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File:A-7A Corsair II of VA-27 about to launch from USS Constellation (CVA-64) in the Gulf of Tonkin on 27 August 1968 (NNAM.1996.253.7075.035).jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy Ling-Temco-Vought A-7A Corsair II from Attack Squadron 27 (VA-27) "Royal Maces" prepares to be catapulted off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64) in the Gulf of Tonkin on 27 August 1968. It is armed with Mark 82 227 kg Snakeye bombs and AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles. VA-27 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) aboard the Constellation for a deployment to Vietnam from 29 May 1968 to 31 January 1969.
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current17:17, 18 December 2018Thumbnail for version as of 17:17, 18 December 20181,913 × 1,534 (615 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)different photo to avoid duplication of File:EKA-3B Skywarrior of VAW-13 refuels A-7A Corsair II of VA-27 off Vietnam c1968.jpg
13:26, 4 March 2012Thumbnail for version as of 13:26, 4 March 2012887 × 507 (288 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=A U.S. Navy Douglas EKA-3B ''Skywarrior'' (BuNo 147657) from Electronic Countermeasures Squadron VAQ-130 Det.64 ''Zappers'' refuels a LTV A-7A ''Corsair II'' from Attack Squadron VA-27 ''Royal Maces''. ...

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