File:A-4B of VA-153 launching from USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) 1964.jpg

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A U.S. Navy Douglas A-4B Skyhawk (BuNo 144872) from Attack Squadron VA-153 Det.R "Blue Tail Flies" being launched from the aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge (CVS-33). VA-153 Det.R was assigned to Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 53 (CVSG-53) aboard the Kearsarge for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Vietnam from 19 June to 16 December 1964.

The A-4B 144874 was later sold to Singapore.
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) 1964 cruise book available at Navysite.de
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