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| Keywords: A-1H VA-115 CVA-63 1966.jpg A Douglas A-1H Skyraider BuNo 135263 of attack squadron VA-115 Arabs Attack Carrier Air Wing Eleven CVW-11 on the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63 in 1966 The plane is armed with six M117 750 lb bombs for a mission over Vietnam This plane was later in service with the 1st Special Operations Squadron 56th Special Operations Wing U S Air Force and shot down by flak at Ban Karai Pass Quang Binh Province North Vietnam on 28 July 1970 The pilot bailed out and was rescued <br> In the background are two McDonnell F-4G Phantom IIs BuNos 150481 and 150487 of figher squadron VF-213 Black Lions The Phantoms are two of the short-lived USN-F-4Gs 12 were converted from F-4Bs with AN/ASW-12 two-way datalink communication system and approach power compensator which coupled with the shipboard AN/SPN-10 radar and AN/USC-1 datalink allowed hands-off carrier landings All were later rebuilt as F-4Bs The F-4B BuNo 140481 was retired as a F-4N on 11 December 1981 BuNo 150487 had been lost at sea due to an inflight fire on 18 September 1972 http //vf-114 org/Photos/ 1966 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy AD-6 A-1H Skyraider F-4G Phantom II US Navy version Fighter Squadron 213 United States Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 115 United States Navy Aboard USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 M117 bomb 1st Special Operations Squadron | ||||
