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Digital color image of the crew of VA-76 leaning against a Grumman F9F-6 Cougar on the flight d…
VA-76 Crew on the Flight Deck
Digital color image of the crew of VA-76 leaning against a Grumman F9F-6 Cougar on the flight d…
Digital color image of the crew of VA-76 leaning against a Grumman F9F-6 Cougar on the flight deck

VA-76 Crew on the Flight Deck

Historic Owner
DateDecember 1958
PeriodCold War
MediumJPEG, TIFF
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Gift of the family of John D. (Jack) Rivers, AE2. P2016.70.17
Object numberP2016.70.17
DescriptionDigitized slide, Color; Personal horizontal image of the crew of VA-76 leaning against a Grumman F9F-8 Cougar on the flight deck. The men are wearing dungarees. Some men are wearing white “Dixie cup” hats and some others are wearing black baseball caps. The Black man on the far right is wearing sunglasses. The men have their arms around each other and are laughing. The plane has folded wings and is numbered, “00”, identifying it as assigned to the air group comander.

The donor has provided the following caption, “VA-76 crew holding up a Cougar”.

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