Keywords: F9F-6 VF-73 on USS Hornet (CVA-12) 1955.jpg A U S Navy Grumman F9F-6 Cougar BuNo 128249 from Fighter Squadron VF-73 Jesters after landing VF-73 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 7 CVG-7 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hornet CVA-12 during a deployment to the Western Pacific from 4 May to 10 December 1955 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 19035 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 253 7228 019 1955 U S Navy Note In the caption the aircraft is wrongly identified as an FJ-3 PD-USGov-Military-Navy Grumman F9F Cougar Aboard USS Hornet CV-12 Fighter Squadron 73 United States Navy |