File:Grumman S-2E Tracker of VS-21 is pulled to a catapult aboard USS Kearsarge (CVS-33), 19 July 1969 (UA 456.01.01).jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy working party moves a Grumman S-2E Tracker (BuNo 149847) of Anti-Submarine Squadron 21 (VS-21) "Lightning Bolts" on a catapult prior to launching from the aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge (CVS-33), during "Operation Beach King" in the Sea of Japan, 19 July 1969. VS-21 was assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 53 (CVSG-53) aboard the Kearsarge for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 29 March to 4 September 1969.
Date 19 July 1969
date QS:P571,+1969-07-19T00:00:00Z/11
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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UA 456.01.01
Source U.S. Navy photo UA 456.01.01

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This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID UA 456.01.01.
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