HA1961 -- McDonnell Douglas F-4B VF-41 "Black Aces" USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CV-42, CVW-6

VF-41 the "Black Aces" received F-4B Phantom II for the first time in February 1962. During the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962 the VF-41 F-4B's were transferred to NAS Key West Florida. In January 1970 the "Black Aces" were assigned to the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Roosevelt had several nicknames such as "Swanky Franky", "Foo-De-Roo" and the most popular was "Rosie". In 1973 the USS FDR and VF-41 deployed to take part in a major peacekeeping action during the Yom Kippur War. In 1975 VF-41 was one of the squadrons to switch to the F-4N and that same year made their last deployment with the F-4 aboard the USS Roosevelt.