photos'. The F9F-8P had just been received by the squadron when the photo was taken shortly before July 2, 1956, when the squadron became Light Photographic Squadron VFP-62. The pictured F9F-8P was lost on April, 20, 1959, when the pilot ejected.
Read also the notes on the F2H-2P in photo No. 7635.

Created April 30, 2008