File:McDonnell F-4B Phantom II of VF-114 landing aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), circa in 1963.jpg

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English: A U.S. Navy McDonnell F-4B-10-MC Phantom II (BuNo 149443) from Fighter Squadron 114 (VF-114) "Aardvarks" lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63). VF-114 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 11 (CVW-11) aboard the Kitty Hawk for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 17 October 1963 to 20 July 1964.
The F-4B 149443 was later lost on 16 Sepember 1968 while in service with VF-143 when it ditched into the Gulf of Tonkin after a bad launch off USS Constellation (CVA-64). Both crew survived.
Date circa 1963
date QS:P,+1963-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) 1963-1964 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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