File:A-4C of VA-66 on catapult of USS Intrepid (CVS-11) in September 1968.jpg

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Description The Deck Edge Operator receives the signal to "tension" a U.S. Navy Douglas A-4C Skyhawk (BuNo 149556) of Attack Squadron 66 (VA-66) "Waldos" on the starboard catapult of the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CVS-11) during flight operations in the Gulf of Tonkin in September 1968. VA-66 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 10 (CVW-10) aboard the Intrepid for a deployment to Vietnam from 4 June 1968 to 8 February 1969. Note "Fighting I" written on front of the island.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photo USN 1135370 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author U.S. Navy

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