File:F-8E of VF-194 on USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) 1968.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Vought F-8E Crusader (BuNo 150909) of Fighter Squadron Squadron VF-194 "Red Lightnings" aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14). VF-194 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 19 (CVW-19) aboard the Ticonderoga for a deployment to Vietnam from 28 December 1967 to 17 August 1968. During the deployment, the F-8E 150909 was shot down by a SAM on 14 February 1968. The pilot Lt(jg) Robert Charles McMahan was killed.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) 1967-68 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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current20:09, 12 February 2013Thumbnail for version as of 20:09, 12 February 2013662 × 730 (337 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Vought F-8E ''Crusader'' (BuNo 150909) of Fighter Squadron Squadron VF-194 "Red Lightnings" aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Ticonderoga'' (CVA-14). VF-194 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing ...