File:Douglas EA-1F Skyraider of VAW-13 Det.43 is readied for launch from USS Coral Sea (CVA-43), circa in 1968.jpg
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DescriptionDouglas EA-1F Skyraider of VAW-13 Det.43 is readied for launch from USS Coral Sea (CVA-43), circa in 1968.jpg |
English: A U.S. Navy Douglas EA-1F Skyraider ECM-aircraft of Airborne Early Warning Squadron 13 (VAW-13) Det.43 "Zappers" about to be launched from the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43). VAW-13 Det.43 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 15 (CVW-15) aboard the Coral Sea for a deployment to Vietnam from 26 July 1967 to 8 April 1968. The large pod on starboard wing is an APS-31C search radar. The smaller pod further outboard is an ALT-2 jamming pod. A drop tank is carried on the centerline station. Note Coral Sea´s SPS-43 and SPS-30 radars in the background. |
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between 1967 and 1968 date QS:P,+1967-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1967-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1968-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
Source | U.S. Navy photo [1] from usscoralsea.net |
Author | U.S. Navy |
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I was a Plane Captain on this aircraft, we had 2 or 3 aircraft detachments on all the Big Carriers on Yankee Station, Tonkin Gulf 1963-1966. This particular aircraft is unique in Aviation History and the men who flew this aircraft or were Air-Crew even the men who worked on her loved this airplane. Wayne Smith, Port Orange, Florida
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21:25, 20 November 2007 | 801 × 619 (64 KB) | Cobatfor (talk | contribs) | {{Information |Description=A Douglas EA-1F ''Skyraider'' ECM-aircraft of airborne early warning squadron VAW-13 ''Zappers'', ''Attack Carrier Air Wing Fiveteen (CVW-15)'', about to be launched from the aircraft carrier ''USS Coral Sea (CVA-43)'' during a |
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