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Two Douglas A-4C Skyhawk (BuNos. 149551 and 149570) of attack squadron VA-146 Blue Diamonds fly past the anti-submarine carrier USS Kearsarge (CVS-33). VA-146 was deployed as part of Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) on board the carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64) during 1964/65 to the Western Pacific. Planes of CVW-14 took part in the August 1964 strikes against North Vietnamese PT-boat bases as a result of the Tonkin Gulf Incident. Aircraft BuNo. 149551 was later converted to the A-4L standard and in 1982 sold to Malaysia as a A-4PTM. |
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Official US Navy photograph no. 1107965. |
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12 Aug 1964 |
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USN |
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This image is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made during the course of the person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain. |
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| current | 20:58, 28 September 2007 | 740×570 (103 KB) | Cobatfor | (Two Douglas A-4C ''Skyhawk'' (BuNos. 149551 and 149570) of attack squadron VA-146 ''Blue Diamonds'' fly past the anti-submarine carrier ''USS Kearsarge (CVS-33)''. VA-146 was deployed as part of Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) on board the carrier ''USS Cons) |
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