File:A-4C VA-22 CVA-41 PT NAN7-65.jpg

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English: A Douglas A-4C Skyhawk (BuNo 147759) of attack squadron VA-22 Fighting Redcocks, piloted by Lt. F.G. Spellman, fires Mighty Mouse 7 cm (2.75 in) rockets against a practice target in the South China Sea in June 1965. VA-22 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2) aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVA-41) on a deployment to Vietnam from 6 March to 23 November 1965. The adjacent photo shows (according to the U.S. Naval Aviation News) a North Vietnamese PT boat that was attacked by planes of CVW-2. The shade of a Vought RF-8A Crusader is visible below the burning PT boat.
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current22:01, 7 March 2008Thumbnail for version as of 22:01, 7 March 2008652 × 316 (66 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs){{Information |Description=A Douglas A-4C ''Skyhawk'' (BuNo 147759) of attack squadron VA-22 ''Fighting Redcocks'', piloted by Lt. F.G. Spellman, fires Mighty Mouse 7 cm (2.75 in) rockets against a practice target in the South China Sea in June 1965. VA-2

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