English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59) underway at sea while preparing for her fifth deployment. Forrestal, with assigned Carrier Air Group 8 (CVG-8) was deployed to the Mediterranean Sea from 3 August 1962 to 2 March 1963. Note that the carrier has McDonnell F4H-1 Phantom II jet fighters of Fighter Squadron 74 (VF-74) "Be-Devilers" in her air group. This was the first operational deployment of the Phantom II.
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