Keywords: F2H Banshees of VAW-11 Det P in flight in 1959.jpg Four U S Navy McDonnell F2H Banshee fighters one F3H-3 BuNo 126456; three F2H-4 127607 127611 127612 from Airborne Early Warning Squadron VAW-11 Det P Early Eleven in flight Two Banshees carry a training AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles VAW-11 Det P was assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Hornet CVS-12 for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 3 April to 10 October 1959 <br> Note that on this first cruise of Hornet as an anti-submarine carrier the aircraft carried for self-defense were assigned to an airborne early warning squadron although no early warning aircraft were carried U S Navy photo http //www navysite de/cruisebooks/cv12-59/042 htm from the http //www navysite de/cruisebooks/cv12-59/index_017 htm USS Hornet CVS-12 1959 cruise book available at http //navysite de/cruisebooks/index html Navysite de 1959 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee McDonnell F2H-4 Banshee Airborne Early Warning Squadron 11 United States Navy |