File:McDonnell FH-1 Phantom of VF-17A on USS Saipan (CVL-48) in May 1948.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy McDonnell FH-1 Phantom of Fighter Squadron 17A (VF-17A) "Phantom Fighters" taxis to the catapult during carrier qualifications on the light aircraft carrier USS Saipan (CVL-48), in May 1948.
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Source scan from Robert L. Lawson (ed.): The History of US Naval Air Power. The Military Press, New York (USA), 1985. ISBN 0-517-414813, p. 122. US Navy cited as source.
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