Keywords: A-4E Skyhawk of VA-23 fires rockets over Vietnam in 1965.jpg A U S Navy Douglas A-4E Skyhawk BuNo 152017 from Attack Squadron 23 VA-23 Black Knights fires 70 mm 2 75 in rockets at Viet Cong targets in South Vietnam The pilot was Commander Robert R King commanding officer of VA-23 VA-23 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 2 CVW-2 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway CVA-41 for a deployment to Vietnam from 6 March to 23 November 1965 Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nara-series/usn/USN-1110000/USN-1113918 html USN 1113918 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1965-10-28 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy A-4E Skyhawk Attack Squadron 23 United States Navy Vietnam War in 1965 Bombing during the Vietnam War Folding Fin Aerial Rockets |