File:F11F-1s VF-21 NAN1-61.jpg

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Description Twelve Grumman F11F-1 Tigers of fighter squadron VF-21 Mach Busters. On 1 July 1959 VF-21 was redesignated VA-43 Challengers and became a fleet replacement squadron with the tail code "AD". VF-21 had had the tail code "AF" previously. Therefore the photo may have been taken around the time of the redesignation.
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Source U.S. Navy Naval Aviation News January 1961 [1]
Author USN

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