An FH-1 Phantom of Fighter Squadron (VF) 171 pictured on approach for recovery on board the carrier Philippine Sea (CV 47) operating off Naval Air Station (NAS) Quonset Point, Rhode Island, on August 20, 1948, sixty-five years ago today.
An F9F Panther of Fighter Squadron (VF) 72 plows into the barricade on the flight deck of the carrier Tarawa (CV 40) during flight operations on August 19, 1952, sixty-one years ago today.
F9F Cougars flown by Naval Air Reserve aviators based at Naval Air Station (NAS) Los Alamitos, California, pictured in formation on August 20, 1959, fifty-four years ago today.
The first F3H-1N Demon pictured in flight near the McDonnell plant in St. Louis, Missouri, on August 21, 1954, fifty-nine years ago today.
An A-7E Corsair II of Attack Squadron (VA) 81 traps on board the carrier Forrestal (CV 59) steaming in the Mediterranean Sea on August 21, 1981, thirty-two years ago today.