File:A-4E Skyhawk Jet, VMA-311, 15 May 1968.jpg

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English: "Ready to Go: A Marine A-4E Skyhawk jet of Marine Attack Squadron 311 [VMA-311], Chu Lai, Vietnam, awaits the ‘go’ signal on the squadron hot pad. In the foreground, 500-pound bombs are ready for loading on the next hot pad sortie. The Tomcat squadron flew 240 hot pad missions in a four-day period and delivered more than 369 tons of ordnance on enemy targets (official USMC photo by 1st Lieutenant Joe Collins)."

From the Jonathan Abel Collection (COLL/3611), Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections.

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