File:A-4C VA-216 on USS Coral Sea 1968.jpg

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DescriptionA-4C VA-216 on USS Coral Sea 1968.jpg	A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4C Skyhawk (BuNo 148603) from attack squadron Va-216 Black Diamonds is waiting to be launched from the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) off Vietnam while an McDonnell F-4B Phantom II (BuNo 150447) from fighter squadron VF-151 Vigilantes was just launched from the waist catapult. Both aircraft were assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 15 (CVW-15) for a deployment to Vietnam from 7 September 1968 to 18 April 1969. The A-4C 148603 was retired by the U.S. Navy in 1976 and sold to Singapore. It was converted to an A-4SU (s/n 994).
Date	between 1968 and 1969 date QS:P,+1968-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1968-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1969-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source	U.S. Navy employee photo [1] from the USS Coral Sea veteran's website [2]
Author	Terry Peterson, USN

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