File:Aircraft launching from USS Constellation (CVA-64) in the Gulf of Tonkin, 9 May 1972 (USN 1151723).jpg
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English: A U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II of Fighter Squadron 92 (VF-92) "Silver Kings" is launched from the waist catapult of the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64) operating in the Gulf of Tonkin, 9 May 1972. Ling-Temco-Vought A-7E Corsair II of Attack Squadron 146 (VA-146) "Blue Diamonds" and VA-147 "Argonauts" are in the foreground. The squadrons were assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9) aboard the Constellation for a deployment to Vietnam from 1 October 1971 to 1 July 1972. |
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| current | 07:13, 9 October 2022 | | 5,800 × 3,687 (9.33 MB) | Cobatfor (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Photograph |description = {{en|1=A U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas F-4J ''Phantom II'' of Fighter Squadron 92 (VF-92) "Silver Kings" is launched from the waist catapult of the aircraft carrier USS ''Constellation'' (CVA-64) operating in the Gulf of Tonkin, 9 May 1972. Ling-Temco-Vought A-7E ''Corsair II'' of Attack Squadron 146 (VA-146) "Blue Diamonds" and VA-147 "Argonauts" are in the foreground. The squadrons were assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9) ab... |
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