Keywords: F3H-2M of VF-61 takes off from USS FD Roosevelt (CVA-42) in 1957.jpg U S Navy Lt F A W Franke takes off in a McDonnell F3H-2M Demon BuNo 137003 of Fighter Squadron VF-61 Jolly Rogers from aircraft carrier USS Franklin D Roosevelt CVA-42 during carrier qualifications in April 1957 VF-61 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 8 CVG-8 The squadron actually never deployed with CVG-8 while flying the F3H it only made a single deployment aboard USS Saratoga CVA-60 assigned to CVG-7 before being disestablished in 1959 http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 54871 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 2011 003 287 024 1957-04-10 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy McDonnell F3H Demon Fighter Squadron 61 United States Navy Aboard USS Franklin D Roosevelt CV-42 |