File:F2H-3 of VF-41 on USS Bennington (CVA-20) 1956.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee (BuNo 126415) of Fighter Squadron 41 (VF-41) "Black Aces" after landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Bennington (CVA-20). VF-41 was assigned to Air Task Group 181 (ATG-181) aboard the Bennington for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 15 October 1956 to 22 May 1957.
The F2H-3 126415 was sold to the Royal Canadian Navy on 29 August 1957. It was written off on 28 October 1960 after hitting the practice deck landing mirror at CFB Shearwater three days before.
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7242.005
Author U.S. Navy

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