File:A4D-2 of VMA-121 on USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) c1961.jpg

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Description A U.S. Marine Corps Douglas A4D-2 Skyhawk (BuNo 142938) of Marine Attack Squadron VMA-121 Green Knights being put into place on the waist catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43). VMA-121 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 15 (CVW-15) aboard the Coral Sea for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 19 September 1960 to 27 May 1961. Note that VMA-121 did not adopt CVG-15´s tail code "NL", but kept its own "VK".
Date circa 1961
date QS:P,+1961-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.4985
Author USN

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