VF-211 pilot salutes cataput crew on USS Hancock (CVA-19) c1968

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VF-211 pilot salutes cataput crew on USS Hancock (CVA-19) c1968

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A U.S. Navy pilot of a Vought F-8H Crusader from Fighter Squadron VF-211 "Checkmates" salutes the catapult crew before launching from the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19). VF-211 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 21 (CVW-21) for a deployment to Vietnam from 18 July 1968 to 3 March 1969.

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