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| Keywords: A-1H VA-215 armed for strike CVA-19 1965.jpeg A U S Navy Douglas A-1H Skyraider BuNo 137628 from Attack Squadron VA-215 Barn Owls ready for launching aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hancock CVA-19 in 1965 IN the background are a Vought F-8C Crusader NP-440 BuNo 147008 from Fighter Squadron VF-24 Red Checkertails and an F-8E from VF-211 Checkmates NP-106 BuNo 150914 The aircraft were assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 21 CVW-21 for a deployment to Vietnam from 21 October 1964 to 29 May 1965 <br> The photo was taken during attacks by the carriers of Task Force 77 USS Ranger CVA-61 USS Coral Sea CVA-43 and USS Hancock CVA-19 which conducted air strikes against North Vietnamese bases utilized as training and staging bases for the infiltration of South Vietnam on 7 and 11 Feb 1965 and on 16 and 19 Mar 1965 http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Query php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 16002256 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 253 2981 1965 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Hancock CV-19 AD-6 A-1H Skyraider Attack Squadron 215 United States Navy F-8C Crusader Fighter Squadron 24 United States Navy Fighter Squadron 211 United States Navy United States Navy in the Vietnam War | ||||
