Douglas_A-4E_Skyhawk_of_VA-164_in_flight_over_Vietnam_on_21_November_1967_(6430101).jpg
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Summary
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English:
A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4E
Skyhawk
(BuNo 151194) from Attack Squadron 164 (VA-164) "Ghost Riders" en route to a target in North Vietnam on 21 November 1967. VA-164 was assigned Attack Carrier Air Wing 16 (CVW-16) aboard the aircraft carrier USS
Oriskany
(CVA-34) for a deployment to Vietnam from 16 June 1967 to 31 January 1968. The aircraft was piloted by Cmdr. William F. Span, executive officer of VA-164 and was armed with six Mk 82 500 lb (227 kg) bombs and two AGM-12
Bullpup
missiles.
The A-4E 151194 is today on display at Pacific Coast Air Museum, California (USA), painted in the colours of Marine Attack Squadron 131 (VMA-131) "Diamondbacks". |
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| Date | Taken on 21 November 1967 | |||
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| Author | Lt.JG Nelson, U.S. Navy | |||
| Other versions | File:Douglas A-4E Skyhawk of VA-164 in flight over Vietnam, 21 November 1967 (6430101).jpg |
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work
of the
U.S. federal government
, it is in the
public domain
in the United States.
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