File:F-8E Crusader of VF-211 on catapult of USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) in March 1967.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Vought F-8E Crusader (BuNo 150351) of Fighter Squadron 211 (VF-211) "Checkmates" is prepared to be launched from the rain washed deck of the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31), in the South China Sea, March 1967. VF-211 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 21 (CVW-21) aboard the Bon Homme Richard for a deployment to Vietnam from 26 January to 25 August 1967.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo USN 1142115 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author Chief Journalist R.D. Moeser, U.S. Navy

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