File:Douglas A-4C Skyhawk of VA-36 is launched from USS Enterprise (CVAN-65), 28 May 1966 (428-GX-743-K31272).jpg
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English: A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4C Skyhawk (BuNo 147709) of Attack Squadron 36 (VA-36) "Roadrunners" is launched from a waist catapult of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVAN-65) on 28 May 1966. VA-36 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9) aboard the Enterprise for a deployment to Vietnam from 26 October 1965 to 21 June 1966. The A-4C 147709 was later shot down by a surface-to-air missile near Hun Yen, Hai Hung Province, Vietnam, on 14 July 1967, while in service with VA-76. The pilot ejected and became a prisoner-of war. |
| Date | 28 May 1966 |
| Source | U.S. Navy photo 428-GX-743-K31272 via Fold3.com |
| Author | Jim F. Falk, U.S. Navy |
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