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Description A U.S. Navy McDdonnell F-4B Phantom II (152212) of Fighter Squadron 114 (VF-114) "Aardvarks" traps on board the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) underway in the Western Pacific off the coast of North Vietnam. Also visible on the flight deck is another F-4B (BuNo 153031) of VF-114 as well as one (BuNo 153914) from VF-213 "Black Lions", a North American RA-5C Vigilante (BuNo 149301) of Reconnaissance Attack Squadron 11 (RVAH-11) "Checkertails", and an LTV A-7A Corsair II (BuNo 153188) of Attack Squadron 105 (VA-105) "Gunslingers". All squadrons were assigned to Carrier Air Wing 11 (CVW-11) aboard the Kitty Hawk for a deployment to Vietnam from 30 December 1968 to 4 September 1969.
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.253.7281.022
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