VFP-63
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VFP-63 was a Light Photographic Squadron of the U.S. Navy. Originally established as Composite Squadron Sixty-One (VC-61) on 20 January 1949, it was redesignated as Fighter Photographic Squadron (VFP-61) on 2 July 1956. Redesignated as Composite Photographic Squadron Sixty-Three (VCP-63) on 1 July 1959 and finally redesignated as Light Photographic Squadron Sixty-Three (VFP-63) on 1 July 1961. The squadron provided a detachment of reconnaissance planes for each of the Carrier Air Wings of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. The squadron was disestablished on 30 June 1982.
VC-61 F9F-5P Panther over NAS North Island c.1950
VC-61 F9F-6P Cougar over NAS Miramar in 1954
VFP-61 F2H-2P Banshee lands on USS Ticonderoga (CV-14) c.1957
F9F Cougars of VA-192 and VFP-61 over Formosa (Taiwan) c.1957
Grumman F-9 Cougar
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The Grumman F9F/F-9 Cougar is a carrier-based jet-powered fighter aircraft designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Grumman.
Grumman F-9 Cougar
A swept-wing F9F-6 Cougar (foreground) and a straight-wing F9F-5 Panther in flight
An F9F-6 of VF-24 on USS Essex in 1955
The F9F-8 was fitted with an inflight refueling probe and Sidewinder missiles.