Douglas A-4E Skyhawk of VA-164 in flight over Vietnam on 21 November 1967

A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4E Skyhawk (BuNo 151194) from Attack Squadron 164 (VA-164) "Ghost Riders" en route to a target in North Vietnam on 21 November 1967. VA-164 was assigned Attack Carrier Air Wing 16 (CVW-16) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) for a deployment to Vietnam from 16 June 1967 to 31 January 1968. The aircraft was piloted by Cmdr. William F. Span, executive officer of VA-164 and was armed with six Mk 82 500 lb (227 kg) bombs and two AGM-12 Bullpup missiles. The A-4E 151194 is today on display at Pacific Coast Air Museum, California (USA), painted in the colours of Marine Attack Squadron 131 (VMA-131) "Diamondbacks".

Date

1967-11-21

Photographer / author

Lt.JG Nelson, U.S. Navy

Archive

U.S. National Archives (via Wikimedia Commons)

Type

photograph

Original size

1,940 × 1,551 pixels

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