File:F-4B of VF-161 on catapult of USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) in December 1969.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy McDonnell F-4B-23-MC Phantom II (BuNo 152294) of Fighter Squadron 161 (VF-161) "Chargers" is readied for launch from the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) in the Gulf of Tonkin on 20 December 1969. VF-161 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 15 (CVW-15) aboard the Coral Sea for a deployment to Vietnam from 23 September 1969 to 1 July 1970.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo USN 1143027 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
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