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| Keywords: E-2A of VAW-116 landing on USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) c1967.jpg A U S Navy Grumman E-2A Hawkeye BuNo 151715 of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 116 Sun Kings landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea CVA-43 VAW-116 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 15 CVW-15 aboard the Coral Sea for a deployment to the Vietnam from 26 July 1967 to 8 April 1968 <br> Note the Douglas A-1H Skyraider BuNo 139734 of Attack Squadron 25 Fist of the Fleet in the foreground The squadron made the last combat deployment of the A-1 attack variant 139724 was transferred to the U S Air Force and served with the 1st Special Operations Squadron 56th Special Operations Wing It was shot down by small arms fire 35 km west of Khe Sanh over the Savannakhet Province Laos on 6 March 1971 The pilot bailed out and was rescued by a USAF helicopter U S Navy photo http //navysite de/cruisebooks/cv43-68/104 htm from the http //navysite de/cruisebooks/cv43-68/index_003 htm USS Coral Sea CVA-43 1967-1968 cruise book available at http //navysite de/cruisebooks/index html Navysite de ca 1967 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy E-2A Hawkeye AD-6 A-1H Skyraider Airborne Early Warning Squadron 116 United States Navy Attack Squadron 25 United States Navy Aboard USS Coral Sea CV-43 | ||||
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