Keywords: F-8C Crusader of VF-24 on USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) 1967.jpg A U S Navy Vought F-8C Crusader BuNo 147021 from Fighter Squadron 24 Red Checkertails before launching from the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard CVA-31 VF-24 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 19 CVW-19 aboard the Bon Homme Richard for a deployment to Vietnam from 26 January to 25 August 1967 <br>The F-8C 147021 was shot down by flak 16 km south-west of Hanoi North Vietnam on 19 May 1967 The pilot ejected and became a prisoner of war U S Navy photo http //navysite de/cruisebooks/cv31-67/162 htm from the http //navysite de/cruisebooks/cv31-67/index_021 htm USS Bon Homme Richard CVA-31 1967 cruise book available at http //navysite de/cruisebooks/index html Navysite de 1967 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy F-8C Crusader Fighter Squadron 24 United States Navy Vietnam War in 1967 Aboard USS Bon Homme Richard CV-31 |