File:A-4C VA-34 on USS Intrepid (CVS-11) 1967.jpg

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Description A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4C Skyhawk aircraft (BuNo 149590) from Attack Squadron VA-34 Blue Blasters after having landed on the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CVS-11). VA-34 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 10 (CVW-10) aboard the Intrepid for a deployment to Vietnam from 11 May to 30 December 1967. The A-4C 149590 was shot down by a SA-2 missile over North Vietnam on 18 September 1967. The pilot, Lt.Cdr. S.A. Hawkins, ejected and was rescued.
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Source Official U.S. Navy photograph [1] from the USS Intrepid (CVS-11) 1967 cruise book available on Navysite.de.
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current04:26, 6 July 2012Thumbnail for version as of 04:26, 6 July 2012545 × 348 (160 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4C ''Skyhawk'' aircraft (BuNo 149590) from Attack Squadron VA-34 ''Blue Blasters'' after having landed on the aircraft carrier USS ''Intrepid'' (CVS-11). VA-34 was assigned to Car...