Keywords: F8F VF-61 on USS FD Roosevelt 1949.jpg A U S Navy Grumman F8F-2 Bearcat from Fighter Squadron VF-61 Jolly Rogers on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Franklin D Roosevelt CVB-42 VF-61 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 6 CVG-6 aboard the FDR for a deployment to the North Atlantic and the Arctic from 27 October to 23 November 1949 A Douglas AD-1 Skyraider from Attack Squadron VA-65 is visible on the elevator U S Navy photo http //ussfranklindroosevelt com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/cva42bd28 jpg from the USS Franklin D Roosevelt veteran's website http //ussfranklindroosevelt com/ page_id 2875 1949 Robert DeCamp U S Navy CVB-42 1949-1952 PD-USGov-Military-Navy Grumman F8F Bearcat Fighter Squadron 61 United States Navy Aboard USS Franklin D Roosevelt CV-42 |