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Description	A U.S. Navy Vought F-8C Crusader (BuNo 147021) from Fighter Squadron 24 "Red Checkertails" before launching from the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31). VF-24 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 19 (CVW-19) aboard the Bon Homme Richard for a deployment to Vietnam from 26 January to 25 August 1967. The F-8C 147021 was shot down by flak 16 km south-west of Hanoi, North Vietnam, on 19 May 1967. The pilot ejected and became a prisoner of war.
Date	1967
Source	U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) 1967 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author	USN

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