File:A-7A Corsair IIs of VA-27 and VA-97 await launching from USS Constellation (CVA-64) in the Gulf of Tonkin, in August 1968 (K-54599).jpg

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English: Two U.S. Navy Ling-Temco-Vought A-7A Corsair II of Attack Squadron 27 (VA-27) "Royal Maces" ("NK-606") and VA-97 "Warhawks" ("NK-514") await launching from the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64) in the Gulf of Tonkin, in August 1968. Both squadrons were 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.
Depicted place Gulf of Tonkin
Date August 1968
date QS:P571,+1968-08-00T00:00:00Z/10
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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K-54599
Source U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command photo K-54599

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This image is available from the Naval History and Heritage Command under the digital ID K-54599.
Most of the photos found in the NHHC collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used without permissions or special requirements. Those which are not will be noted in the copyright section of the NHHC image description.[1]
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