Catapult officer aboard USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31), in March 1967 (USN 1142108)
A U.S. Navy catapult officer at his station during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) in the South China Sea, March 1967. A Douglas A-1H Skyraider of Attack Squadron 215 (VA-215) "Barn Owls" is on the port catapult. VA-215 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 21 (CVW-21) aboard the Bon Homme Richard for a deployment to Vietnam from 26 January to 25 August 1967.
- Date
- 1967-03
- Photographer / author
- Chief Journalist Robert D. Moeser, U.S. Navy
- Archive
- Wikimedia Commons
- Type
- photograph
- Original size
- 5,610 × 4,292 pixels
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