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| USS Forrestal (CVA-59) underway on trials, 29 September 1955, just prior to commissioning. |
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| USS Betelgeuse (AK-260) and USS Forrestal (CVA-59), 21 June 1957, near Barcelona, Spain. |
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| USS Forrestal CVA-59) in the Caribbean Sea during her shakedown cruise, 24 January–31 March 1956. She embarked ATG-181, consisting of the following squadrons: VF-41 “Black Aces” (F2H-3 Banshee), VF-21 “Mach Busters” (FJ-3 Fury), VA-86 “Sidewinders” (F7U-3M Cutlass), VA-42 “Green Pawns” (AD-6 Skyraider), VAH-7 “Go-Devils” (AJ-2 Savage), VC-12 “Last of the Mohicans” (AD-5W Skyraider), VC-33 “Night Hawks” (AD-5N Skyraider), VC-62 “Fighting Photos” (F2H-2P Banshee) and HU-2 “Fleet Angels” (HUP-2 Retriever).
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