Keywords: A-7E Corsair VA-146 in flight c1971.jpg A U S Navy Ling Temco Vought A-7E-5-CV Corsair II BuNo 156849 from Attack Squadron VA-146 Blue Diamond in flight VA-146 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 9 CVW-9 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation CVA-64 for a deployment to Vietnam from 1 October 1971 to 1 July 1972 The A-7E 156849 suffered an engine failure during a strike on 22 January 1972 The pilot ejected over the Gulf of Tonkin and was rescued Official U S Navy photograph http //navysite de/cruisebooks/cv64-71/143 htm from the USS Constellation CVA-64 http //navysite de/cruisebooks/cv64-71/index_023 htm 1971-72 Cruise Book ca 1971 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy A-7E Corsair II Strike Fighter Squadron 146 United States Navy |