File:Lieutenant Junior Grade William T. Patton (USN) of VA-176 aboard USS Intrepid (CVS-11), 10 October 1966 (USN 1118538).jpg

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Lieutenant Junior Grade William T. Patton of VA-176 describes shooting down a MiG-17 in his A-1H Skyraider

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English: U.S. Navy Lieutenant Junior Grade William T. Patton of Attack Squadron 176 (VA-176) "Thunderbolts" aboard the aircraft carrier USS Intrepid (CVS-11), describes how he shot down a North Vietnamese Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 with his Douglas A-1H Skyraider (BuNo 137543), during a mission over North Vietnam on the previous day. VA-176 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 10 (CVW-10) aboard the Intrepid for a deployment to Vietnam from 4 April to 21 November 1966.
Date 10 October 1966
institution QS:P195,Q3250126
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USN 1118538
Source U.S. Navy photo USN 1118538

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